Congressional Hits and Misses: Best of Ted Cruz

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Congressional Hits and Misses: Best of Ted Cruz

By JM Rieger

Posted August 28, 2015 at 3:08pm

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Congressional Hits and Misses’ member marathon rolls on this week with Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican who doesn’t shy away from “wacko birds,” syrup guzzling or scaring little girls.

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