A Historic Year of Victories

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Border Security
- Illegal immigration reportedly dropped by 99%.
- $100 billion invested in border security infrastructure (wall, technology, personnel).
- Claimed economic benefits: reduced housing costs and rents due to deportations.
Working Families Tax Cut (formerly “One Big Beautiful Bill”)
- Permanent extension and expansion of Trump-era tax cuts.
- Specific provisions:
  - No taxes on tips, overtime, or Social Security benefits (effective 2026).
- Framed as the most conservative legislative victory in U.S. history.
Military & National Security
- $150 billion invested in rebuilding the military.
- $24.5 billion allocated to the Coast Guard (over 200% of its annual budget).
- Emphasis on Arctic ice cutters to counter China and Russia.
Technology & Infrastructure
- Auctioning 800 MHz of federal spectrum to private sector (expected $100 billion revenue).
- Air traffic control modernization ($12.5 billion investment).
- Rotor Act: mandates ADS-B technology for all aircraft to prevent collisions.
Education & Social Policy
- School Choice Expansion: Tax credits for donations to scholarship organizations.
- Trump Accounts: Investment accounts for every child in America, seeded with $1,000 and allowing $5,000 annual contributions, invested in S&P 500.
Space Exploration
- $10 billion investment in NASA and commercial space programs.
- Goal: U.S. to return to the Moon by 2028, ahead of China.
Regulatory Rollbacks
- Elimination of CAFE standards (fuel economy rules), framed as lowering car costs and improving safety.
Online Safety
- Take It Down Act: Criminalizes non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfake pornography; mandates immediate removal by platforms.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.4	Welcome, it is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you.
0:09.1	And, Senator, this is one of those fun shows we get to do towards the end of the year.
0:13.2	And that's talking about the GOP, open up a can of whoope on the Democrats, especially in the Senate.
0:18.3	We had big wins for the American people that are going to have a
0:22.8	real impact, especially on a lot of Americans, millions in 2026 when many of the laws that were
0:29.7	passed are actually enacted. On a scale, 1 to 10, how excited are you about the results from this year?
0:36.8	37. 37.
0:38.4	37.
0:39.8	Okay, I like that.
0:47.9	Look, this year, it is not an exaggeration to say we had historic victories in the Senate.
0:53.1	We had victories at a order of magnitude we've never seen.
0:54.7	And so this show, we're just going to walk through all of the victories we've won in the Senate. I'll tell you, in my 13 years in the Senate, I have
0:59.8	never had a year like this with so many major victories, with so many accomplishments that
1:05.4	are lasting and transformation. And look, we came in and started the year with President Trump being sworn in,
1:14.8	and the Trump administration hit the ground running with a head of steam. But the Senate, and the Senate is now,
1:23.4	Congress is out now for Christmas. We'll come back after New Year's. What we accomplished this year
1:30.1	is transformational. All right. Let's start with the border. We came in. The border was wide open. The
1:38.3	worst illegal immigration in history. We now have a president and an administration that will
1:43.1	follow the law. Illegal border crossings dropped more than 99%.
1:48.0	That is staggering.
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