Cruz Pushes Obamacare Repeal Gambit That Could Roil the Senate
- Firebrand Texan touts new weapon in health-care overhaul fight
- Says Pence could flex Senate powers to boost broader bill
Ted Cruz’s Strategy to Blow Up Obamacare
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Ted Cruz is pushing a novel strategy to blow up Obamacare, but it just might blow up the Senate too.
The Texas senator is unhappy with what many conservatives consider a half-baked repeal-and-replace effort racing through the House, a plan that GOP House leaders say was narrowed to meet Senate rules. Cruz’s answer: lean on Vice President Mike Pence’s gavel to dodge those procedural limits and broaden the legislation’s scope.