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At a Punchbowl News event Wednesday morning, Cruz flatly said “no” when we asked if Congress will send Trump the bill by Independence Day.

July 4? Cruz says no way

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Cruz says no way on July 4. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, said there’s no chance that Congress will be able to send President Donald Trump a reconciliation bill by July 4, Speaker Mike Johnson’s self-imposed deadline for passing the measure.

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