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Ted Cruz: “Right now the military is being paid because President Trump…”

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

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Published October 24, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:47

And my suspicion is the Democrats are going to vote no, that they don't want to pay our active duty military. Now, Right now the military is being paid because President Trump has reallocated funds from another portion of the budget. But this is going to be a straight up vote. Do you want to pay the military or not? (05:47–05:54)

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Asserts that military personnel are currently being paid due to fund reallocation by President Trump.

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