article_snippet: (CNN)Ted Cruz is going on Obamacare.
article_snippet: The newly announced Republican presidential candidate told CNN's Dana Bash on Tuesday that The newly announced Republican presidential candidate will sign up for health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act -- a law The newly announced Republican presidential candidate has been on a crusade to kill.
article_snippet: We'll be getting new health insurance and We'll presumably do new health insurance through my job with the Senate, and
article_snippet: so We'll be on the federal exchange with millions of others on the federal exchange," Cruz said.
article_snippet: Asked whether Cruz would accept the government contribution available to lawmakers and congressional staffers for he would accept the government contribution available to lawmakers and congressional staffers for their health care coverage through the ACA health care coverage through the ACA, Cruz said Cruz will "follow the text of the law.
article_snippet: After the interview, a Cruz spokesperson clarified that a Cruz spokesperson wouldn't take a "government contribution.
article_snippet: Cruz's admission comes one day after CNN first reported that the senator would no longer have access to health benefits through the senator wife's employer, Goldman Sachs.
article_snippet: Heidi Cruz, a managing director at the firm's Houston office, has gone on unpaid leave for the duration of the senator's presidential campaign and will not have access to the company's benefits during that time.
article_snippet: the senator's presidential campaign appeared caught by surprise Monday by questions about the senator's health care.
article_snippet: After the publication of this story, Cruz advisers said there was nothing unusual about the senator signing up for insurance coverage through the senator employer.
article_snippet: Cruz advisers argued that Obamacare has wiped out the individual market, leaving Cruz with few options.
article_snippet: Cruz said Cruz will continue advocating for repealing President Barack Obama's landmark health care law.
highlights_snippet: After interview, Cruz spokesperson says senator won't take government contribution to purchase Obamacare .