Senator Cruz has been speaking since 2:41 EST, and I’ve been live tweeting, here.While his filibuster will no doubt fail, his attempt to delay Senate procedure is certainly succeeding. . Livestreaming video, here.
Senator Lee and Senator Vitter have both offered assists.
Via The Hill:
The Texas Republican says he will hold the Senate floor until he can’t any longer, but if he really goes on long enough, it’ll be the job of the presiding officer to stop him. That’s because a new day will begin at noon on Wednesday and the Senate will adjourn, somewhat magically.
The vote to limit debate on the motion to proceed to the fiscal 2014 stopgap spending bill — including for the moment the defunding of the 2010 health care law that Cruz supports — will occur no later than 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to a senior Democratic aide.
Cruz gained recognition at 2:41…
View original post 431 more words
U.S. Constitutional Free Press 