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Thursday, September 26, 2013 11:58:40 PM
GOP Senator Lays Into Ted Cruz For Putting On A 'Show'
AP Photo / Erik Schelzig
Igor Bobic – September 26, 2013, 4:46 PM EDT
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) came to the Senate floor Thursday to lambast his conservative colleages, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT), for not agreeing to a request by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to move up a cloture vote on a continuing resolution funding the government from Friday to Thursday evening.
Corker argued that the Senate should act as soon as possible in order to give their House colleagues more time to avert a government shutdown, criticizing Cruz for putting on a "show" meant to attract attention instead.
"It's my understanding again, relative to this vote tonight happening tomorrow instead, is that my two colleagues, who I respect, have sent out e-mails around the world and turned this into a show possibly, and, therefore, they want people around the world to watch maybe them and others on the Senate floor," Corker said, with Cruz and Lee present on the floor.
[ lol .. is that an act of irresponsible grandstanding, or what? .. lolol ]
"And that is taking priority over getting legislation back to the House so they can take action before the country's government shuts down and, by the way, causing them possibly to put in place again some other good policies," he added.
Moments after the heated exchange, the vice president of government affairs at the conservative Club for Growth tweeted that Corker sounded like a Democrat:
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Andy Roth @andyroth
Senator Corker effectively became a Democrat just now on the Senate floor.
6:31 AM - 27 Sep 2013
64 Retweets 12 favorites
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/corker-lays-into-cruz-for-shutdown-strategy
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Reid Announces Friday Votes To Finish Up CR
AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin
Sahil Kapur – September 26, 2013, 5:49 PM EDT
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that the Senate will hold a series of votes Friday to complete the continuing resolution and avert a government shutdown.
There will be four successive votes: to end debate; waiver budget point of order; amend the House-passed bill to fund Obamacare, strip out debt limit language and move the cutoff date to Nov. 15, and then final passage of the legislation.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reid-announces-friday-votes-to-finish-up-cr
AP Photo / Erik Schelzig
Igor Bobic – September 26, 2013, 4:46 PM EDT
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) came to the Senate floor Thursday to lambast his conservative colleages, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT), for not agreeing to a request by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to move up a cloture vote on a continuing resolution funding the government from Friday to Thursday evening.
Corker argued that the Senate should act as soon as possible in order to give their House colleagues more time to avert a government shutdown, criticizing Cruz for putting on a "show" meant to attract attention instead.
"It's my understanding again, relative to this vote tonight happening tomorrow instead, is that my two colleagues, who I respect, have sent out e-mails around the world and turned this into a show possibly, and, therefore, they want people around the world to watch maybe them and others on the Senate floor," Corker said, with Cruz and Lee present on the floor.
[ lol .. is that an act of irresponsible grandstanding, or what? .. lolol ]
"And that is taking priority over getting legislation back to the House so they can take action before the country's government shuts down and, by the way, causing them possibly to put in place again some other good policies," he added.
Moments after the heated exchange, the vice president of government affairs at the conservative Club for Growth tweeted that Corker sounded like a Democrat:
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Andy Roth @andyroth
Senator Corker effectively became a Democrat just now on the Senate floor.
6:31 AM - 27 Sep 2013
64 Retweets 12 favorites
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/corker-lays-into-cruz-for-shutdown-strategy
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Reid Announces Friday Votes To Finish Up CR
AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin
Sahil Kapur – September 26, 2013, 5:49 PM EDT
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that the Senate will hold a series of votes Friday to complete the continuing resolution and avert a government shutdown.
There will be four successive votes: to end debate; waiver budget point of order; amend the House-passed bill to fund Obamacare, strip out debt limit language and move the cutoff date to Nov. 15, and then final passage of the legislation.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reid-announces-friday-votes-to-finish-up-cr
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