Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a rally to support the campaign of Republican candidate David McCormick in Lititz, Pa., Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Republican Ted Cruz defended his intention to seek a third term representing the state of Texas in the United States Senate, despite the fact that he recently introduced a bill that would restrict the term of senators to only two terms.
In an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Cruz said Sunday that he “is a passionate advocate for term limits.”
“I think Congress would work much better if each senator was limited to two terms, and if each member of the House (of Representatives) was limited to three terms,” the Republican declared.
Cruz introduced a bill last month to set term limits for lawmakers, along with U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, arguing that short terms would provide “long-overdue accountability.”
However, Cruz has said that he will run in the 2024 elections to be re-elected for his third term, for which the journalist Margaret Brennan questioned him about the contradiction.
The Hispanic senator replied that when the project is approved, he will “happily” abide by it.
“I will be more than happy to abide by the same rules that apply to everyone. But until then, I’m going to keep fighting for thirty million Texans because that’s the job they’ve asked me to do,” the conservative legislator deepened.
Cruz has been a senator since 2013. In 2016 he launched into the Republican race to obtain the Presidency, and managed to be the candidate who obtained the second most delegate votes, after Donald Trump.
The senator has not yet indicated whether he will also seek the Republican nomination as a presidential candidate in 2024.
Under Texas law, Cruz can run for President and also seek re-election to the Senate at the same time. EFE
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This story was originally published on January 24, 2023 1:10 p.m.
Source: El Nuevo Herald
