It's not clear what the House will then do with it but they could have very little time to decide. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned that extended delays could hamper the GOP-controlled House's ability to send a pared down measure back to the Senate in time to try to salvage some kind of victory, perhaps on a bipartisan proposal to eliminate a new Obamacare tax on medical devices.
Cruz began talking Tuesday afternoon
Cruz's marathon speech on why the health-care law is "a train wreck" and a "jobs killer" has the appearance of a filibuster, but technically it's not. He will not be able to delay a procedural vote scheduled for Wednesday and will have to give up the floor according to Senate rules.
The speech, nonetheless,
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is seen on a television screen in the Senate Press Gallery during the tenth hour of his speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday,
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Cruz took control of the Senate floor at 2:41 p.m. ET Tuesday and has used a variety of tactics to pass the time, including reading messages from Twitter and reading bedtime stories to his kids. He read passages from the Bible to his daughters whom he said were watching him on TV. Cruz took some liberties with the Green Eggs and Ham text.
"When Americans tried it,
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Fellow Tea Party Republicans including Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Mike Lee helped Cruz out by stepping in to speak, posing and answering questions, which allowed Cruz to give his mouth a break without giving up control of the floor. He must remain standing.
Lee discussed a childhood accident in which his foot was run over by a car driven by his father. Cruz recalled his first Christmas dinner with his future wife's vegetarian parents,
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While he has some allies, there are many in Cruz's party who are not supporting the delaying tactics. They include the top Republicans in the Senate, Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn. Republicans widely oppose Obamacare but some are worried their party will take the blame if a government shutdown happens on Tuesday.