Ted Cruz: “The Metals Act is a bill that I wrote that deals with Medal…”

“Each was a different major announcement. So it was a very productive week. Monday, it started out with the President signing into law the Metals Act. The Metals Act is a bill that I wrote that deals with Medal of Honor recipients. Medal of Honor recipients are those service servicemen who, who have distinguished themselves with exceptional valor. There are only 61 living medal of Honor recipients.” (00:13–00:19)

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