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Ted Cruz: “The Schumer shutdown is really about two things. Number one…”

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

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Texas Republican U.S. Senator Cruz talks government shutdown, redistricting federal court hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:50

And the Democrats have lined up. Virtually every single Democrat has voted no, do not fund the government. And the result has been this government shutdown. Today, The Schumer shutdown is really about two things. Number one, it is about free health care for illegal aliens. The Democrats have decided that is the issue that they want to hang their party's future on. And they're willing to shut down the federal government in order to try to force free health care for illegal aliens. (00:50–00:57)

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Asserts that the shutdown is partly about Democrats wanting free health care for illegal aliens.

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