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Ted Cruz: “We have stopped a $4 trillion tax increase. If we did…”

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

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Ted Cruz and Tulsi Gabbard Discuss Alleged Obama Administration Hoax and Major Legislative Victories

Published | Video Starts at 16:35

But you could watch it all day long, and you will not get this information that you're getting right now. On verdict. 12 victories that are in the one big, beautiful bill. Victory number one, We have stopped a $4 trillion tax increase. If we did nothing on December 31, the Trump tax cuts would disappear. and every American taxpayer. Your taxes would go up significantly. Trillion dollars. Every taxpayer. And by the way, the Democrats wanted your taxes to go up to stop a $4 trillion tax increase is a massive victory. (16:35–16:44)

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