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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.


Associated Press