Ted Cruz: “It went from 1 million a year in 2017 to 228 million a year…”

“And in 2020, it went to $32.4 million. Let's get all the way back up to 2023. What do you think it was in 2023? $40,201.3 million. And then 2024, $228,092,890. So It went from 1 million a year in 2017 to 228 million a year in 2024. And you know, you can shovel a lot of cash out the door if you open empty storefronts. You say it's for autism. You claim you're, you're helping lots of kids with autism.” (44:55–45:02)

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