Posted on 07/06/2015 4:24:51 AM PDT by GIdget2004
Thus far on Hewitt’s show, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee have argued for using the so-called Reid Rule to get rid of the filibuster and repeal the Affordable Care Act. Hewitt also put the question to Scott Walker at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver, and the Wisconsin governor replied, “Yes, absolutely.”
“Yes. Republicans need to do whatever it takes to get rid of Obamacare,” Jindal elaborated to POLITICO in a statement. “Democrats used budget reconciliation to pass it. Republicans should just be as committed to repealing and replacing it. It’s a bad law and it’s time to get rid of it.”
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hasn’t gone quite as far, telling Hewitt he would “certainly consider that.”
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So despite running against what he calls the “Washington cartel,” Cruz sides with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in favor of keeping the filibuster. Sen. Marco Rubio’s office signaled that the Florida senator is leaning more toward Graham and Cruz.
“Senator Rubio is open to discussing all options to repeal Obamacare, but believes that the filibuster has been an important tool in stopping Democrats’ efforts to expand government,” Rubio spokeswoman Brooke Sammon said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Sen. Rand Paul’s office declined to comment. “We are not providing a comment at this time. However, I am sure the senator will weigh in the near future,” Paul spokeswoman Jilian Lane told POLITICO.
However, the Kentucky senator — who like Cruz is running against the “Washington machine” — wrote a POLITICO op-ed in December 2012 urging Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) not to go through with changing the Senate’s rules.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
No need for The Politico’s perspective on the Republican field and issues. They’re in existence only to make us look bad, period.
Let’s keep things honest and not troll against Cruz, Gidget. You excerpted the article to make it seem as though Cruz declined to answer Hewitt’s question, but the article said that Cruz insisted on keeping to a supermajority on an unrelated measure.
This is the honest side. If you want to slam conservatives with insinuations based on out-of-context excerpts you will be exposed.
“Let’s keep things honest and not troll against Cruz, Gidget. You excerpted the article to make it seem as though Cruz declined to answer Hewitt’s question, but the article said that Cruz insisted on keeping to a supermajority on an unrelated measure.”
That wasn’t my intention at all. I intended to show that the 4 sitting Senators in the race all favored keeping the filibuster, and that the non-Senators were all saying we should get rid of it.
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