This is why, with all due respect, Sen. Cruz was out of line. I appreciate his passion, but he doesn’t know or chooses not to know how the game is played.
Surely, McConnell knew that the House would not take up this bill, especially with the Im-Ex bank amendment. But he gets to say he provided the vote. And let’s remember that a majority of Senate Republics were pressuring for the amendment.
I suppose this is just Sen. Cruz’s way of getting the spotlight on his moribund campaign (full disclosure, I’m a Walker guy at this point in time).
You don’t have to play nice, as Lamar chided him, but you have to place smart!
I think Cruz’s fuss stopped the bill.
After Mitch ‘filled the tree’ I was convinced that they were making a real effort to pass the Highway and Ex-Im combo. Until then I thought not.
The 'game' is played so that both Democrats and New Democrats (Republicans) get increasing taxes, less freedoms for us, and a swelling state.
Screw the game. Cruz was right, and right in line, and represents ME.
Things that make you go, HMMMMMMM
I think you could not be more wrong. I think the House would have simply passed this with an up or down vote before they went on recess if Senator Cruz had not made it a political hot potato by shining the light on the Senate’s corruption.