Senator Ted Cruz

And the question is going to be, what gets 50 votes in the Senate and what gets 218 votes in the House?

And the question is going to be, what gets 50 votes in the Senate and what gets 218 votes in the House?

And the question is going to be, what gets 50 votes in the Senate and what gets 218 votes in the House?

So listen, I am not laying out specific cuts that I'm advocating. And in the Senate, different people are focusing on different aspects of what they're leaning in on. So on that particular issue, the person who's probably been most vocal on that has been Ron Johnson. Ron Johnson, every week at lunch, lays out, goes back to, for example, the 2019 budget.

So listen, I am not laying out specific cuts that I'm advocating. And in the Senate, different people are focusing on different aspects of what they're leaning in on. So on that particular issue, the person who's probably been most vocal on that has been Ron Johnson. Ron Johnson, every week at lunch, lays out, goes back to, for example, the 2019 budget.

So listen, I am not laying out specific cuts that I'm advocating. And in the Senate, different people are focusing on different aspects of what they're leaning in on. So on that particular issue, the person who's probably been most vocal on that has been Ron Johnson. Ron Johnson, every week at lunch, lays out, goes back to, for example, the 2019 budget.

And what Ron Johnson is advocating is rather than start with where we are currently and cut, he says, let's go back to the 2019 budget. before the pandemic, and let's plus it up for population and inflation, and let's hold Social Security and Medicare harmless, but reduce everything else from there.

And what Ron Johnson is advocating is rather than start with where we are currently and cut, he says, let's go back to the 2019 budget. before the pandemic, and let's plus it up for population and inflation, and let's hold Social Security and Medicare harmless, but reduce everything else from there.

And what Ron Johnson is advocating is rather than start with where we are currently and cut, he says, let's go back to the 2019 budget. before the pandemic, and let's plus it up for population and inflation, and let's hold Social Security and Medicare harmless, but reduce everything else from there.

I think that's a sensible way to do it, building it up from where we were rather than cutting where we are. That being said, I'll tell you, you got 53 Republican senators, so different senators focus on different aspects of reconciliation. I'm focusing on lots of different aspects of reconciliation.

I think that's a sensible way to do it, building it up from where we were rather than cutting where we are. That being said, I'll tell you, you got 53 Republican senators, so different senators focus on different aspects of reconciliation. I'm focusing on lots of different aspects of reconciliation.

I think that's a sensible way to do it, building it up from where we were rather than cutting where we are. That being said, I'll tell you, you got 53 Republican senators, so different senators focus on different aspects of reconciliation. I'm focusing on lots of different aspects of reconciliation.

one of which that I'm focusing on is spectrum and making more electromagnetic spectrum available to the private sector. Why is that? Because my number one priority is jobs, and there are very few policies that can produce more jobs in the private sector than freeing up spectrum for investment. I think it's critical that America win the race to 5G and 6G.

one of which that I'm focusing on is spectrum and making more electromagnetic spectrum available to the private sector. Why is that? Because my number one priority is jobs, and there are very few policies that can produce more jobs in the private sector than freeing up spectrum for investment. I think it's critical that America win the race to 5G and 6G.

one of which that I'm focusing on is spectrum and making more electromagnetic spectrum available to the private sector. Why is that? Because my number one priority is jobs, and there are very few policies that can produce more jobs in the private sector than freeing up spectrum for investment. I think it's critical that America win the race to 5G and 6G.

And what's interesting is by auctioning off spectrum, not only am I not spending money, But a spectrum auction generates about $100 billion in real revenue to the federal government from auctioning off that spectrum, plus the billions of investment and the hundreds of thousands of new jobs. So that's been a big priority of mine is fighting for spectrum to be in reconciliation.

And what's interesting is by auctioning off spectrum, not only am I not spending money, But a spectrum auction generates about $100 billion in real revenue to the federal government from auctioning off that spectrum, plus the billions of investment and the hundreds of thousands of new jobs. So that's been a big priority of mine is fighting for spectrum to be in reconciliation.

And what's interesting is by auctioning off spectrum, not only am I not spending money, But a spectrum auction generates about $100 billion in real revenue to the federal government from auctioning off that spectrum, plus the billions of investment and the hundreds of thousands of new jobs. So that's been a big priority of mine is fighting for spectrum to be in reconciliation.

I'm also fighting for multiple different elements to be included in reconciliation, including no taxes on tips, which is my legislation. including eliminating the CFPB, zeroing out its budget and the regulations that the CFPB puts in place, I think are incredibly harmful to job creation. And two other things that I'm fighting to include are school choice.

I'm also fighting for multiple different elements to be included in reconciliation, including no taxes on tips, which is my legislation. including eliminating the CFPB, zeroing out its budget and the regulations that the CFPB puts in place, I think are incredibly harmful to job creation. And two other things that I'm fighting to include are school choice.