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Amid opposition by Sen. Ted Cruz, House GOP border funding bill stalls
Los Angeles Times ^
| July 31, 2014
| By LISA MASCARO
Posted on 07/31/2014 4:35:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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 unaccompanied immigrant youths.
And it worked. Amid disarray, House GOP leaders canceled Thursday's vote after it was clear they did not have the votes.
House GOP leaders bristled at the senator's interference on their turf. Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) said Cruz had "hijacked" the Republican Party. Democrats jokingly referred to "Speaker Cruz."
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: boehner; border; borderbill; cruz; illegalaliens; invasion; tedcruz
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To: gov_bean_ counter
“Yo Boner. Whos your daddy???”
Beautiful! ;-)
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:29:55 PM PDT
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:30:55 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
To: SoConPubbie
"Ted Cruz Ping! "Please count me in.
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:50:14 PM PDT
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: MV=PY; KC_Lion
Ted Cruz is rocking that boat!!
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posted on
07/31/2014 5:51:03 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: SoConPubbie
....."behind the scenes, it was Cruz, the Texas conservative with presidential aspirations, who appeared to be "pulling the strings"........House GOP leaders 'bristled at Cruzs interference on their turf'......... Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) said Cruz had hijacked the Republican Party.......... Democrats jokingly referred to the senator as Speaker Cruz.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:23:38 PM PDT
by
caww
To: House Atreides
That’s our guy!!!
When Cruz said a while back, after he pulled his all nighter, ...he said...”The American people don’t realize how close we are to taking over the party”....
I have never forgotten that....
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:26:29 PM PDT
by
caww
To: caww
Thats our guy!!!
When Cruz said a while back, after he pulled his all nighter, ...he said...The American people dont realize how close we are to taking over the party....
I have never forgotten that....
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It was unforgettable. Unfortunately there are a small percentage of FReepers who seem to have forgotten how close we are and are willing to send up the white flag of surrender to the RINOs.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:33:48 PM PDT
by
House Atreides
(ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR CHILDERS 2014 .... Don't reward bad GOPe behavior.)
To: House Atreides
Hey, I’ve been there at times....it’s pretty discouraging too...so I give people a break when they have their down moments regarding our politicians.
Besides Cruz and those with him are playing their cards below the MSM radar...and needs to be so as long as they can pull it off.......
.....We just have to “believe” without seeing a lot these days.
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posted on
07/31/2014 6:40:14 PM PDT
by
caww
To: SoConPubbie
Ted Cruz - 2016!
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:00:44 PM PDT
by
Tau Food
(Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Old sour Krauthammer also slammed the House conservatives on Brett’s show today. He is a GOPe supporter who really doesn’t know how disgusted conservatives are with Boehner, McConnell, and McCain...sell- outs all.
To: tennmountainman; Oldeconomybuyer; b4its2late; SoConPubbie; austinaero; Guenevere; Georgia Girl 2; ..
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:19:06 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:23:41 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:25:58 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Fiji Hill
Bill OReilly just called the Congressmen who stalled the bill pinheads.
Yeah, Ted Baxter never misses an opportunity to be stupid.
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posted on
07/31/2014 7:57:16 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I thank God for my Sen Cruz. May He bless and keep Sen Ted Cruz.
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posted on
07/31/2014 8:00:07 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
To: MV=PY
Please count me in.
You've been added to the Ted Cruz Ping List!
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posted on
07/31/2014 8:08:42 PM PDT
by
SoConPubbie
(Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
It is reassuring to know we backed the best! Would have voted for him twice, like the good dems do, but there were enough of us to kick sorry David DoWorst to the curb.
Cruz is probably not making DC friends by politicking House members, but doing the right thing at the right time is what makes him great.
We all need to make sure he is headed to POTUS!
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posted on
07/31/2014 8:14:32 PM PDT
by
X-spurt
(CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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