Sen. Cruz Applauds Passage of Pact Act

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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after voting to pass the PACT Act and help our nation's veterans:

"I'm proud to support the PACT Act and all our nation's veterans. While I ultimately supported the bill, because we need to take care of our veterans who have sacrificed so much to keep us safe, I'm disappointed that we couldn't come together to fix the Democrat-created budget gimmick that will allow Congress to subsequently spend another $400 billion in pork, on top of and completely unrelated to the laudable funding in this bill for veterans harmed by burn pits. Now it's up to Republicans to clean up this mess by lowering the discretionary cap -- so that we protect every penny of veterans funding but prevent unrelated pork -- when Republicans retake the majority. Having the back of our nation's veterans doesn't just mean making sure those who served get the care they rightly deserve. It also means stopping the Democrats' irresponsible spending spree and curbing inflation and price increases that hurt all Americans, including our veterans."

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