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Border crisis bill derails in House amid Ted Cruz-inspired disarray
Los Angeles Times ^
| 07/31/2014
| Lisa Mascaro
Posted on 07/31/2014 1:48:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Speaker John A. Boehner was always expected to have trouble passing emergency funds for the crisis at the Southwestern border -- but Republican Sen. Ted Cruz made his job impossible.
Cruz, the hard-line Texas Republican, has been working behind the scenes to stir up conservative opposition to a House GOP plan to approve $659 million to secure the border and handle the flow of 57,000 migrant youths.
And it worked. Amid disarray, House GOP leaders canceled Thursday's vote after it was clear they did not have the votes.
The senator's handiwork lighted up the telephone lines in the Capitol after an appearance on a tea party webinar. He further stoked opposition among House Republicans meeting privately over pizza on the eve of Thursday's vote.
House GOP leaders bristled at the senator's interference on their turf. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) said Cruz had "hijacked" the Republican Party. Democrats jokingly referred to "Speaker Cruz."
Ultimately, Boehner was pressured into attaching a Cruz-inspired bill that would halt the administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program giving 500,000 young immigrants legal status if they remain in school or join the military.
Cruz had similar legislation in the Senate but was unable to get a vote in that chamber.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; bordercrisis; congress; cruz; tedcruz
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To: SeekAndFind
Ted Cruz vs. the Gelding.
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posted on
07/31/2014 1:53:01 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: SeekAndFind
Bonehead’s bill is a sham. Kill it!
Thank God for Cruz and Sessions.
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posted on
07/31/2014 1:53:05 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
(True conservatives don't like being rained on by their own party!)
To: tennmountainman
Cornyn's gift to Mexico in the House Bill was exposed. Weasel!
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posted on
07/31/2014 1:56:09 PM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: Vigilanteman
We need a thousand more Ted Cruzes!
To: austinaero
Or at least 534 in Congress.
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:01:19 PM PDT
by
xone
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:03:24 PM PDT
by
eeevil conservative
(GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND AND I WILL MOVE THE thatEARTH....Archimedes)
To: jimbo123
Was this photo during the primary!
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:05:13 PM PDT
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: SeekAndFind
Thank God for Texas. Thank God for Ted Cruz.
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:05:20 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
To: austinaero
We’ll never get that many, but even if we get about 1/3rd of the GOP of the same character, they will goad the spineless into doing what needs to be done.
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:05:42 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
To: SeekAndFind
Why don’t we just go ahead and demand the House to choose Ted as the new Speaker?
The Constitution does not forbid it.
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:08:21 PM PDT
by
bestintxas
(Every time a RINO bites the dust a founding father gets his wings)
To: SeekAndFind
Wait. . .what. . .Cruz mucking up the House?
Cruz is a Senator, not a representative.
Cruz has no role in the House.
Cruz can put up a fight in the Senate, and good on him and he better, but he is a Senator not a representative and therefore has no role to play ion House actions.
Republicans and democrats both would slam the door on Cruz if tried to interfere with House actions.
Cruz respects the Constitution, he respects separation of powers, he respects decorum and the independent roles of the Senate and House. . .Cruz is NOT the Big Zero.
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:14:40 PM PDT
by
Hulka
To: SeekAndFind
how many times does it have to be said before these Aholes in congress get it?? Build the damned fence, end of story!!
To: SeekAndFind; 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!
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posted on
07/31/2014 2:20:09 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Hulka
.
Cruz has no role in the House.
Cruz can put up a fight in the Senate, and good on him and he better, but he is a Senator not a representative and therefore has no role to play ion House actions.
I disagree.
Since "no one of stature" wants to lead the House Republicans ...
it doesn't matter to me if "Popeye the Sailor" played the role of "Tea Party Conservative House Whip" ...
and beat John Boehner and Eric Cantor to a bloody-pulp (politically).
I cannot recall a time in U.S. History when a Republican House Majority Leader was the "bitch whore in eternal heat" to a Democratic Socialist President.
What the HELL is going on here ?
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To: SeekAndFind
The senator's handiwork lighted up the telephone lines in the Capitol after an appearance on a tea party webinar. But I thought that the TEA Party was over, dead, kaput...!
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posted on
07/31/2014 3:36:38 PM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
07/31/2014 4:44:01 PM PDT
by
leapfrog0202
("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
To: austinaero
...”And it worked”....
Cruz is the ONLY thing working in Washington!
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:29:40 PM PDT
by
caww
To: SeekAndFind
I like the sound of “Speaker Cruz”
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:35:08 PM PDT
by
CAluvdubya
(Molon Labe)
To: Hulka
Cruz can put up a fight in the Senate, and good on him and he better, but he is a Senator not a representative and therefore has no role to play ion House actionsBS..... Cruz is the leader of the entire conservative wing of this nation, and has every right to exercise his influence. And btw, thank God he is!!!!
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posted on
08/01/2014 8:44:41 AM PDT
by
catfish1957
(Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
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