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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTed Cruz just did a huge favor for Democrats
http://www.vox.com/2014/12/13/7388109/cromnibus-senateThe Senate unexpectedly stayed in session for several hours on Saturday before voting on a bill to fund the government through next September (the "CRomnibus" .
The Saturday session was forced late Friday night by Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee, who are upset over the Obama administration's executive actions on immigration. They refused to allow Congress to go into recess without a vote on the constitutionality of Obama's actions.
The Senate voted down Cruz and Lee's motion on immigration with several Republicans joining Democrats before it passed the CRomnibus.
Because of the extra time, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was able to move closer to votes on 24 Obama administration nominees including nominees for Surgeon General, the head of the country's chief immigration enforcement agency, and twelve federal judgeships who Republican senators have been blocking.
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more at link. Explains why votes can start on Monday for the judicial nominees.
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Ted Cruz just did a huge favor for Democrats (Original Post)
silvershadow
Dec 2014
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TexasTowelie
(112,140 posts)1. Thank goodness Ted is good for something.
It will probably be the most redeeming thing that he did this year.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)2. Cruz was outfoxed by Reid.
Cruz is an amateur at this sort of thing, while Reid has had to deal with douchebag Republicans for several years.
MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)3. Our elected reps are down to outfoxing each other to earn praise...
What a sad state of affairs, huh? Approval should be at 0% by now.
JI7
(89,247 posts)4. Cruz is just an attention whore who cares more about his own personal ambitions than
doing anything for his party. which is probably good for democrats.