Ted Cruz sworn in as Texas’ first Hispanic U.S. senator

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • Vice President Joe Biden administers the U.S. Senate oath to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accompanied by his wife, Heidi Nelson, and daughters Caroline and Catherine, during a mock swearing-in ceremony Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington as the 113th Congress offi...

AUSTIN—Tea Party darling Ted Cruz was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Thursday and promised to begin his career by introducing a bill he knows will never pass—a repeal of “every syllable of every word” of the White House’s signature health care reform law.

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Published: 01/04/2013