Before he finished his speech, Cruz tried to get a vote on his Iran/Israel amendment. But the presiding officer ruled it was not in order because McConnell had blocked all other amendments.

Cruz appealed the ruling of the chair and a full Senate vote on the appeal will take place Sunday, just after the Export-Import Bank vote.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/24/politics/ted-cruz-mitch-mcconnell-senate/index.html

So it looks like the fireworks will come alive again on Sunday...tomorrow.

Can't wait to tune in to C-SPAN!   

Quote from: supsalemgr on July 25, 2015, 08:59:49 AM
Maintaining their positions and power on committees is more important than core values. As long as McConnell is the majority leader other senators will be afraid of him.

You are absolutely correct.
With one exception, Cruz.

Quit ripping big business.
They hire people and we need more of them.
Look what the libs did to Boise Cascade around here, they ran them off by trying to tax their pants off. (don't worry as we have MacDonalds.)

Quote from: kroz on July 25, 2015, 05:05:07 AM
Mitch has since gone into hiding.  The reporters cannot get a comment from him about it.

My question is ....... WHY aren't the other conservative Senators running to support Cruz's revelation?????

There are conservative US Senators?

Where?

Quote from: sneakypete on July 25, 2015, 01:15:24 PM
There are conservative US Senators?

Where?

How about Mike Lee?

Ron Johnson?

David Vitter?

James Rische?

Michael Enzi?

James Inhofe?

John Barrasso?

Pat Roberts?

Mike Crapo?

Chuck Grassley?

Tom Coburn?

Jeff Sessions?

At least some of these guys should be speaking out in support of Cruz!!!

Quote from: darroll on July 25, 2015, 11:06:06 AM
Quit ripping big business.
They hire people and we need more of them.
Look what the libs did to Boise Cascade around here, they ran them off by trying to tax their pants off. (don't worry as we have MacDonalds.)

Yes we need to be business friendly.  I agree that we need to do things which keep business in the United States.  We need to stop running our companies off to other countries.  However...................we also need to protect the American worker.  Big business are abusing some of our laws.  For instance and this is a big one......HB1 visa's.  I don't believe for a moment that corporations cannot find Americans to fill jobs.  If we are that undereducated then quit giving money to these communist universities.  Here is a great article describing how big business is sticking it to American workers.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-visas-tech-workers-h1b-20150217-story.html

And by the way the HBI Visa program allows temporary workers to get mortgages.  How does that work when the Visa is up?

HB1 visa's:
We ran adds in all the papers looking for micro solderers. We did not get one person that could do the job.
We called our outlet, India. They sent us all we needed.
Now the government is trying to dry up our access to smart, sober people overseas.
Microsoft just laid off thousands of workers. (you cant have all dumb workers)
Americans are not serious about putting down their bong and getting an education.

Quote from: darroll on July 25, 2015, 04:57:39 PM
HB1 visa's:
We ran adds in all the papers looking for micro solderers. We did not get one person that could do the job.
We called our outlet, India. They sent us all we needed.
Now the government is trying to dry up our access to smart, sober people overseas.
Microsoft just laid off thousands of workers. (you cant have all dumb workers)
Americans are not serious about putting down their bong and getting an education.

Quit subsidizing Americans who won't work. As soon as that happens, they'll beg for those jobs. Funny how hunger and bills motivates the lazy. The problem is, the GOVERNMENT has an interest in keeping the masses ignorant and dependent.

BTW, often, Americans are being forced by these companies to TRAIN THEIR OWN REPLACEMENTS! This for no other reason than to get cheap labor. Not all Americans are lazy. If you believe that, you hang out with the wrong crowd.

Quote from: carlb on July 25, 2015, 05:10:58 PM
Quit subsidizing Americans who won't work. As soon as that happens, they'll beg for those jobs. Funny how hunger and bills motivates the lazy. The problem is, the GOVERNMENT has an interest in keeping the masses ignorant and dependent.

BTW, often, Americans are being forced by these companies to TRAIN THEIR OWN REPLACEMENTS! This for no other reason than to get cheap labor. Not all Americans are lazy. If you believe that, you hang out with the wrong crowd.

I didn't mean Americans are lazy.
Our Company was a blue chip company. I told our people in a meeting that they could buy (for retirement) one share of stock and the company would give them one for free. They told me the company was trying to rip them off. They hated the place. Then they wondered why the company moved off shore every chance they got. I said if I owned this place I would move too.

I work in manufacturing and I work hard all day long.  Hardly ever take my breaks.  We have lots of Hispanic people and let me tell you there isn't a one of them that works harder than I do.  In fact I have seen some lazy workers.  I have worked with lots of Oriental people, Indian......etc.  Not any harder workers than I am.  I pride myself in the work I do.  It is good quality and I get the job done.  There are lazy workers in every culture.

They had to tell everyone they couldn't have their phones because some "lazy" people were watching video's and texting in the bathrooms.  Not me.

I can micro solder too.

Quote from: kroz on July 25, 2015, 01:26:42 PM
How about Mike Lee?

Ron Johnson?

David Vitter?

James Rische?

Michael Enzi?

James Inhofe?

John Barrasso?

Pat Roberts?

Mike Crapo?

Chuck Grassley?

Tom Coburn?

Jeff Sessions?

At least some of these guys should be speaking out in support of Cruz!!!

Ok,I don't recognize most of those names,but I will take your word for it that they are or at least lean conservative..

The fact that I don't recognize most of the names only serves to highlight the actual problem. Between the media,the DNC,and the RNC,conservatives can't even buy face time on television.

Quote from: sneakypete on July 25, 2015, 08:58:43 PM
The fact that I don't recognize most of the names only serves to highlight the actual problem. Between the media,the DNC,and the RNC,conservatives can't even buy face time on television.

You're probably watching too much television, news-wise.

Most of Congress' work is in Committee. 

Quote from: kit saginaw on July 26, 2015, 04:23:38 AM
You're probably watching too much television, news-wise.

Most of Congress' work is in Committee.

And Commitees are always under the TOTAL control of the Committee Chairman.