Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has become the Rodney Dangerfield of the GOP. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and fellow Republicans figured out how to shut him down and maintain the government running. In the Senate, Cruz’s peers collectively deprived him of the chance to speak beyond his allotted one hour. They thereby curtailed his grandstanding opportunities and any procedural shenanigans (tricks or mischief) designed to cause a shutdown crisis.
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Source: washingtonpost.com