It soundfs like this was a proposed amendment on a much bigger bill. My suspicion is that Cruz’ support was gotten in exchange for a concession on another amendment. The whole thing collapsed, so Cruz didn’t vote for the final product.
No one accuses Rand Paul of being a big government subsidy guy, and he also voted for the ag insurance.
Why is it so hard for folks to understand that a Senator from Texas, a huge agricultural state, has to vote to protect the farms in his state from natural disaster? Same thing with Rand Paul in Kentucky.
Thanks for your excellent clarification. When a less slanted publication reports on the vote, I believe you will be proven correct on what happened in the process.
Those were my initial thoughts. Neither one is exactly a big government GOPe type and it is hard to pass judgement on things I am, admittedly, ignorant on.