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VIDEO: TED CRUZ Mocks Harry Reid’s “Demonstration Of Civility” And “Candor” On Senate Floor | RealClearPolitics
By MB Snow at May 8, 2013 | 7:00 am
Ted Cruz Mocks Harry Reid's "Demonstration Of Civility" And "Candor" On Senate Floor Responding to several remarks from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) terming him the Senate's "schoolyard bully" for holding up the congressional budget process, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the floor to mockingly "thank" Reid for his "candor." TED CRUZ: I rise today in praise ... Go To Article
MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT: Senate approves online sales tax bill – The Hill’s Floor Action
By MB Snow at May 6, 2013 | 4:54 pm
By Bernie Becker and Ramsey Cox - 05/06/13 06:59 PM ET The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would for the first time allow states to collect billions of dollars in online sales tax revenue from out-of-state purchases. The 69-27 vote is a major victory for retail groups and state governments, who for years have fought to close what they see as a loophole ... Go To Article
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VIDEO: CARVILLE: ‘Ted Cruz Is the Most Talented and Fearless Republican Politician I’ve Seen in 30 Years’ | NewsBusters
By MB Snow at May 6, 2013 | 1:00 am
By Noel Sheppard | May 05, 2013 | Democratic strategist and former Bill Clinton adviser James Carville said something about Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) on ABC's This Week Sunday that is guaranteed to raise eyebrows on both sides of the aisle. "I think he is the most talented and fearless Republican politician I’ve seen in the last 30 years." via Carville: 'Ted Cruz ... Go To Article
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TED CRUZ: Republican Senators Yelled At Us for Threatening to Filibuster Gun Control Bill (Video) | TheGatewayPundit
By MB Snow at April 29, 2013 | 4:20 pm
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) told a group of patriots at the FreedomWorks Texas Summit that fellow Republican Senators yelled at him and Rand Paul and Mike Lee for threatening to filibuster the Democrats’ gun control legislation. “We’ve had probably five or six lunches with a bunch of Republican senators standing and looking at Rand and Mike and me and yelling at us at ... Go To Article
REVIEW & OUTLOOK: The Internet Sales Tax Rush – WSJ
By MB Snow at April 23, 2013 | 7:04 am
REVIEW & OUTLOOKApril 21, 2013, Harry Reid and Wal-Mart hope nobody will notice their online revenue raid. Every time Congress has taken a serious look at proposals to boost Internet sales taxes, it has rejected them. That's probably why pro-tax Senators are trying to rush through an online tax hike with as little consideration as possible. As early as ... Go To Article
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REVIEW & OUTLOOK: The Senate Gets Dynamic – WSJ
By MB Snow at April 1, 2013 | 12:45 am
REVIEW & OUTLOOK, March 31, 2013 -- A 51-48 vote to consider the growth effects of tax changes. Congress has a dreadful record predicting the economic impact of its policies, in part because it relies on computer models that are as reliable as tarot cards. So it's a good sign that before going on recess a majority of the Senate endorsed "dynamic scoring" of ... Go To Article
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RAND PAUL and TED CRUZ threaten filibuster on guns – Jonathan Allen – POLITICO
By MB Snow at March 26, 2013 | 6:45 am
By JONATHAN ALLEN | 3/25/13 Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are threatening to filibuster gun-control legislation, according to a letter they plan to hand-deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office on Tuesday. “We will oppose the motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions,” the three ... Go To Article
CRUZ VS. FEINSTEIN:: Explosive Exchange at Gun Hearing | The Weekly Standard [VIDEO LINK]
By MB Snow at March 15, 2013 | 12:38 am
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10:54 AM, MAR 14, 2013 • BY DANIEL HALPER -- Ted Cruz and Dianne Feinstein had this explosive exchange at a Senate Judiciary Hearing on guns earlier today: "The question that I would pose to the senior senator from California is," said Cruz to Feinstein, "Would she deem it consistent with the Bill of Rights for Congress to engage in the same endeavor that we are ... Go To Article
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ANDREW STILES:: Paul, Lee & Cruz – NRO
By MB Snow at March 12, 2013 | 12:50 am
By Andrew Stiles -- When a staffer texted Senator Mike Lee that his friend and colleague Rand Paul was mounting a talking filibuster to demand greater transparency on the administration’s drone policy, Lee did not hesitate. “I alerted my staff that I would need to be going to the floor,” he says in an interview. Lee was the first of Paul’s Republican ... Go To Article
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MICHIGAN SENATOR Carl Levin to retire – POLITICO
By MB Snow at March 7, 2013 | 4:13 pm
By JAMES HOHMANN | 3/7/13 5:37 PM EST Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection next year, giving Republicans at least a shot of picking up another seat. The 78-year-old Armed Services Committee chairman, one of the most influential members of the Senate in either party, said he will work aggressively during his final two years ... Go To Article
