Apologies are a dime a dozen, but sticking to your principles is a rarity. The vote was over when cloture passed. Pretending otherwise insults intelligent constituents, which Cornyn regularly attempts to do.
Cornyn does it regularly and successfully, he gets reelected despite him being a Democrat in an R jersey and advancing the left’s agenda using these same tactics. Vote for cloture and then vote against as a fig leaf.
Excellent response to that tripe.
Go Cruz, Go!!!