article_snippet: The 44-year-old Texas senator contended that from day one The 44-year-old Texas senator has said The 44-year-old Texas senator'd compromise the way that revered Republican president Ronald Reagan did. '
article_snippet: Answer: you take it,' The 44-year-old Texas senator said, 'and then come back.'
article_snippet: Confronted with a past statement in which The 44-year-old Texas senator said, 'I don't think Washington needs is more compromise,' Cruz suggested to Today's Matt Lauer that The 44-year-old Texas senator words had been misinterpreted. '
article_snippet: Washington Washington does often is Washington compromises going backwards,' The 44-year-old Texas senator said. '
article_snippet: The 52-year-old freshman lawmaker argued that The 52-year-old freshman lawmaker approach makes The 52-year-old freshman lawmaker more viable in a general election that other conservatives vying for the nomination - including Cruz. '