Senator Sessions has already said that this piece of legislation was intended as a poisen pill and was successful. As you may recall, the Gang of Eight legislation failed to oass. Senator Cruz’ amendment made the bill unpalatable to the Dems.
This is a repeat of something that was much discussed months ago. If Trump’s camp is bringing this up again, then they are calling Senator Sessions, who has endorsed Trump and worked with Trump extensively, a liar .
I don't know why Sessions came to Cruzs' defense. The amendment was not a poison pill. The amendment was never added to the bill. The bill passed overwhelmingly in the Senate.
Cantor losing his house seat to an unknown amateur (Dave Bratt) over amnesty scared away all the pro-amnesty votes in the House. That is what killed the gang of 8 bill. Ted Cruz had nothing to do with it.