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Ted Cruz: “Texas taxpayers spent over $10 billion to secure the border…”

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

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Ted Cruz Discusses Trump's Second Term Achievements and Legislative Victories

Published | Video Starts at 29:12

They're just like, thank God we get. To do our job. Victory number four, repaying the states for border security. $13.5 billion. Over $10 billion going to Texas. Texas taxpayers spent over $10 billion to secure the border because Joe Biden and the Democrats refused to do so. I helped lead the charge to repay the states that is in there. That means Texas is, is getting over $10 billion paid back. That's a huge victory. Victory number four. (29:12–29:20)

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Asserts that Texas spent over $10 billion on border security due to federal inaction.

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