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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, his wife Heidi, and their two daughters Catherine, 4, left, and Caroline, 6, right,
wave on stage after he announced his campaign for president, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Liberty
University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, in Lynchburg, Va. Cruz, who announced his candidacy
on twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. (AP
Photo/Andrew Harnik)POLITICS
White House welcomes Ted Cruz to Obamacare
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prepares to address the Natural Resources Committee session during the National Governors
Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE
**POLITICS
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building
on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)POLITICS
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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry attends a breakfast meeting, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in Houston. A
day after Sen. Ted Cruz announced he's seeking the Republican presidential nomination, Perry
refused any discussion of how his fellow Texan's move affects his own anticipated White House
run. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)POLITICS
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FILE -, In this July 25, 2013 file photo, Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's then-nominee to
become deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.
The Homeland Security Department has ordered agents at airports and other ports of entry to observe
everyone coming into the United States for potential signs of Ebola infection, officials said Wednesday.
Mayorkas said Customs and Border Protection agents are also handing out factsheets to travelers with
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Ashraf Ghani, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President
Barack Obama said the U.S. will keep just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015 at
the request of Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)POLITICS
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part of his recovery from injuries suffered in an exercise accident in January. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez
Monsivais)POLITICS
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President Barack Obama speaks on the fifth anniversary of his healthcare law, Wednesday March 25,
2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House
complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)POLITICS
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member Rufus Montgomery, right, while visiting the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David
Goldman)POLITICS
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White House welcomes Ted Cruz to Obamacare
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, his wife Heidi, and their two daughters Catherine, 4, left, and Caroline, 6, right,
wave on stage after he announced his campaign for president, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Liberty
University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, in Lynchburg, Va. Cruz, who announced his candidacy
on twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. (AP
Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, his wife Heidi, and their two daughters Catherine, 4, left, and Caroline, 6, right,
wave on stage after he announced his campaign for president, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Liberty
University, founded by the late Rev. ... more >
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The White House said Wednesday that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a big opponent of
Obamacare, will learn to enjoy the benefits of the program.

If those reports are true, then what he will find is the same thing that millions of Americans across the
country have found, which is that there are good, quality, affordable health care plans that are available
because of the Affordable Care Act, said White House press secretary Josh Earnest.

Mr. Cruz, who announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination this week, said he will
probably shop for health insurance on an exchange because his wife, Heidi, is taking a leave of absence
from her job while he campaigns for 2016. Members of Congress without insurance are required to sign
up through health care exchanges created by Obamacare.

Asked by a reporter to comment on the irony, Mr. Earnest didnt take the bait.

I have noticed that a number of other people have pointed out the irony, he said. Im seeking to
merely point out the common experience that it seems that the Cruz family may be sharing in.

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