Making the argument for why the Senate should vote on the House
Continuing Resolution that funds the government and defunds Obamacare. He intends to speak, as he said, until he is no longer able to stand.
Here is a link to watch LIVE…
9.24.13 – 2:41 P.
M.
The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.
Sen. Ted Cruz![http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png]()
began a talk-a-thon on the Senate Tuesday afternoon and vowed to keep speaking
“until I am no longer able to stand” as he tries to halt President Obama’s
health care law.
“I rise today to speak for 26 million Texans and 300 million Americans,” Mr. Cruz began.
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He began at 2:41, and can talk![http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png]()
up until noon tomorrow, when under the Senate rules he would have to stop and
the Senate would proceed to vote on ending debate and bringing the spending
bill to the floor.
The bill right now includes provisions to defund Obamacare, which Mr. Cruz supports, but under the rules Democrats can strip those provisions out with a majority vote. So Mr. Cruz is trying to block the entire bill — including the parts he supports — in protest.
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Donna Garner
Wgarner1@hot.rr.com
Cruz
vows filibuster ‘until I am no longer able to stand’
By Stephen DinanThe Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.
Sen. Ted Cruz
“I rise today to speak for 26 million Texans and 300 million Americans,” Mr. Cruz began.
He took to the floor armed with a big black binder, thick with papers, presumably to read as he talks
He began at 2:41, and can talk
The bill right now includes provisions to defund Obamacare, which Mr. Cruz supports, but under the rules Democrats can strip those provisions out with a majority vote. So Mr. Cruz is trying to block the entire bill — including the parts he supports — in protest.
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9.24.13 – Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen.
Mike Lee speaking on the floor of the Senate today about defunding Obamacare: http://www.c-span.org/Events/
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9.23.13 – Palin:
Light Up Capitol Hill Switchboards – Defunding Obamacare
“Remember, we elected
these senators precisely for moments like this. If they can’t do anything with
the power we’ve given them through their elected office, then perhaps it’s time
for them to retire and let someone else have a go," Palin said.
"Opposition to Obamacare carried us to victory in 2010. And 2014 is just
around the corner."
…Palin said it was
even more important for Americans living in red states—like Alaska, Arkansas,
Louisiana, and North Carolina—represented by Democrats to "politely"
let their senators know there will be consequences at the ballot box if they
vote procedurally to shut down debate in the Senate:
Please call your
senators and politely ask them to stand with Senator Cruz. This is especially
important if your senator is a Democrat up for re-election in a red state in
2014. That would be Senators Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Mary Landrieu
(D-LA), and Kay Hagan (D-NC). Remind them politely that we are watching their
votes very carefully and even a procedural vote that shuts down this debate
will be regarded as a vote for Obamacare, and there will be consequences for
them at the ballot box next year. The same goes for Republicans up for
re-election. We definitely expect them to stand shoulder to shoulder with
Senator Cruz through thick and thin.
…Palin reiterated,
"We shouldn’t preemptively surrender the fight to those who rammed through
this outrageously burdensome and unaffordable ploy for government control of
health care even though some are trying to convince us that the fight is
futile."
"Just because
a fight isn’t easy, doesn’t mean it’s not worth fighting," she said.
…The number for the
Capitol Hill Switchboard is 202-224-3121. Ask for your senator’s office. You
can also find their contact information and contact them online at:
http://www.senate.gov/
Donna Garner
Wgarner1@hot.rr.com
