Posted on 08/25/2015 5:24:48 PM PDT by markomalley
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), told pastors Tuesday that he would do his best to make sure the government could not be funded if that funding included any taxpayer support for Planned Parenthood -- but that any attempt to blame him for a government shutdown that could result would be "nonsense."
Cruz, who has looked to harness the support of social conservative and evangelical voters for his presidential campaign, is taking a lead role in a nationwide campaign to end federal funding for the organization.
In a conference call that more than 100,000 pastors received invitations to participate in, Cruz said members of both parties in Congress want an "empty show vote" on funding Planned Parenthood, one that "has no teeth and no consequence" and is not tied to must-pass legislation. There is a way to ensure that the vote will matter, he said: tying it to an appropriations bill funding the federal government.
"We can expect President Obama and many of the congressional Democrats to cry loudly that if Congress uses its authority, Congress will be quote 'shutting down the government.' That, of course, is nonsense," Cruz said.
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Only Obama has the power to shut down the government.
Cruz 2016!
This crap of lumping all these bills together has to stop. up or down vote on planned parenthood. Then we will see were our reps stand. Gov. has no business paying for abortions.
God Bless this Effort.
The people are supporting you along with Trump, we can tell both of you are the only two that are going to make this country great again...
Do what you can, just don’t let the GOPe control you, be outspoken, and stand up and say it like it is, that way you will get ahead in the polls...
You have talked to Trump enough to know how things are going to work out...
Kind of parked it in the lap of congress while giving them an out to blame democrats.
Smart move.
It won’t be Cruz’s fault, but no one will know that it isn’t his fault.
LOL So, it will be identified as being his fault.
Well said, I agree.
This (the executive branch and CONgre$$) is the most evil government in the history of the republic, after what has been revealed to us about Planned Pre-Meditated Pulling Apart Babies for Profit. We are FORCED to pay for these deceivers…this death cult.
Plunder and death…the calling cards of criminals, socialists, totalitarians and satanists.
As close to ZERO as you can get REPRESENTATION on fundamental aspects of life, liberty and the slaughter of the innocent.
HOORAY Ted Cruz
That’s right. Take your case directly to the people. The people support defunding Planned Parenthood, Expose every one of those blocking that defunding. Make them own it,
This is a good and noble fight. Cruz leads it to his credit.
What!?!!
Cruz is the only one man enough to stand up in Congress against this abomination and go on the record? Where are the others publicly stating they will stand with him?
Their hiding behind Mitch McConnell’s dress.
So, it will be identified as being his fault.
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Just like the 17% shutdown caused by Reid and Obama was being blamed as a “government shutdown” caused by Cruz.
Exactly.
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