Ted Cruz: “Last year, I introduced legislation in the United States…”

“As he shot his fellow soldiers. And yet, shamefully, this administration characterized what happened there as workplace violence. Well, I'll tell you, one of the things I was very proud to do. Last year, I introduced legislation in the United States Senate to mandate that we give the Purple Heart to the soldiers who deserve it. That legislation earned unanimous support on the Senate Armed Services Committee. We brought together Republicans and Democrats over the strong objection of the Obama administration.” (01:53–02:03)

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