"Ted Cruz Continues Campaign Against Obamacare"
Ted Cruz Continues Campaign Against Obamacare
by CATHERINE LUCEY at the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/11/ted-cruz-obamacare_n_3738451.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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The Texas Republican, a tea-party favorite and a possible presidential candidate in 2016, drew a standing ovation at the Family Leadership Summit with his denouncement of the health care initiative labeled "Obamacare" by its critics.
"That reaction right there shows how we win this fight," Cruz said. "If I was sitting in the Senate cloakroom, the reaction would be fundamentally different. If we have to depend on Washington, it will never be done."
As he has in remarks to other conservatives, Cruz asserted that a grassroots effort would be needed. "The only way we win this fight is if the American people rise up and hold our elected officials accountable," he said.
Cruz has been part of a push by some conservative lawmakers to close the government temporarily this fall by refusing to fund federal operations beyond Sept. 30 if that's the only way to cut off money for Obama's health care law. Other Republicans have dismissed the tactic as counterproductive and even dangerous for Republicans seeking re-election next year.
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