Around 5:30 PM EST this evening, Rand Paul joined Ted
Cruz on the Senate Floor to discuss the prospect of defunding Obamacare. Cruz
began his much-anticipated "filibuster" to overhaul the Affordable
Care Act at 2:40 PM this afternoon.
“We should not shut down the government,” Cruz said in
response to the Kentucky Senator's question asking if that was his singular
objective. “And I sincerely hope that Senator Reid and President Obama” don’t
force a government shutdown either by ignoring the will of the American people.
Asked in a follow-up question by Senator Paul if he was
open to negotiating with Democrats -- i.e., brokering a “middle ground”
compromise short of fully defunding the president’s health care law -- Cruz was
unambiguous. “No,” Cruz said emphatically. “Because I have repeatedly
told Texans I will not vote for a Continuing Resolution that funds one penny of
Obamacare.”....To Read More.......
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