Ted Cruz sets shutdown wheels in motion, says GOP stands for nothing
WASHINGTON–Sen. Ted Cruz promised to delay to a vote on a measure that would fund the federal government and Planned Parenthood, all while criticizing Republican leadership for giving up their leverage to defund the women’s health agency.
His argument: If GOP leadership isn’t willing to risk a government shutdown, they’re surrendering to Democrats.
“When Reagan was president, there were eight partial shutdowns, including six before his historic 1984 reelection,” wrote Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate who often compares himself to the late president, in a Politico op-ed. “The world didn’t end. But that’s what happens sometimes when a leader fights for his principles.”
Cruz told reporters he would block speedy consideration of Senate government funding legislation that keeps spending levels the same–called a “continuing resolution”–because it doesn’t defund Planned Parenthood. That would force a Saturday session, rare for a legislature that routinely starts its weekend on Thursday evening.
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