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Ted Cruz: “In 2013, when I did a 21 hour filibuster on the floor, I was…”

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

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Schumer Shutdown-The Chaos the Dems have Unleashed, and Why

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Isn't that what the Democrats are doing now? And I just started laughing at them. And I said, look, number one, In 2013, when I did a 21 hour filibuster on the floor, I was fighting for Americans. I was fighting for American citizens whose health care premiums had skyrocketed. And they had skyrocketed because Obamacare was a train wreck. It was a disaster. (30:45–30:54)

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