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Ted Cruz: “The average refund is $3,400.”

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

Sen Cruz: This is short-minded and short-sighted

Published April 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 06:19

You know, I will say it's April 15th, it's tax day. And the stats today, the refunds, the average refund that Americans have gotten have gone up 11%. The average refund is $3,400. And if you look at some of the breakdown, over 6 million filers have filed for no tax on tips. The average deduction is over $7,100. (06:19–06:22)

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“The average refund that Americans have gotten have gone up 11%.”
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“Over 6 million filers have filed for no tax on tips.”
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“Over 30 million senior citizens have filed for no tax on Social Security.”
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“This is the biggest tax cut in American history.”
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“Leadership's plan is to have the skinny anorexic bill that just has funding for ICE and Customs and Border Patrol.”
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“Right now they're talking about funding ICE and Border Patrol for three and a half years at current levels.”
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“We should fund ICE and Border Patrol for 10 years, not three and a half.”
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“The Democrats have gotten so radical. They will not fund border security.”
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“The Democrats are wildly unreasonable. They've defunded the Department of Homeland Security.”
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“We should increase the funding of ICE by 10%.”
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“This reconciliation bill we can pass with just 50 Republicans in the Senate. We don't need Democrats.”
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“Indexing capital gains to inflation enormously pro growth would help with affordability.”
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“There ain't going to be another reconciliation.”
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“You're not going to get 218 votes in the House for [a third reconciliation].”
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“You're not going to get 50 votes in the Senate for [a third reconciliation].”
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“Funding ICE and Border Patrol, that's the tent pole.”
Sen Cruz: This is short-minded and short-sighted | Uploaded April 15, 2026 | 04:13-04:17
“The average deduction [for no tax on tips] is over $7,100.”
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“The average deduction [for no tax on overtime] is more than $3,100.”
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“The average deduction [for no tax on car loans] is $1,800.”
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“The average deduction [for no tax on Social Security] is more than $7,500.”
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“Over 1 million filers have filed no tax on car loans.”
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