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Ted Cruz: “As we sit here today, are there Border Patrol agents right…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:58

That's correct. It is amazing that that cause and effect is so difficult to face. Figure out. Now, where do we go from here? As we sit here today, are there Border Patrol agents right now working with zero pay? The agents and law enforcement officers are being paid. They're some of the support staff and administrative staff is not able to. (09:58–10:05)

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Implies that some Border Patrol agents are working without pay.

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