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Ted Cruz: “When Chuck Schumer was majority leader and Joe Biden was…”

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

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Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Jasmine Crockett share thoughts on government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 04:14

It has no Republican policy elements in it. It doesn't have any secret policy smuggled in. It simply says everything we were funding yesterday continues being funded today. At the same level When Chuck Schumer was majority leader and Joe Biden was President, there were 13 clean CRS. And the difference was Republicans went along with the clean CRS and didn't force a government shutdown 13 times. (04:14–04:22)

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