Welcome. It is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz. It is nice to have you with us. It is official. 12:01am, the United States government is shut down. The Democrats, they did [the government shutdown] on purpose. Apparently it was their plan. And the question is, for how long have they planned, been planning on doing this? Senator, this is going to be a very interesting show. (00:11–00:14)
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Asserts that the Democratic Party intentionally caused the government shutdown.
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