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Ted Cruz and Tulsi Gabbard Discuss Alleged Obama Administration Hoax and Major Legislative Victories

Published | Video Starts at 27:47

In this bill, I wrote the legislation that directs the federal government to auction to the private sector 800 MHz of spectrum for private sector investment. What does that mean? Number one, That will generate in excess of $100 billion of revenue to the federal government. Wow. Real money. Now, even in government terms, $100 billion is real money. And listen, you and I are deeply concerned about the deficit and the debt. (27:47–27:55)

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