Cruz questioned whether McConnell and Boehner are fully committed to battling Obama on immigration.
“I would note that a whole lot of citizens across the country feel a little bit like Charlie Brown with Lucy and the football, wherein fight after fight leadership in Congress says, we’ll fight next time — not this time, no, no, no. The wise thing to do is to fight in a month, fight in two months,” he said on the Senate floor.
The senior Democratic aide noted McConnell left the Capitol Friday evening apparently believing he had a deal with Reid to avoid a weekend vote-a-rama, telling reporters, “see ya Monday.”
“Senator McConnell left the Capitol apparently thinking there was a deal but his caucus rejected it after he left, while Senator Cruz took to the Senate floor to openly question Senator McConnell’s honesty and integrity,” the aide said.
Cruz center of Senate meltdown
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Yes. He had to come back.
Around 12:00 noon or so, Harry Reid and Dick Durbin were having a fake conversation, you know, the kind where they faux question each other to get their remarks on the record.
Durbin asked if a certain Senator who was hanging up the works was the same Senator who shutdown the government last year.
Harry Reid replied, yes it is the same Senator.
They were alluding to Cruz but would not use his name.
Cruz has the power to shut down the government!!! All by himself.
Now, Elizabeth Warren, by insisting on her amendment , will do the exact same thing as Ted Cruz did last year—gum up the works.
But the great Lieawatha will be praised as a principled legislator, almost as rare as a 1/32 Cherokee, if you know what I mean.