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Ted Cruz: “I introduced legislation in the Senate to exempt tips from…”

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

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Assault On Free Speech | Verdict Ep. 205

Published | Video Starts at 39:09

And they went wild. They went wild. I gotta say, there were moments, I think, of political genius, and I think that was one of them. So the next week, I introduced legislation in the Senate to exempt tips from taxes. Because I heard that idea, and it's exactly right. And the reason I introduced legislation, there are a lot of reasons, but one right at the heart is for over … (39:09–39:15)

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