Coburn: Cruz Strategy On ObamaCare ‘Not Realistic’
Sen. Coburn: Cruz Strategy on Obamacare ‘Not Realistic’
By Audrey Hudson and Amy Woods
Sen. Tom Coburn on Sunday criticized the tactics by fellow Republican Sen. Ted Cruz who originally urged House lawmakers to defund Obamacare in a government-spending bill, but is now calling on senators to filibuster the measure.
“The ironic thing is the answer now in the Senate by those who proposed the strategy is to filibuster the very bill they said they wanted, and that’s what’s wrong with the tactic,” said Coburn, a Oklahoma Republican.
Either way, Coburn said, “It’s not a tactic that we can actually carry out and be successful.”
Cruz led the effort to link the spending bill to language that would kill Obamacare, but the Texas Republican told “Fox News Sunday” that if Democrats try to pass the measure with a 50-vote threshold then Republicans should filibuster their own bill.
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Coburn will seal his legacy in the state in the upcoming vote on the CR; if you vote for Cloture on whatever Cranky Harry presents later this week which will STRIP DEFUNDING OBAMACARE.
You cannot vote to advance ANY BILL that will enable a simple majority of 51 votes; knowing that ALL THE DEMS & ENOUGH SELLOUT REPUBS will vote in the affirmative & still claim YOU ARE OPPOSED TO IT.
BTW: That same tactic advanced you spiral downward within the Conservative base of this state when you ALSO VOTED IN FAVOR OF CLOTURE on the GunGrab bill back in April of this year.