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The quote says that the economic harm being described is affecting several specific groups, especially young people, African Americans, Hispanics, and single mothers. It presents those groups as the ones bearing the burden of the situation being discussed.
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About Ted Cruz
American politician and attorney
Ted Cruz is an American politician and attorney, serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Texas. A Republican, he previously served as the third solicitor general of Texas from 2003 to 2008. He has been described as a movement conservative, a social conservative, and a constitutional conservative with libertarian leanings. Since 2025, he has chaired the Senate Commerce Committee.
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