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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.
Media declares Wendy Davis better than Ted Cruz, then puzzles over Ted
Media analysis ran rampant among news organizations eager to compare Ted Cruz with Wendy Davis, the Texas state lawmaker who staged an 11-hour pro-choice filibuster before her own state legislature in June.
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."
Sen. Lindsey Graham vulnerable in 2014 primary: poll
A new poll shows that South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham's hopes of securing a third term in the Senate next year could be in jeopardy.
Marco Rubio: Cruz's Obamacare filibuster is educating public on 'dangerous' law
Sen. Marco Rubio said Sen. Ted Cruz's 18-plus-hour filibuster may not stop the Democratic majority in the Senate from funding Obamacare, but it will give the American public a better idea of how the law will affect their lives.
Bill Bennett endorses Mitch McConnell's Senate re-election bid
President Ronald Reagan's secretary of education endorsed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election bid on Wednesday, saying he is "proud to wholeheartedly" back the Kentucky Republican and calling on conservatives around the country to support the veteran lawmaker.
Sen. Ted Cruz: Filibuster on Obamacare isn't about me
Well into the 18th hour of his filibuster of Obamacare, Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday morning that his talk-a-thon was not about raising his profile or garnering attention, but rather was about trying to raise the issue of defunding President Obama's health care law.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss: Obamacare about vulnerable Democrats, not Ted Cruz
Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Wednesday that Sen. Ted Cruz's filibuster of Obamacare is taking attention away from the Senate Democrats who are going to have to cast another controversial vote on the deeply flawed law that could threaten their re-election.
Rep. Elijah Cummings says Sen. Ted Cruz laying groundwork for presidential bid
The ranking member on the House oversight committee said Sen. Ted Cruz's 16-plus hour filibuster is all about the Texas Republican building momentum for a presidential bid in 2016.
Joe Scarborough: Ted Cruz leading 'phony debate' on Obamacare
As Sen. Ted Cruz chugged toward hour 17 of his filibuster against Obamacare, former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough said the Texas Republican is leading a "phony debate."
Obama's approval rating slides to lowest level in two years
Amid his fight with Congress over spending and Obamacare, President Obama's approval rating has dropped to its lowest level since 2011, according to two new polls.
Cruz: I took 'coward's way out' on comfortable shoes
Sen. Ted Cruz opened up about his footwear Tuesday, saying that he took the "cowards way out" by ditching in the name of comfort his favorite pair of black ostrich-skin boots in favor of black tennis shoes before launching a filibuster against Obamcare.
