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Ted Cruz: “Higher education, I think, in America is broken.”

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

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Sen. Ted Cruz Addresses Importance of Restoring America at UATX Families and Founders Weekend

Published | Video Starts at 01:13

Hundred million bucks. Listen, let me say to everyone here, congratulations. Congratulations on what y' all are doing here at the University of Austin. This matters. This is important. Look, Higher education, I think, in America is broken. Higher education at far too many institutions across this country has lost its vision. And too many colleges and universities think their mission is to indoctrinate young people with one point of view and to make them terrified of any contrary facts, any contrary view. (01:13–01:18)

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