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Ted Cruz: “There are not five senators who could tell you what the hell…”

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

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Crypto Legislation and Policy Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 08:11

And one of the things I said at the Senate floor at the time is I said, listen, there are not five senators, this was probably three years ago. There are not five senators who could tell you what the hell a bitcoin is. And that's just the reality. Listen, I serve in a body where the median age is about 106. I have colleagues that reminisce about Eisenhower. (08:11–08:16)

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Asserts that very few senators understand bitcoin.

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