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Ted Cruz: “We predicted that the government would open on Wednesday.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:35

The House of Representatives is going to vote later this afternoon on the appropriations package and the continuing resolution that the Senate passed. On our podcast that we put out, We predicted that the government would open on Wednesday. And I think it's very likely to. When the House passes it, I expect the president to sign it pretty much immediately. And once it's signed, the funding has returned. (00:35–00:38)

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