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October 17th, 2013
11:13 PM ET
Sen. Ted Cruz and the shutdown blame game
The government just re-opened, and already an aide to Senator Ted Cruz says he's not ruling out another shutdown. The Texas Republican led the effort to inject the defunding of Obamacare into the budget debate. Does he deserve blame or credit for the shutdown? Anderson takes a look at what Cruz has said during this budget battle, anddiscussed it with former House Majority Leader Tom Delay and columnist Mark McKinnon.
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I'm a Texan and I'm NOT proud of Cruz or the rest of the Texas congressmen that voted to keep the government shut down! They need to put COUNTRY first!