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Ted Cruz: “7 different times [Republicans have voted to fully fund…”

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I think the media has been very disingenuous about this. Republicans, you voted now how many times to fully fund DHS? 7 different times [Republicans have voted to fully fund DHS]. And so look, the way federal funding works is, is that every cabinet agency either has to have an appropriation which is Congress voting to give it the money to … (04:23–04:26)

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Asserts that Republicans have voted seven times to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security.

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