Cruz is exactly like other senators.
Whether Cruz succeeds or fails he gets paid every week. He gets his top of the line health benefits. He gets his retirement benefits. He gets his donor benefits.
Every year the government gives itself a tax raise.
There are no consequences for people like Cruz. They get rewarded whether they fail or succeed in the senate.
All the senators know this dirty little secret!
Cruz us unlike any of the other Senators in his actions- he shakes them up out of their complacency and corruption. Of course he has the same benefits- that is irrelevant.