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Ted Cruz: “On any big spending bill, you unfortunately have a…”

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I think term limits would change that dynamic in a very significant way. And the career politicians in both parties opposed it. Look, On any big spending bill, you unfortunately have a bipartisan coalition in favor of spending. You have essentially all the Democrats and about half the Republicans. There are about 20 of us who will vote against a trillion dollar spending bill. And we are frequently begging our colleagues. (32:18–32:28)

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Asserts that both Democrats and about half of Republicans typically support large spending bills.

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