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First Posted: 9/30/2013 (AP) Sen. Ted Cruz is pledging to donate his salary to charity during any federal government shutdown.
Cruz announced his pledge in a statement Monday evening. On Friday, Cruz had told an Austin conference that he had not planned to forego his paycheck as a U.S. senator if the federal government shut down.
Cruz has vowed to halt funding to the White House-backed health care law or shut down the government by trying. His 21-plus-hour speech in the Senate last week irked colleagues in both parties but energized conservative activists.
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Cruz pledges salary to charity if gov't shuts down