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Ted Cruz: “The border patrol and ice, that keeps going.”

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Schumer Shutdown-The Chaos the Dems have Unleashed, and Why

Published October 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 18:06

So the military active, our active duty military, like defending the nation against bad guys, that keeps going. The FBI catching criminals, that keeps going. The border patrol and ice, that keeps going. The FAA air traffic controllers. Tomorrow, if you get on an airplane, the air traffic controllers all go to work, by the way. (18:06–18:10)

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Asserts that border patrol and ICE operations continue during a government shutdown.

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“The government shutdown is going to last the minimum of days. It may be weeks and it may even be longer.”
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“The vote was 55 to 45. So three Democrat senators voted to keep the government open.”
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“The House of Representatives passed a cr, a clean cr, to fund the federal government through the middle of November.”
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“We need at least seven Democrats. And actually here we need eight Democrats because Rand Paul voted no.”
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“Chuck Schumer nearly lost his job because Schumer allowed the government to be funded [several months ago].”
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“Democrats demanded free health care for illegals all over [the country].”
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“The Democrats have literally shut down the federal government because they want free health care for every illegal alien in America.”
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“There's no universe in which Chuck Schumer will get President Trump to agree to, let's give free health care to illegals.”
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“There's no universe in which Republicans in Congress are going to say, hey, that's a great idea. Let's give free health care to every…”
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“The military active, our active duty military, like defending the nation against bad guys, that keeps going.”
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“The FBI catching criminals, that keeps going.”
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“The FAA air traffic controllers...the air traffic controllers all go to work, by the way.”
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“The Smithsonian will be shut down.”
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“Much of [the National Institute of Health's research on cancer] will be shut down.”
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