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Ted Cruz: “Chavez, and then Maduro, after him, destroyed the economy…”

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

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And yet this is proof that communism is, even with the number one oil reserve in the world, still doesn't work. Yeah, Chavez, and then Maduro, after him, destroyed the economy. Poverty skyrocketed. You've had over 8 million Venezuelans flee the country, go to neighboring countries, go to the United States, because they've just driven the economy into the ground. (19:19)

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Asserts that Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro destroyed Venezuela's economy, leading to increased poverty.

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