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October 10th, 2013
10:27 PM ET
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Ted Cruz says he’s for health care reform, just not Obamacare

Washington (CNN) – Sen. Ted Cruz really does want healthcare reform, just not Obamacare, the Texas Republican said Thursday night.
The conservative firebrand and self-made arch-foe of the Affordable Care Act was on CNN’s “Crossfire” to defend the tactics he proposed that helped drive the United States to a government shutdown.

And those tactics seem to be working by Cruz’s standards.

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In the Crossfire: Sen. Ted Cruz & Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
October 10th, 2013
11:35 AM ET
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In the Crossfire: Sen. Ted Cruz & Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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