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Ted Cruz: “Things like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, those…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:42

It's a partial government shutdown. If Schumer and the Democrats force a shutdown, it will be a partial shutdown. So what continues. What continues are things are mandatory spending. So Things like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, those continue just like they did before [during a shutdown]. And also what continues are essential government services. So things like the military will continue to defend the nation regardless of. Of whether the Democrats force a shutdown. (05:42–05:48)

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Asserts that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid continue during a shutdown.

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