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Ted Cruz: “There are roughly 14,000 air traffic controllers who are…”

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

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So right now, Ben, there are roughly 50,000 TSA workers who are going into work and they're not getting paid. They don't get a paycheck. Yeah. There are roughly 14,000 air traffic controllers who are going into work and they're not getting paid. They don't get a paycheck. Now, the result of that, we're seeing more and more flight delays. We're seeing more and more cancellations. Just a couple of days ago, Houston's Hobby Airport had a ground stop. (06:19–06:27)

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Asserts that approximately 14,000 air traffic controllers are working without pay.

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