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Ted Cruz: “The president called for $10,000 bonuses for the air traffic…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:56

There's another that's playing defense and trying to protect you. That is, I think, the takeaway from this shutdown. I think that's right. We also saw that The president called for $10,000 bonuses for the air traffic controllers who worked during the shutdown. I think that's a great policy. I think that makes an awful lot of sense. I would like to see the law change so that air traffic controllers get paid whether there's a shutdown or not. (03:56–04:03)

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