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Ted Cruz: “Some weeks ago, I joined with 46 other senators signing a…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Ted Cruz at the 2015 NRA Annual Meeting

Published | Video Starts at 03:50

Imagine a commander in chief standing up with clarity and saying, we will defeat radical Islamic terrorism, and under no circumstances will the nation of Iran be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. Some weeks ago, I joined with 46 other senators signing a letter that we sent to Iran explaining that under the United States Constitution, there are only two ways something becomes a law. Either it is a treaty ratified by two thirds of the Senate or a law passed by both houses of Congress signed by the President. (03:50–04:04)

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