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Ted Cruz: “We've now crossed the line. And unless something…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:56

So 44 days is the longest government shutdown in American history. The old record was the Schumer shutdown right before election day last year. That was 43 days. So We've now crossed the line. And unless something dramatically changes, this will continue at least another two weeks. Yeah, another two weeks. And that's the part that I think so many Americans are frustrated about. But like you said, the lines though will go down during that next two week period. (11:56–12:04)

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Asserts that the government shutdown has surpassed the previous record and may continue for at least two more weeks.

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