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Posted on 12/09/2014 7:33:05 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Ted Cruz's Tough Message to House Republicans: ‘Do What You Promised' on Immigration
The Blaze
Pete Kasperowicz
December 3, 2014
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/12/03/ted-cruzs-tough-message-to-house-republicans-do-what-you-promised-on-immigration/
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday called on House Republicans to pass a spending bill that defunds President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, and said failure to do so would be a failure of the GOP to live up to its campaign promises to fight Obama's plan.
"What I'm here urging my fellow Republicans to do is very, very simple," Cruz said. "Do what you said you would do."
"Honor your commitments. Answer the question today, the exact same way you would have answered it a month ago when you were campaigning before the voters," he added.
Cruz spoke after meeting with several House Republicans who are hoping the House can adopt Cruz's recommendation. Several dozen GOP lawmakers are known to be pushing for language in the 2015 spending bill that blocks the use of any funds to implement Obama's plan, which could allow millions of illegal immigrants to stay and work in the United States.
On Tuesday, however, House GOP leaders proposed a different plan. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called for passage of a separate bill that would nullify Obama's action, although that bill would not get any vote in the Democratic Senate because it would not be attached to the spending bill.
After that bill, Boehner proposed passing bills to fund the government, and has made no mention of trying to defund Obama's immigration initiative. Boehner's proposal seemed to be a sign that he had no interest in attaching language to defund Obama's immigration plan to the spending bill, since that would be unlikely to pass in the Senate, and government funding expires on Dec. 11.
Cruz joined with Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa), Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and House lawmakers who are trying to convince Boehner to take a tougher stand against Obama.
"Congress should stand up and use the power of the purse to say: we will fund the government, we will fund the operation of the federal government, but we will not allocate taxpayer dollars to lawless and illegal amnesty," Cruz advised. He also indicated Boehner's plan to pass a separate bill - one that will go nowhere in the Senate - would only allow for a meaningless "show vote."
"Do what you promised," Cruz said. "And doing what you promised doesn't mean, as it so often does in Washington, sending a really stern letter, and having a meaningless show vote."
"Why do you think people are so frustrated with Washington?" he asked. "Because they recognize there are a whole lot of politicians that say one thing at home and do something different here."
King said the failure of the House to defund Obama's immigration action would amount to a failure of members to follow their oath to uphold the rule of law. King also reminded members that they would be taking this oath again next year, when the next Congress is formed.
"We're presented with the proposal that we ought to fund the president's lawless, unconstitutional act," King said. "Anybody that would vote to fund it can't sincerely take this oath next January, that's my view."
On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) also argued that the House needs to defund Obama's plans, and anything else would violate the GOP's pledge to do what it can to stop Obama.
"The Chairman of the Republican Party made a promise to America on executive amnesty: ‘We can't allow it to happen and we won't let it happen... everything we can do to stop it we will,' " Sessions said.
"Unfortunately, the plan now being circulated in the House fails to meet that test," he said.
Despite pressure from these GOP lawmakers, the House so far seems likely to follow through with its less aggressive plan. GOP leaders indicate a vote on a separate bill to nullify Obama's move could come on Thursday, even though there is no chance Senate Democrats would consider the bill.
According to that plan, the House will consider a must-pass spending bill next week. However, Boehner said Tuesday that no final plans have been set, which means conservative Republicans may yet get some chance to modify the spending bill in some way.
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Had to shorten title per FreeRepublic Rules:
Full Title:
ICYMI: The Blaze: Ted Cruz’s Tough Message to House Republicans: ‘Do What You Promised’ on Immigration
yep it SO FREAKING EASY!!!
DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO WHEN YOU WERE ASKING US TO VOTE FOR YOU!!!!!
How freaking hard is that?
They KNOW what we want them to do! (because they ALWAYS say exactly what we want to hear when they want us to vote for them!)
I'm tired of being betrayed by the GOP. Ted Cruz is the only one in Texas who truly represents me.
NOOOO!!!!! Keep the poweder dry! This isn’t the right tome! But we’ll hold their feet to the fire after the 16 election. Obviously Ted America, loves Obama and wants Harry Reid to ....do somethingerother.
Because thats what many Freepers told me about opposing the wisdom of the GOP.
There will be no Republican Party after 2016 unless they finally do what the voters were promised. Only Karl rove will be showing up to vote for his sorry bros
No, he will have plenty of conservative frauds right there groveling beside him again.
“Do what you said you’d do”, Republicans have been having difficulty with this for a long time and I have decided that at the root of the problem is that most of them have never have any intention of doing what they say, they only say what they need to say to get elected so they can follow an unannounced agenda. Thank God for Senator Cruz, Congressman Gohmert and their few cohorts.
Got ahold of Kevin Brady's Conroe office yesterday. I asked her what Kevin's position on the Continuing Resolution through Sept. 2015. She did not know Brady's position on the CR. I told her that we want a short term CR, then when the new congress is sworn in, to formulate a budget as prescribed by the constitution. This woman passed the buck. Told me to call his D.C. office, they'd likely have an answer. So...I did.
Jason answered the phone. I asked the same question. He told me he had no idea Kevin Brady's position on a long term CR till Sept., but if I give my name and phone #, he'd have someone call me back.
I told Jason (at Kevin Brady's D.C. office) that I had spoke to him a couple of weeks ago and you promised to have someone call me back and no one ever called Jason. He went silent.
I then explained, we want a short term CR till the new congress is seated, then we want a budget as prescribed by the constitution. He said, “uh, what was it that you said?”.
So, pissed off at this point, I held my composure and politely repeated the above. Alright, I'll pass it on he said.
Both offices of Kevin Brady just basically blew me off. They both claimed they had no idea how Kevin Brady would vote on a long term CR.
Well, there ya have it. Just thought I'd share. They say one thing to get re-elected, and another to the peons after the election.
If the GOP goes ahead and breaks it’s thousands of promises on immigration, how is it different from Obama “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan”?
So, Brady’s staff is either lying that they don’t know his position on CR bills in progress or they are abysmally incompetent.
This refrain would remind everyone of 0bama's biggest lie and simultaneously call out Repubs who lie on the border.
Jabba, there is no difference. The GOP progressives are even worse than the Despot in a sense, b/c they KNOW that the policies they are funding are helping to destroy America, but they lack the guts to stop them. The deranged Despot believes that his Utopian plans will help the downtrodden eventually, and in the mean time he thinks that punishing the undeserving wealthy is just desserts. Bob
When Patton did his big shift to the north why didn’t the Germans counter attack in his southern sector? When an army is wheeling to the left or right it is very vulnerable to being flanked.
I believe I’ve found a new tag line, if I may ‘borrow’ that...
Whoooooooo!
5.56mm
The answer is simple, you just have to look a little deeper into who our politicians are besides whether they have a d or r next to their name.
All Washington power players are members of the council on foreign relations. Every candidate running for their parties nomination for president has always also been a member. Republican or democrat the CFR has a new world order agenda.
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