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Ted Cruz: “This reconciliation bill we can pass with just 50…”

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

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Sen Cruz: This is short-minded and short-sighted

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

What I'm arguing is we should increase the funding of ICE by 10%. So the result of Elizabeth Warren's temper tantrum is ICE funding went up 10%. But number three, what you just said, This reconciliation bill we can pass with just 50 Republicans in the Senate. We don't need Democrats. which means we need a tax cut. And in fact, I argued for what you just said. Indexing capital gains to inflation enormously pro growth would, would help with affordability. (02:09–02:16)

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Asserts that the reconciliation bill can be passed with only Republican votes in the Senate.

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