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Ted Cruz: “I filed legislation to pay the air traffic controllers, pay…”

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

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Ted Cruz says government shutdown inflicting pain on federal workers "for no point whatsoever"

Published | Video Starts at 03:45

We, we could be sitting here at Thanksgiving, the busiest travel time of the year. With air traffic controllers still not being paid and delays for the flying public, that is a terrible outcome. I filed legislation to pay the air traffic controllers, pay TSA, pay the essential air personnel so that the flights can keep going. But, but we'll see. I think we will vote on that either this week or next. We'll see what the Democrats do. (03:45–03:55)

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