John McCain wasn’t the only Republican fired up in the Senate Thursday evening over aid to Ukraine. Sen. Ted Cruz blasted Majority Leader Harry Reid for holding up a House aid bill as well as for repeatedly demonizing the Koch brothers on the Senate floor.
Cruz calling out Harry Reid's BS on Senate floor right now.
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) March 13, 2014
Cruz says in Reid's mind, the Kochs are Dr. Seuss characters and/or the Grinch who stole Christmas
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: "Majority Leader had expanded commentary about the Koch brothers who sound like characters out of Dr. Suess in his telling."
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ is totally blasting Harry Reid for using the Senate floor to vilify private citizens.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
Cruz also has a great takedown of Harry Reid using the Senate floor to vilify the Koch brothers in this clip http://t.co/fcwVpvz8Uu
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
Cruz’s senior communications adviser, Amanda Carpenter, has the rundown.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blocked his own bill by trying to stuff IMF money into it. Just pass the aid and sanctions.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: "Don't open taxpayers up to billions more in liabilities by tying it to Ukrainian aid." #IMF
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: Passing the bill w/ IMF would "expand Russian's control over IMF" and "decrease United States of America's influence."
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
It makes NO sense to expand IMF funding to boost Russian control in a bill that is supposed to help Ukraine. Strip the IMF expansion OUT.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: "He wants to hold aid to Ukraine hostage to rush through these misguided IMF" provisions.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: "Mr Putin should understand we are united in standing with the ppl of Ukraine. We will act and act decisively to impose sanctions"
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: "WE will act decisively to stand..there should be no doubt in anyone's mind this will unify both parties."
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
CRUZ: "We would have been unified tonight if Reid hadn't held this bill hostage" for the IMF.
— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) March 13, 2014
Love that Cruz is turning Dems' rhetoric back on them. Reid "held this bill hostage…"
— David Fair (@davidfair) March 13, 2014
