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Ted Cruz: “The most indefensible legislative decision was Mitch…”

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

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No more legislation, forget about it. If that's the case, don't we have an urgency to do something? And as I look back at my entire tenure in the Senate, The most indefensible legislative decision was Mitch McConnell's decision in 2018 not to take up another reconciliation. And I fear that we're repeating the mistake. And by the way, so look, for the last couple of months, I have been searching around for how do we do another reconciliation. (29:50–29:58)

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Asserts that Mitch McConnell's 2018 decision not to pursue another reconciliation was a significant legislative mistake.

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