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Ted Cruz: “Social Security keeps going, Medicare keeps going, Medicaid…”

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

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Schumer Shutdown—the Chaos the Dems have Unleashed, and Why

Published | Video Starts at 20:32

People are going to want to like, use, by the way, things like passport services will be greatly reduced. All sorts of government. Now listen, the military keeps going, law enforcement keep going. Social Security keeps going, Medicare keeps going, Medicaid keeps going [during a shutdown]. An awful lot of government keeps going. But the lack of government being open will be a serious function. And at some point we will see seven or eight Democrats say, enough is enough. (20:32–20:35)

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Asserts that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid continue to operate during a government shutdown.

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