In the aftermath of the Senate’s decision to postpone a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Ted Cruz said in a statement, “There is no reason to rush his nomination to a vote until he has
On Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) jumped into a heated moment to defend his colleague Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). against Sen. Ben Nelson’s (D-FL) and
Senator John McCain not-so-ambiguously chided his colleague today in the Armed Services Committee. Senator Bill Nelson leveled a charge at Senator Ted Cruz saying that he questioned the patriotism of Secretary of Defense Nominee Chuck Hagel during his rejection statement.
Democrat Senator Bill Nelson started his speech in support of Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel by slamming Republican Senator Ted Cruz during the Armed Services Committee hearing today. Senator Nelson said that Cruz’s statements about Hagel were “over the line”
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Armed Services Committee Chair Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) had a stringent exchange during the committee hearing today discussing the confirmation of Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel. Cruz argued that Hagel had failed to provide
Senator Ted Cruz gave a detailed rebuttal to the proposed confirmation of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense. Cruz outlined Hagel’s failure to comply with the requests of the Armed Services Committee and his questionable statements and votes in his
In today’s debate in the Senate Armed Services Committee over the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) engaged in heated debate with committee chair Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) over the question of whether Hagel had
The controversy surrounding Karl Rove’s Conservative Victory Project, the new super PAC designed, according to the New York Times, to “recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts who Republican leaders worry
Senator Ted Cruz cornered Chuck Hagel about an interview in 2009 on a foreign news station where he agreed with a caller saying that Israel had committed “war crimes.” Cruz then asked Hagel about he comment he made on the
In response to Media flipping out over Ted Cruz questioning of Hagel: I think it’s a great idea to have “some kind of victim” as Secretary of Defense. You wouldn’t want some sort of super-patriotic America-is-awesome tough guy in a
The overwhelming feeling you get from watching the low points of Chuck Hagel’s SecDef hearings is: what on Earth is this man doing here? He scarcely seems as if he wants to be there. The angles of attack taken by
The mainstream media hivemind has decided that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) quoted Chuck Hagel’s words out of context in confronting him with past statements about the U.S. and Israel. Dave Weigel of Slate even went so far as to accuse
Freshman Senator Ted Cruz completely debunks the ‘Assault Weapon’ argument during the Senate Judiciary meeting on gun control, when he pointed out that a particular hunting rifle considered to be ‘legal’ under Senator Feinstein’s newly proposed weapons ban bill, would
Senator Ted Cruz showed the Senate Judiciary Committee today that many of the guns that are exempted from the assault weapons ban have the same functionality and use the same caliber as guns that are banned. Cruz showed how a
Texas’ newest Senator, Republican Ted Cruz, blasted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the threatening letters the mayor sent to several American banks over their business connections with American gun manufacturers. Cruz advises the banks not to be bullied by the
Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director John Morton. “Last year, I joined with my colleagues at a press conference with the top representatives of the nation’s rank-and-file immigration law
On Saturday at the National Review Institution Summit in Washington, D.C., rising Republican star Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to the podium to deliver an impassioned explanation for why Republicans must force President Obama to the wall on the debt
(AP) Ryan says GOP needs to pick its fights with ObamaBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONRep. Paul Ryan has a message for fellow Republicans: Let’s stick together and carefully pick our fights with President Barack Obama. In a speech Saturday to conservatives,
On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Washington politicians should not take advantage of recent tragedies to pass aggressive gun control laws, especially since “real assault weapons” have been illegal since 1934. Cruz was responding to the bill Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA)
(AP) Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTONGuest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” _ David Plouffe, adviser to President Barack Obama; actress Eva Longoria, co-chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press”
On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said President Barack Obama is “high on his own power” and a “president who has drunk the Kool-Aid” in response to Obama’s gun control proposals. “He is feeling right now high on his own
US Senator Ted Cruz has announced that he and four other Senators have concluded their congressional delegation to Afghanistan and Israel. The delegation also included Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Senator Deb
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Wednesday he intends to oppose the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense. He feels the country “can and should do better” than the former Nebraska senator. In an op-ed in
In a testament to Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s (R) star power, Politico recently questioned whether Cruz would ever be eligible to run for president. It is a question many have asked after Cruz started to gain momentum in his Texas
With the “fiscal cliff” past, and the debate (hopefully) shifting towards spending rather than taxes, this ought to be the Tea Party’s moment. Yet the Tea Party, while still strong throughout the country and within the ranks of the GOP,
