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Ted Cruz: “Democrats advance higher taxes.”

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

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Texas Republican U.S. Senator Cruz talks government shutdown, redistricting federal court hearing

Published | Video Starts at 14:33

And so I think it is overwhelmingly in the interest of the people of Texas to have a Republican House, a Republican Senate, and a Republican White House. Why? Because the Democrats advance higher taxes. They advance job killing regulations. They waged war on oil and gas in the state of Texas. Their open borders endangered families across Texas. And. (14:33–14:36)

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Asserts that Democrats support policies that increase taxes.

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