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Ted Cruz of Texas is one of the most conversative senators in the U.S. In 2013, when Vowell was researching this book, Cruz was largely responsible for shutting down the government as a way of protesting the Democrats’ Affordable Care Act. To Vowell, Cruz represents the chaos that can arise when politicians refuse to budge on certain issues.
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...of this optimism, especially because she is researching this book in 2013, when Republican Senator Ted Cruz has shut down the federal government in protest of the Democrats’ Affordable Care Act. This...
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