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Ted Cruz: “We should do a reconciliation bill. We should fund ICE, do…”

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

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And so they're focused on the challenge right in front of us rather than the challenge tomorrow. But here's the big case that I made, and I leaned in really aggressively. I said, listen, We should do a reconciliation bill. We should fund ICE, do it for 10 years. We should fund CBP, do it for 10 years. we should up the budgets, but we shouldn't limit it to just those two. We should do a much broader reconciliation bill. (11:32–11:38)

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Advocates for a 10-year funding plan for ICE and CBP through a reconciliation bill.

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