Ted Cruz: “The Texas Democrats who had fled the state, the House…”

“This is certainly going to be tears to many liberals that were cheering them on in sanctuary states. Now they're going to actually have to go back to work. Well, this is news that broke this evening. The Texas Democrats who had fled the state, the House Democrats defeat a quorum in order to stop the redistricting in the state of Texas. They've surrendered. They've admitted defeat. They've announced that they are coming back. We're going to break that down. We're going to tell you why they're coming back.” (00:27–00:35)

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