Cruz was trying to kill a day on the calendar in addition to educating the public. He succeeded.
That day means that the cloture vote will be on a Saturday, that the bill will go back to the House on a weekend, and that the Senate can get a new Bill from the House on the final day possible, and that it could call for a delay.
It’s possible that this was strategized as a plan someplace.
“That day means that the cloture vote will be on a Saturday, that the bill will go back to the House on a weekend, and that the Senate can get a new Bill from the House on the final day possible, and that it could call for a delay.”
Hmmmm. Methinks you’ve got a point there, FRiend.