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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Bonus: Inside the Senate All-Nighter Passing the One Big Beautiful Bill

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

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Politics, Daily News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

4.3 β€’ 11.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this gripping episode of Verdict with Ted Cruz, go behind the scenes of a dramatic all-night session in the U.S. Senate. Senator Ted Cruz and co-host Ben Ferguson break down the high-stakes legislative marathon known as a vote-a-rama, where lawmakers debated and voted on amendments for over 27 hours straight.

πŸ•’ What You’ll Learn:

  • How the budget reconciliation process allowed the bill to pass with just 50 votes, bypassing the filibuster.
  • What really happens during a Senate all-nighter—think McDonald's breakfasts, cloakroom naps, and bipartisan bonding.
  • A deep dive into the bill’s major provisions, including:
    • βœ… Extension of the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts – preventing a $4 trillion tax hike and introducing tax relief for tips, overtime, and seniors.
    • πŸ›‘οΈ $150B for Border Security – funding the wall, detention centers, and more agents.
    • πŸ’£ $150B for Military Modernization – including hypersonic weapons and missile defense.
    • πŸ‘Ά Trump Accounts – $1,000 investment accounts for every newborn to promote savings and financial literacy.
    • 🏫 School Choice Expansion – enhanced 529 plans and tax credits for scholarship donations.
    • πŸ“‘ Spectrum Auction – unlocking 800 MHz for private use to fuel 6G innovation and job growth.

🎧 Whether you're a policy wonk or just curious about how Washington really works, this episode offers an unfiltered look at the legislative grind and the future-shaping policies passed in the dead of night.

πŸ‘‰ Subscribe now to Verdict with Ted Cruz for more insider insights.

Also check out the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show—available wherever you get your podcasts.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:05.4

Welcome.

0:06.1

It is Verdiq with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you, and we're doing a hybrid show

0:10.6

this morning with the Ben Ferguson podcast as well, because I'm on family vacation in Cabo,

0:15.6

but when the big, beautiful bill happens, you do exactly what we're doing right now.

0:19.7

And that is give you the latest no matter where

0:21.7

we are in the world of what's happening and how we got the deal done. Senator, I have a feeling

0:27.7

you are running on a very little sleep. Did you pull the all-nighter? I definitely did. You and I

0:34.8

are recording this podcast at 1037 p.m. Texas time on Tuesday night.

0:40.2

I last slept on Sunday night. We were up at 9 a.m. Monday morning on the Senate floor, we began

0:45.9

consideration of the one big, beautiful bill. Under the reconciliation procedures, when you take up

0:52.7

reconciliation, which, as you know, you and I have talked about

0:55.9

before, is the principal exception to the Senate filibuster rule. The ordinary rule in the Senate

1:01.5

is you need 60 votes to pass legislation, but budget reconciliation is a special process

1:07.3

that you can pass legislation with only 50 votes. But part of budget reconciliation is

1:13.8

you have unlimited amendments. And that whole process is what's known as voterama. We started at

1:20.3

9 a.m. Monday morning. We went all day Monday. We went all night Monday. We went all morning Tuesday.

1:27.4

And we finished the whole thing

1:29.1

at right about noon on Tuesday. And then I went and headed to the airport, got on a one o'clock

1:35.3

flight, flew back to Texas. I'm home tonight in Texas and have yet to go to sleep. As soon as

1:41.8

we finish this podcast, I am going, I've got a date with my bed and I

1:45.4

intend to be unconscious very, very soon. I feel bad for you, but welcome to how the sauces

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