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Chamber Of Commerce CEO: Ted Cruz Hasn’t Proven He Can Actually Get Anything Done [10/21/2013]
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| Oct. 21, 2013
Posted on 03/21/2015 1:18:25 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
“I think of him as a tennis player. You know, if you’re going to rush the net all the time you better have a lot of motion to the left and the right. And he hasn’t proven that to me yet,” Chamber CEO Tom Donahue said. He also remains bullish on immigration reform.
WASHINGTON U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue Monday criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, who led the quixotic campaign to defund Obamacare that ended up shutting down the government, saying he has yet to prove he is capable of legislating.
Well I dont know Sen. Cruz, Donohue told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.
I think of him as a tennis player. You know, if youre going to rush the net all the time you better have a lot of motion to the left and the right. And he hasnt proven that to me yet, Donahue added.
When a reporter noted that many believe the business community want Cruz to sit down and shut up, Donohue quipped, Well that might be one thing we could work on.
Donahue also said he believes that immigration reform is far from dead despite the intense partisanship in Washington.
Generally there is good feeling about the efforts that have been made on immigration. And by the way were doing this with the AFL of CIO
[thats]
a significant interest group, Donohue said.
Donohue acknowledged that the House isnt likely to pass either the Senates comprehensive measure or one of the several Democratic or bipartisan comprehensives bills in the chamber.
I dont think theyll pass a great big comprehensive bill. I think theyll pass three of four things, Donohue said.
I would suggest the Speaker is stronger than he was four weeks ago
I think hes in a better position by letting out the air of the proverbial balloon, Josten said of Boehners decision to let his conservative swing push the country to the brink of default. He got a standing ovation from his conference during the last meeting, he noted.
Donohue said he is hopeful the House and Senate will go to conference, [and] have the president sign immigration reform quickly.
But Josten was more tempered, saying that it is his guess that the House and Senate wont turn to immigration in a serious way until they get past the next set of deadlines on spending and debt in February.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cronycapitalism; cruz; cruz2016; cruzannounces; futd; tedcruz
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To: SoConPubbie
Know your enemies, my FRiends!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:18:51 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!
If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.
Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!
CRUZ or LOSE!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:19:19 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
To: SoConPubbie
Oct. 21, 2013. Is this really a year and a half old?
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:21:57 PM PDT
by
Blennos
To: SoConPubbie
To: SoConPubbie
Moves Cruz to the top of my list!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:22:50 PM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: SoConPubbie
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue Tom would have his wife and daughter dancing naked at a biker bar if he thought it would raise his members income by 5%.
The Chamber does not care where the money comes from.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:23:04 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
(It is not heaven, it is Iowa. Everyone gets a "Corn Check")
To: SoConPubbie
When a reporter noted that many believe the business community want Cruz to sit down and shut up, Donohue quipped, Well that might be one thing we could work on. And the Chamber of Commerce has just the boy to help them with that, too!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:24:02 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("God save America" - we are at the dawn of a new dark age)
To: Blennos
Oct. 21, 2013. Is this really a year and a half old?
Yes, but it is still the arrogant attitude of the JackAsses over at the Chamber-of-Cronyism!
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:24:17 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
If you going to post stuff older than a year, I am going to have to learn to read the damn date.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:24:47 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
(It is not heaven, it is Iowa. Everyone gets a "Corn Check")
To: SoConPubbie
“Get anything done” = contribute anything towards the legalization of millions of cheap laborers.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:26:13 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: hadaclueonce
If you going to post stuff older than a year, I am going to have to learn to read the damn date.
Actually, all you have to read is the title. I put it right there as a disclaimer.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:26:18 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: SoConPubbie
I couldn’t care less what Donohue thinks of Cruz, except as you mentioned in your post #2.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:26:22 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: SoConPubbie
Actually, all you have to read is the title
Point taken.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:30:49 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
(It is not heaven, it is Iowa. Everyone gets a "Corn Check")
To: SoConPubbie
Those Democrats never ever give up.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:34:58 PM PDT
by
CMailBag
To: C. Edmund Wright
>>Generally there is good feeling about the efforts that have been made on immigration. <<
Translation: Amnesty so we can get cheap labor and slough the bill to the taxpayers.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:37:22 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(islam: The hands of the Chinese, the mouths of the arabs, the minds of the French.)
To: SoConPubbie
Translation: Cruz doesn’t support amnesty.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:47:31 PM PDT
by
Obadiah
(Wind turbines, aka: bird choppers, cause earthquakes due to their harmonic frequencies.)
To: SoConPubbie
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:47:58 PM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
To: Obadiah
Translation: Cruz doesnt support amnesty.
And Common Core, and Obamacore, etc.
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posted on
03/21/2015 1:54:14 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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