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

Published October 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:15

And, you know, I was at Houston's Hobby Airport a couple of days ago. 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. (01:15–01:20)

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Asserts that 50,000 TSA agents are working without pay during the government shutdown.

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