What Ted Cruz Won't Do to Crush Obama's Immigration Policy
House conservatives are demanding even more than Ted Cruz.
on February 12, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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On Thursday afternoon, flanked by House Republicans, Texas Senator Ted Cruz gave the umpteenth iteration of his St. Crispin's Day speech on immigration. It was up to his fellow Republicans to end the president's immigration orders in the must-pass DHS funding bill.
"We should use every constitutional check and balance we have,” said Cruz. “There are a host of constitutional checks and balances, including confirmation power, that we should be using."