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Video: Cruz Delivers First Formal Senate Speech

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday gave his first formal speech on the Senate floor, urging his colleagues to support an amendment to defund federal health reform.

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday gave his first formal speech on the Senate floor, urging his colleagues to support an amendment to defund federal health reform. It wasn't the first time Cruz spoke publicly from the chamber; he helped out with Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster last week. 

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