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Ted Cruz: “I said I wouldn't take my paycheck as long as the government…”

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

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General federal worker, you don't get paid. And, and by the way, the Democrat congressmen and senators, almost all of them are taking their own paychecks. The members of Congress. I'm not, I said I wouldn't take my paycheck as long as the government shut down. But most of the Democrats are happily depositing their own money. Let's be very clear to people listening, just like Dax down there in New Orleans. (21:27–21:31)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz is not taking his paycheck during the government shutdown.

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