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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Yep. A couple of weeks ago I spoke to a woman in the Conroe, Tx office and she sang Speaker Boehner’s praise. She said something to the effect, “If not for Boehner campaigning for candidates..blah blah blah.”
She said at the representative conference concerning the speakership position...No one came forward to challenge Boehner’s speakership position...No one. The lady indicated four reps abstained their votes...Kevin not being one of them.
I was pretty pumped up on election night when republicans swept the nation. Thought we'd get some tough leadership, some conservative payback and or at the very least, shutdown any further unconstitutional actions by Obozo.
Feeling pretty deflated.
Ted is talking to the wind. Boehner is not going to do anything to stop Obama’s amnesty or any other illegal thing he decides to do.
Ouch! I can’t wait to get that bumper sticker.
Thank-you for making the calls. Even though they seemed to be stonewalling you, I am sure they felt the pressure.
Thanx....I needed that.
Were all on the same team.
I got it from Jabba ;)
I regularly post DC numbers on FR. But it is when I call the local offices that I have actually get a call through and once I actually get to speak to a representative ( not mine but from AZ).
Keep it up. You are an example to us.
” But we’ll hold their feet to the fire after the 16 election. “
With amnesty, it won’t matter who we run, we lose PERIOD!
Now you’re just taking the purist view and we all know that is bad. We were told so here for months. Years even. We will just have to keep our powder dry for a true conservative like Jeb. He;ll save us all!
Chuckle.
yes! BTTT
Not a very tough message for anyone not a lying politician.
Why the F are the Republican liberals trying to help Democrats when they are already sabotaging the country with things like this so called terrorist torture report from the Senate Democrats? Mind you the Democrats wrote it like a piece of fiction being sold as reality as all those involved said that we got Bin Laden and other significant from the practices we used.
What does all this do for what Republicans want to accomplish?
What Republicans are doing is like having unprotected sex with an aids patient, everything gets infected.
Please stand down until November 2016 when we will need your vote again to fulfil more promises which we will never keep.
Thank You
GOPe
btt
So what IS the right thing to do, then?
Vote for a conservative. Always. All voting RINO does is destroy our country. If we lose to a dem, there is no functional difference as Bhoner and Mitch prove. Or as the lessers that keep reinstalling them in the leadership to keep their committee jobs. So there is exactly no downside to NOT voting for a RINO. EVER. We lose just as bad with either in control. I am not sure how many times Lucy has to pull the football, but Charlie Brown will learn eventually.
Ir isn’t Barry sending an Amnesty bill to Barry. It’s the GOP. It isn’t Barry funding all Barry’s escapades like Obamacare, Foreign fiascos, the EPA and the IRS. It’s the GOP. The 5 conservatives left in it make no impact on what the GOP does. NONE. So the logical choice is leave the GOP, vote for people that want what you for and be done with it.
There is nor will there be feet to fire, keeping powder dry or any of that empty worded crap. People over the last 3 elections screamed that ad nausem and did not one single inch of it. Just as several of us here predicted with complete and unerring accuracy, deispite the great and mighty bitching, personal attacks and non stop excusemaking of the Freeper Left.
Now? What should we do? Use Yoda logic. Do or do not. There is no try.
Patton moved to fast to be a target and probably the Germans didn't know he had turned to head north and they had no forces to attack Patton's flank.
I posted to the wrong thread, but thanks for responding!
Ted Cruz for President.
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