Posted on 07/27/2015 6:28:04 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) doubled-down Sunday in his attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Cruz on Friday accused McConnell of lying to him about whether he had agreed to allow Democrats a vote on extending the Export-Import Bank during negotiations earlier this summer on trade legislation.
On Sunday, he repeated the charge — which McConnell and his allies have criticized. “On Friday I gave an unusual speech, a speech unlike any I have given in this chamber. It was not a speech I was happy to give,” said Cruz, a Republican presidential candidate. “I described an explicit promise the majority leader had made to me and to all 53 Republican senators.”
He said that McConnell made a promise “in front of every Republican senator” while “looking me in the eyes [that] there was no deal on the Export-Import Bank.”
“We saw on Friday that promise was false," Cruz said. "That promise was made and that promise was broken.”
Cruz said that McConnell took steps to “force a vote to reauthorize the Export-Import bank and they were directly contrary to the promises the majority leader made to all 53 Republicans.”
“My saying so [on Friday] may be uncomfortable but it is a simple fact,” Cruz said.
He also responded to critics.
“I would note that it is entirely consistent with decorum and with the nature of this body traditionally as the world's greatest deliberative body, to speak the truth,” Cruz said. “Speaking the truth about actions is entirely consistent with civility.”
Asked if he want to far during his Friday speech, Cruz instead blasted the press for not writing about whether or not McConnell lied about a deal.
"I would note that on the discussion of my speech on Friday, there have been no stories written about whether in fact of Mitch McConnell told the truth," he said. "None of you have written the story about whether as to whether he told the truth or lied, the substantive story."
It is a simple matter of observation that the GOP leadership is at least compliant and at worst complicit
with the Obama policies that the electorate clearly told them to oppose.
So glad to see Ted not equivocate on this.
I love a good fighter. Go Cruz!!!
Just Ted being Ted.
Awesome innit?
What a great day it will be, when Mitch McConnell must say the words, President Cruz.
Two jack@sses doing their best to keep conservatives at home on election day.
We don't have the time or the ability to Eff around with this.
There’s something to be said for doing the right thing whether the cameras are on or not.
Yeah, let’s not play “split the vote” with a bunch of conservatives and then get the “establishment guy” as a default.
Considering that the Import-Export Bank has been given a new lease on life by the Senate, I’d say Cruz hit the bullseye with respect to McTurtle’s duplicity.
To defeat the democRATs, we must first defeat the Republicans.
so...who do YOU believe?
Cruz or McConnell?
Those 300 plus bills that were sitting on Reid’s desk are now collecting dust on McConnell’s desk. Big change America. The Uniparty lives,
“Asked if he want to far during....”
Does anyone edit this stuff?
Quote:
“To defeat the democRATs, we must first defeat the Republicans.”
Absolutely. This says it all.
...Asked if he want to far during his Friday speech...
Whaaaa????
No.
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