"The clerk will now play Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" while Senators Reid and Cruz prepare to do battle."
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) September 23, 2013
The Senate debate over the continuing resolution that passed the House hit the Senate floor today. Sen. Harry Reid returned to his usual “anarchists” name-calling shtick:
Reid – with Cruz waiting – says GOP plan is "dead on arrival," says Senate "will not bow to Tea Party anarchists"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) September 23, 2013
The continuing resolution that the House passed would fund the government, but not Obamacare, and the Senate is debating the issue, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at the forefront of the “defund” movement.
The debate is on C-SPAN 2:
==>RT @cspan U.S. Senate – LIVE on C-SPAN2 http://t.co/3I0tdPv1UM
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 23, 2013
Here goes! Cruz battling Reid on Senate floor. https://t.co/JEXmI1XB1o http://t.co/b0KAPKeNna
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) September 23, 2013
Here’s the latest:
Senate convenes at 2. Cruz bursts thru the door a little after & tries to object to Reid moving to proceed to the CR.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 23, 2013
After Cruz tried to object to Reid, he had a lengthy, animated conversation to the side with GOP Senate Secretary Laura Dove.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 23, 2013
Now "@ChadPergram: Reid effectively keeping Cruz off the floor now by keeping Senate in quorum call." #defundObamacare #ReidTricks
— Katie (@1stbornAmerican) September 23, 2013
Reid effectively keeping Cruz off of the floor now by keeping Senate in quorum call, but he can't do it forever!! Screw Harry Reid!!
— We WIN LIBS LOSE (@usa67us) September 23, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Reid with Sen. Cruz objection – C-SPAN Video Library http://t.co/I0S5eRVZsu via @cspanvl
— Joy Simon (@joyousjoi) September 23, 2013
Cruz 2 Reid: "You asked for consent, and I object." CR shutdown staredown on track in #Senate. #GOP #Democrat
— Alan K. Ota (@Alankota) September 23, 2013
Currently the Senate is in a break.
Updates:
The debate continues:
https://twitter.com/PowerElement/status/382235285666267136
https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/382235294059094016
https://twitter.com/AsheSchow/status/382235418185302016
https://twitter.com/foxnewsradio/status/382235625086525440
https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/382236654502572033
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/382236746039037952
https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/382239745780088832
Twitchy will continue to monitor this story and post updates as the debate continues.
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