Cruz votes against Cruz, Senate moves on to funding government

[ProSense]

Cruz votes against Cruz, Senate moves on to funding government

by Joan McCarter



How much of a self-aggrandizing, prolonged political campaign ad was the exercise Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) just spent the last day and night engaged in? This much:

Cruz - a vote for cloture is a vote to fund ObamaCare; votes for cloture
— @evale72

The Senate just voted 100 to 0, yes, unanimously, to proceed to debate on the continuing resolution. Senate Democrats will offer an amendment, under a simple majority vote, to strip out the House's Obamacare defunding language. They might also shorten the temporary funding by a month, to just Nov. 15, to come back and try to reverse the sequester on the next bite.

All this could happen as quickly as Friday if Republicans were willing to give up debate time. It's likelier to happen Saturday, but could extend until Sunday if Republicans decide to drag it out. Either way, the House will have little time to react, as funding for this year runs out at midnight Monday, Sept. 30.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/25/1241302/-Cruz-votes-against-Cruz-Senate-moves-on-to-funding-government

[ProSense]

1. Kick for

disbelief!

[pinboy3niner]

2. He's going to vote NO on the next procedural measure

So he'll be able to say he voted for it before he voted against it.

[JBoy]

3. Around the world, nobody can understand Cruz

[ProSense]

4. .

[BumRushDaShow]

5. We'll never understand because

we don't have stars upon thars like he does...