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==Senate career==

==Senate career==

Cruz was elected as a member of the Senate in 2012. Beginning on September 24, 2013, Cruz gave a 21-hour speech on the Senate floor against [[Obamacare]]. The speech greatly boosted his national profile and led to denunciations from the [[liberal media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/opinion/the-embarrassment-of-senator-ted-cruz.html |title=The embarrassment of Senator Ted Cruz|publisher=''New York Times'' website|date=September 24, 2013}}  See [[New York Times]]</ref> His arguments at the time that once ObamaCare was fully implemented, it would be impossible to repeal it, were shown accurate when the GOP had serious trouble agreeing to a repeal-and-replace plan in 2017.<ref>York, Bryan (June 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-when-ted-cruz-gop-saw-troubled-future-of-obamacare-repeal/article/2627403 Byron York: When Ted Cruz, GOP saw troubled future of Obamacare repeal]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref>

Cruz was elected as a member of the Senate in 2012. Beginning on September 24, 2013, Cruz gave a 21-hour speech on the Senate floor against [[Obamacare]]. The speech greatly boosted his national profile and led to denunciations from the [[liberal media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/opinion/the-embarrassment-of-senator-ted-cruz.html |title=The embarrassment of Senator Ted Cruz|publisher=''New York Times'' website|date=September 24, 2013}}  See [[New York Times]]</ref> His arguments at the time that once ObamaCare was fully implemented, it would be impossible to repeal it, were shown to be accurate when the GOP had serious trouble agreeing to a repeal-and-replace plan in 2017.<ref>York, Bryan (June 29, 2017). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-when-ted-cruz-gop-saw-troubled-future-of-obamacare-repeal/article/2627403 Byron York: When Ted Cruz, GOP saw troubled future of Obamacare repeal]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 29, 2017.</ref>

In 2019, Cruz reached out to a far-left member of Congress [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]. Cruz indicated that he would be willing to work with Cortez to support a lifetime ban on former Members of Congress becoming lobbyists and passing a bill that would make birth control available over the counter.<ref>Pappas, Alex (July 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-progressive-hero-texan-defies-hardliner-image-with-aoc-cooperation-and-more Ted Cruz, progressive hero? Texan defies hard-liner image with AOC cooperation and more]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 15, 2021.</ref>

In 2019, Cruz reached out to a far-left member of Congress [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]. Cruz indicated that he would be willing to work with Cortez to support a lifetime ban on former Members of Congress becoming lobbyists and passing a bill that would make birth control available over the counter.<ref>Pappas, Alex (July 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-progressive-hero-texan-defies-hardliner-image-with-aoc-cooperation-and-more Ted Cruz, progressive hero? Texan defies hard-liner image with AOC cooperation and more]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 15, 2021.</ref>

==Campaigns financed by substantial pro-[[homosexual]] donations==

==Campaigns financed by substantial pro-[[homosexual]] donations==