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Sen. Ted Cruz Says the US Shutdown 'Needs to End Now'

Published | Video Starts at 01:22

I did a press conference there where I pointed out there are 50,000 TSA agents right now who are working with no pay. They didn't get a full paycheck in the last pay period. There are 14,000 air traffic controllers who expected to come into work, but they didn't get a full paycheck. And this needs to end. It's not right. It's not fair. And I think Democrats are holding not only the US Government hostage, but holding the American people hostage. (01:22–01:28)

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