Ted Cruz: “What the Democrats are pushing is repealing the provision of…”

“They say, well, gosh, no illegal immigrants are getting health care. Well, then why are they shutting the government down to try to change the law? And in particular, What the Democrats are pushing is repealing the provision of the one big beautiful bill that President Trump signed on fourth of July that prohibited illegal immigrants from getting free health care. If there were no illegal immigrants getting free health care, why would the Democrats be willing to shut the entire federal government down to try to repeal that provision?” (05:29–05:42)

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