Ted Cruz Calls McConnell a Liar on Senate Floor
The Texan accuses his party's leader of telling fellow Republicans he wouldn’t allow a vote on renewing the Export-Import Bank.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) waits to speak at a rally in Lafayette Square July 23, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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Senator Ted Cruz attacked his own party’s leader on the Senate floor Friday, accusing Mitch McConnell of lying by telling fellow Republicans he wouldn’t allow a vote on renewing the Export-Import Bank.
“I cannot believe he would tell a flat-out lie,” said Cruz of Texas, who is seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. “We now know that when the majority leader looks us in the eyes and makes an explicit commitment that he is willing to say things that he knows are false.”