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Texas Democrat: Sen. Ted Cruz 'can't be president'
Rep. Joaquin Castro said Friday that Sen. Ted Cruz has made the political polarization in Washington worse since he arrived and that Mr. Cruz's filibuster showed that he can't be president.
Sen. John McCain: Sen. Ted Cruz's Obamacare plan is 'impossible'
Sen. John McCain said Friday that he has never seen the Republican party so divided, and that Sen. Ted Cruz's plan to defund Obamacare is "impossible" as long as Democrats control the White House and the Senate.
Shutdown or no, Obama's Asia trip is still a go
With the prospects growing of a government shutdown on Tuesday, the White House said Thursday that President Obama has no intention of postponing a week-long trip to Asia that begins Oct. 6.
Top GOPer breaks with Ted Cruz on Obamacare funding fight
A top Senate Republican said Thursday that he will not support Sen. Ted Cruz's approach to defunding Obamacare because he thinks the GOP would be better off forcing red-state Democrats to cast a vote on whether to fund the health care law.
Senate Democrat Joe Manchin breaks with White House on Obamacare delay
Sen. Joe Manchin apparently has broken with fellow Democrats on Obamacare Thursday, saying that he would support a one-year delay in health care law's individual mandate, a central tenet of the new law.
Club for Growth targets Sen. Mark Pryor over spending
An influential anti-spending group is launching a new round of attacks against Sen. Mark L. Pryor, saying the Arkansas Democrat is trying to hide the liberal voting record that he has compiled in support of the Obama administration's agenda.
Rubio defends Cruz in Obamacare battle
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday that fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's filibuster this week has sparked more public interest in the debate over Obamacare — though he predicted that the no-holds barred effort to defund the law will fail in the Senate.
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson sees deal to avoid government shutdown
Sen. Ron Johnson said Thursday that he is confident lawmakers will strike a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown and that most likely it will include some tweaks to Obamacare.
GOP lawmaker: Obamacare forces healthy people to pay for fatties
The big problem with Obamacare is that healthy people will have to pick up for the tab for folks who don't take care of themselves.
Obama's disapproval rating up, but he fares better than GOP on issues: poll
A poll released Wednesday shows that President Obama's disapproval numbers are at a two-year low but that Republicans are worse off and would be saddled with the blame if Congress fails to reach an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.
Kathleen Sebelius: Under Obamacare, most will pay less than $100 for coverage
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that opponents of Obamacare have been peddling misinformation about the health care law and that consumers will be able to see that after they get familiar with the costs of the state health insurance exchanges that kick in next week.
Sen. Tom Coburn: GOP won't be able to repeal health care law until Obama leaves office
Sen. Tom Coburn said Thursday that the "lousy" tactics that Sen. Ted Cruz's is employing as part of his campaign to defund Obamacare are dishonest and that Republicans most likely won't be able to take President Obama's health care law off the books until the Democrat is out of office.
He got by with a little help from his friends: Colleagues helped Ted Cruz hold floor
While Sen. Ted Cruz had to stay on his feet for his entire filibuster, he got a tremendous amount of help with the talking part, relying on colleagues for nearly 40 percent of the 21-hour-long affair.
Tea party group says Sen. Ted Cruz is galvanizing the grass roots
The leader of a national tea party group said Wednesday that Sen. Ted Cruz's filibuster is revving up the grass-roots movement by doing something few Republicans do: following through on his campaign promise to do everything he can to get rid of Obamacare.
Harry Reid: Ted Cruz's Obamacare marathon a 'waste of time'
Minutes after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz wrapped up his filibuster, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor and said that he does not think lawmakers learned anything new from the tea party favorite's more than 21-hour performance, calling it a "big waste of time."
