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After the marathon ended, Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid immediately took to the floor to condemn Ted Cruz and Tea Party activists across the nation as "anarchists", calling the speech a waste of time. Establishment Republicans, including Senator John McCain, echoed Reid's "waste of time" statement. but in reality, it was nothing close to a waste of time. For 21 hours, Washington D.C. was forced to listen to the American people, and that's something that they desperately need. |
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Ted Cruz also had a difficult time getting the floor.
Today, Cruz had no problem getting the floor, but Reid will have a problem getting it back. At 2:40pm Ted Cruz began speaking in defense of defunding Obamacare, and Senator Cruz has been speaking for an hour, joined at one point by Senator Mike Lee. It seems strange but Cruz is speaking on a bill he fully supports, asking the Senate to not cloture it. This bill is the Continuing Resolution passed by the United States House of Representatives, that takes the funding away from Obamacare. The fear that Cruz has is that Reid will, using his position as Senate Majority Leader, will take that portion out of the bill. This would likely happen if the bill is clotured. Although some in the Conservative Movement have stated that this may not be the best way to fight Obamacare, Ted Cruz has the full support of the Republican Party.
This is not yet a technical filibuster since the voting time is scheduled for tomorrow.
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