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Ted Cruz: “If you're moving fast, you break a few things, but they are…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:05

There are a couple of missteps that I think occurred. But you know what? I would describe this as a bias towards action versus a bias towards inaction. And I'll take action. If you're moving fast, you break a few things, but they are moving. And it's. I joke, but it's actually the truth. I wake up every morning, I grab my cell phone and I'm like, what the hell did we do today? Yeah. (12:05–12:10)

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Asserts that rapid action can lead to mistakes, but progress is being made.

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