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Ted Cruz: “Air traffic controllers [are] driving Uber to pay their…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 06:26

Or is every one of them proud to say, we will keep it shut down until planes fall out of the sky? God forbid that comes to pass. Over 500 voluntary safety reports about air traffic controllers. You got Air traffic controllers [are] driving Uber to pay their bills. And here's the good news. We can resolve it right now. Senator Johnson's bill that we will vote on in just a few minutes is very simple. (06:26–10:38)

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Asserts that air traffic controllers are working as Uber drivers to supplement their income.

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