Cruz never was for TPP. And he was mistaken and mislead on TPA. He admitted it, explained it and changed his mind before the vote, hence his no vote on TPA.
So, Ted Cruz voted to harm our national sovereignty and obliterate the legislative obligations of Congress because he was mislead?
Do you have any idea how lame that sounds? Neville Chamberlain was mislead about Germany brought on WWII. Even if Ted Cruz had been born in the USA he would still be persona non grata for that only where I come from.
Putting Congress in Charge on Trade - By Paul Ryan and Ted Cruz
How can a freshman Senator be mislead about TPA and still write an OP-ED piece with Paul Ryan for The Wall Street Journal urging its passing?
Ted Cruz was not tricked into voting for TPA, that's just another Cruz lie.
Senator Ted Cruz voted for Cloture on TPA Fast track trade authority removing the hurdle and concern of further amendments and clearing the way for passage. Again, like “unanimous consent” cloture votes are not recorded roll call votes. Thereby Ted Cruz could obfuscate his support. He figured to hide, see how that works?
However, Cruz advocacy could not be hidden entirely. On another bill HR 1314 Cruz voted against an amendment to the Trade Deal that would require congress to be consulted if China (or other nations) were to join after the fact:
Senate Amendment 1251 "To require the approval of Congress before additional countries may join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement"...
Cruz voted NAY. Directly saying he did not want congress to be consulted before other countries, namely CHINA, could join TPP.• Notice during November's debate Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were saying China is not part of TPP; contrast their voices against Donald Trump who was honestly saying TPP carries a backdoor for China (and Russia) to join.
Donald Trump was entirely correct. Senator Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were factually incorrect. They were not incorrect by accident, but rather by complicit ideology.
BOTTOM LINE – It might hurt Cruz supporters to admit what took place, and worse – to accept the transparency of motive behind what drove his decision making; but it makes no sense at all to ignore the truth of what took place.
Yes, Unfortunately Ted Cruz Did Support Trans-Pacific Trade Deal (TPA) - With Video...
“And he was mistaken and mislead”
Cruz is always “misled”, isnt he?