Posted on 12/20/2015 9:09:28 PM PST by Helicondelta
Rubio doubled down on his line of attack highlighting Cruz's support for an amendment in 2013 that would have doubled the number of green cards and increased five-fold the number of visas for highly skilled foreign workers.
"I think Ted wanted to not talk about legalization during the primary and leave himself the option of being for it in a general election. I don't think that's fair to the electorate," Rubio said on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Cruz's amendment would have stripped language from the 2013 Senate immigration reform bill giving illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship but still would have allowed them to apply for work permits and permanent residency after 10 years.
Rubio broadened his attack by accusing Cruz of flipping on giving President Obama expedited trade-negotiation authority.
"There are multiple issues on which he's tried to do these sorts of things. For example, when the free trade agreement was up he wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, he wrote it with Paul Ryan. And just three days later he flipped on it. I don't know why. He got some pressure on the fast-track authority."
Rubio also panned Cruz for reversing himself by voting against $3 billion in cuts to a crop insurance program. Cruz initially voted for the proposed cuts, which were not popular with farms in agricultural states such as Iowa.
"He's done it on votes on farm issues. In fact changed his vote on the floor of the Senate," Rubio said. "If you're going to attack someone on a policy issue, you need to be clear about where you stand on the issue and where you stood in the past."
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“This was an attempt to kill the bill,†Sen. Chuck Schumer, co-author of the Gang of Eight bill said of Cruz’s amendment. “And there was no doubt at the time that Senator Cruz knew it would do exactly that.â€
This is all a pointless side show that is just wasting bandwidth that should be devoted to Trump.
That's what Cruz claims now;it isn't what he claimed back then.
“This was an attempt to kill the bill,”Sen. Chuck Schumer, co-author of the Gang of Eight bill said of Cruz’s amendment. “And there was no doubt at the time that Senator Cruz knew it would do exactly that.”
And he's thankful to have people like you to spread the word.
First it was Trump.
Oh, it’s the jail bird.
Indeed.
"Jail bird" ? Is that the best insult you can dream up/lie about me with?
This person who posted this is obsessed with it. Check his history. It is a Trump supporter trying to bring down Cruz. Vile tactic.
If you check the history of the poster, it is a Trump supporter trying to bring down Cruz. Perhaps someone needs to reward the Trump supporters with lots of posts about the smears against Trump.
So-called Trump supporters are doing this. Check the history of the poster.
If there is amy barometer Rube, on who is believed, check out your post debate drop in the polls. Keep it up, it only makes Cruz look stronger.
*dying* :D
*[AKA "concern troll"]
Disclaimer: I'm a Trumpswab, but an honest one. I like Cruz, too.
Is that really necessary?
When is the funeral ?
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