Cruz Says Obamacare Fight Elevated Debate in Iowa Speech
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Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who incited a standoff over Obamacare culminating in a 16-day U.S. government shutdown, told party activists in Iowa that fighting the health law will pay dividends in the 2014 midterm elections.
The junior senator from Texas, just nine months in office, won a warm reception during a 45-minute speech tonight in which he said that his attempt to defund President Barack Obama’s signature health-care program has made a difference, even if it has cost his party in the polls.