Ted Cruz Is Holding Up The Senate’s Bipartisan Bill To Address Flint’s Water Crisis

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Ted Cruz Is Holding Up The Senate’s Bipartisan Bill To Address Flint’s Water Crisis

by Emily Atkin at Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/02/25/3753881/cruz-blocking-flint-aid/

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In an almost miraculous display of bipartisanship, Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate have agreed on a $250 million aid package to address the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

There’s at least one problem, however: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

According to a report in Politico, Cruz is halting movement of the bill “to give him more time to study the details of the proposal.” The Republican presidential candidate placed a so-called “soft hold” on the aid package on Thursday, Politico reported, effectively preventing it from moving to the floor for a vote.

Cruz spokesperson Rachael Slobodien reportedly said the Texas senator’s hold on the aid package would not be permanent. In addition, the House has not yet taken action on an identical bill, and is not expected to until next month, if it does at all.



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[applegrove]

1. Is Cruz running to be the President of Hades? He just has to stick his shit in everything.

[potone]

2. Hades wouldn't have him.

I'm a classicist, and I know!

[dmr]

3. Damn it! Cruz is a nasty, egomaniac who thinks

life can't go on without his ignorant input.

Keep your big fat nose out of my state's business. We need to save children, you freaking idiot.

[applegrove]

4. He's showing off in actual fact. To the far right 1%.

[Rex]

5. He is trying to pick up Trump voters with this act of cruelty.

IF there is one thing RWingers love, it is acts of cruelty!

[Agnosticsherbet]

6. Well of course he is, the city is occupied mostly by the poor and

African Americans. People he does not give a shit about.

[DirkGently]

7. That sounds like him. n/t

[dhill926]

8. tell ya what, Ted...

why don't you suspend your campaign, so you have time to um, study the details of the proposal. Ya piece of shit...