Cruz, Durbin get heated in DOJ confirmation hearing amid sharp questioning on religious freedoms
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Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin got into a heated exchange during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for President Biden’s pick to fill the number three post at the Justice Department, simultaneously accusing each other of grandstanding.
"Today’s Democratic Party has abandoned religious liberty," Cruz told Gupta. "Indeed, the Equality Act, of which you are a vocal supporter…is a radical piece of legislation that among other things explicitly repeals significant aspects of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)," he continued before asking her if she agreed with striping American’s religious freedoms. Gupta began by saying she is a "person of faith" and that her family is "one of deep and abiding faith." But before she could finish her answer Cruz stopped her, asking her to specifically answer if she supported removing RFRA’s religious liberty protections.
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