Border crisis bill derails in House amid Ted Cruz-inspired disarray

Los Angeles Times ^ | 07/31/2014 | Lisa Mascaro

[SeekAndFind]

House Speaker John A. Boehner was always expected to have trouble passing emergency funds for the crisis at the Southwestern border -- but Republican Sen. Ted Cruz made his job impossible.

Cruz, the hard-line Texas Republican, has been working behind the scenes to stir up conservative opposition to a House GOP plan to approve $659 million to secure the border and handle the flow of 57,000 migrant youths.

And it worked. Amid disarray, House GOP leaders canceled Thursday's vote after it was clear they did not have the votes.

The senator's handiwork lighted up the telephone lines in the Capitol after an appearance on a tea party webinar. He further stoked opposition among House Republicans meeting privately over pizza on the eve of Thursday's vote.

House GOP leaders bristled at the senator's interference on their turf. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) said Cruz had "hijacked" the Republican Party. Democrats jokingly referred to "Speaker Cruz."

Ultimately, Boehner was pressured into attaching a Cruz-inspired bill that would halt the administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program giving 500,000 young immigrants legal status if they remain in school or join the military.

Cruz had similar legislation in the Senate but was unable to get a vote in that chamber.

[Vigilanteman]

Ted Cruz vs. the Gelding.

[tennmountainman]

Bonehead’s bill is a sham. Kill it!

Thank God for Cruz and Sessions.

[jimbo123]

Cornyn's gift to Mexico in the House Bill was exposed. Weasel!

[austinaero]

We need a thousand more Ted Cruzes!

[xone]

Or at least 534 in Congress.

[eeevil conservative]

seriously think we need a DontGO 2014

don’t ya’ll remember the one in 2008? I say we call Cruz office and inspire him...

link to the kick of the one in 2008..

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054940/posts

[fortheDeclaration]

Was this photo during the primary!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Thank God for Texas. Thank God for Ted Cruz.

[Vigilanteman]

We’ll never get that many, but even if we get about 1/3rd of the GOP of the same character, they will goad the spineless into doing what needs to be done.

[bestintxas]

Why don’t we just go ahead and demand the House to choose Ted as the new Speaker?

The Constitution does not forbid it.

[Hulka]

Wait. . .what. . .Cruz mucking up the House?

Cruz is a Senator, not a representative.

Cruz has no role in the House.

Cruz can put up a fight in the Senate, and good on him and he better, but he is a Senator not a representative and therefore has no role to play ion House actions.

Republicans and democrats both would slam the door on Cruz if tried to interfere with House actions.

Cruz respects the Constitution, he respects separation of powers, he respects decorum and the independent roles of the Senate and House. . .Cruz is NOT the Big Zero.

[drypowder]

how many times does it have to be said before these Aholes in congress get it?? Build the damned fence, end of story!!

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Cruz has no role in the House.

Cruz can put up a fight in the Senate, and good on him and he better, but he is a Senator not a representative and therefore has no role to play ion House actions.


I disagree.


Since "no one of stature" wants to lead the House Republicans ...

it doesn't matter to me if "Popeye the Sailor" played the role of "Tea Party Conservative House Whip" ...

and beat John Boehner and Eric Cantor to a bloody-pulp (politically).



I cannot recall a time in U.S. History when a Republican House Majority Leader was the "bitch whore in eternal heat" to a Democratic Socialist President.

What the HELL is going on here ?



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[Timber Rattler]

The senator's handiwork lighted up the telephone lines in the Capitol after an appearance on a tea party webinar.

But I thought that the TEA Party was over, dead, kaput...!

[leapfrog0202]

Hell yeah Ted! Woot!

[caww]

...”And it worked”....

Cruz is the ONLY thing working in Washington!

[CAluvdubya]

I like the sound of “Speaker Cruz”

[catfish1957]

Cruz can put up a fight in the Senate, and good on him and he better, but he is a Senator not a representative and therefore has no role to play ion House actions

BS..... Cruz is the leader of the entire conservative wing of this nation, and has every right to exercise his influence. And btw, thank God he is!!!!