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BREAKING: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Jeff Sessions Pushing for Defund Amnesty Vote
Daily Caller ^ | 12/12/2014 | Patrick Howley

Posted on 12/12/2014 11:19:15 AM PST by Rusty0604

WASHINGTON – Republican Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Jeff Sessions are pushing for a vote to defund President Obama’s executive amnesty in the “Cromnibus” spending bill Friday night, The Daily Caller has learned.

The trio of conservative senators is hoping to get the defund vote onto the Senate floor as a “point of order,” which would force a procedural vote on the issue without Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid having to introduce it.

The senators are pushing hard on Capitol Hill for the measure as of early Friday afternoon. If successful, the vote would take place late Friday night, after planned deliberations on the defense budget.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama; US: Nevada; US: Texas; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 113th; alabama; aliens; amnesty; cromnibus; dailycaller; doddfrank; executiveamnesty; harryreid; jeffsessions; mikelee; nevada; omnibusbill; patrickhowley; randnesty; sessions; spendingbill; tedcruz; texas; utah
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To: Rusty0604

Is Fauxchantas joining them?


21 posted on 12/12/2014 11:35:13 AM PST by AU72
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To: TBP

How many Sinators does Fauxcahontas Warren bring with her?


22 posted on 12/12/2014 11:38:10 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Herself and Sanders, probably. I’m not sure how many others. Frankenstein?


23 posted on 12/12/2014 11:39:04 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Rusty0604

Does anyone get the Idea that the whole Feinstein document dump was a Mafia style warning that we will make your life miserable and make you “pay the vig” if you don’t do what we say? It’s working so far...


24 posted on 12/12/2014 11:40:51 AM PST by taildragger (Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
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To: jazusamo
Absolutely agreed. And for the naysayers, it is worth pointing out that Sens. Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Jeff Sessions have consistently been excellent.

We need a dozen more just like them. Texas, Utah and Alabama should be proud.

25 posted on 12/12/2014 11:43:22 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Rusty0604

This is meaningless. They should be devoting their limited time towards building a coalition of senators to vote down the Elitist, Washington, big money cromnibus. The bill they are currently working on will be voted down and go nowhere. However, if they rally the troops and join some of the crazy (but useful in this matter) left, they just may be able to get 40 votes to knock Cromnibus out and stick it to the GOPe and Obama.


26 posted on 12/12/2014 11:43:24 AM PST by Nicojones
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To: Rusty0604

Wish it were already January.


27 posted on 12/12/2014 11:44:21 AM PST by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: TBP

They are outnumbered, but at least they are putting up the good fight.


28 posted on 12/12/2014 11:45:17 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: right way right

[ I hope this is the beginning of an opposition party. ]

All we need now is for a RINO to beat a tea partier almost to death on the senate floor....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sumner


29 posted on 12/12/2014 11:49:48 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Rusty0604

where is Juan? How about the other Repubs? Yeah I forgot they get their orders from Obummer


30 posted on 12/12/2014 11:51:28 AM PST by hondact200 (Candor dat viribos alas (sincerity gives wings to strength) and Nil desperandum (never despair))
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To: Rusty0604

I think they will shutdown and lay it directly in Ted Cruz’s lap.

Strategery. Cruz wants that.


31 posted on 12/12/2014 11:56:08 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (You can't spell liberal without label.)
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To: ontap

[ I just spoke to Ted’s office and they say he will do whatever he needs to kill this thing!!! ]

I look forward to falling alseep to his filibuster at 4am when he is still going strong and i have drifted off to sleep.....


32 posted on 12/12/2014 11:57:54 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

[ I think they will shutdown and lay it directly in Ted Cruz’s lap.

Strategery. Cruz wants that. ]

The Tin ears that run the GOP don’t realize that this will just cause Ted to be known as someone who is outside of the establishment even more, which is a wave he will ride all the way to 1600 penn ave..


33 posted on 12/12/2014 11:59:45 AM PST by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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To: Rusty0604

Senate Majority Leader Cruz demonstrating LEADERSHIP! Watch for McConjob to rain on their parade at first chance.


34 posted on 12/12/2014 12:04:09 PM PST by eyeamok
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To: Rusty0604; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

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

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!
35 posted on 12/12/2014 12:05:58 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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Bump!


36 posted on 12/12/2014 12:07:16 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: GraceG

Maybe he can read another Dr. Seuss bedtime story.


37 posted on 12/12/2014 12:07:24 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Will88

Why?

It maikes no difference how a senator votes on a vote that’s going to go nowhere.

it really only matters how a sentor votes or proceeds on an action that is actually going to be effective.

Showing me that you want to do something and/ or doing something symbolic doesn’t mean anything to me anymore.

Want to show me you’re serious, elect someone other than McConnel majority leader.

Do something other than business as usual.

I do not need or care baout 250 votes to defund Obamacare or anythign else.

Use your damn power effectively.


38 posted on 12/12/2014 12:15:23 PM PST by chris37 (heartless)
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To: Rusty0604

Make them read the damn bill. Every word of it. Delay it , ruin their flights home, make a short term funding bill absolutely necessary.


39 posted on 12/12/2014 12:34:28 PM PST by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: hondact200

The with few exceptions, the Republicans are now the Obuttkisser Party .... this Cromnibus bill is proof positive for those who are still in denial.


40 posted on 12/12/2014 12:34:45 PM PST by Qiviut ( One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. ~W.E. Johns)
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