Cruz Knocks Obama’s $3.7B Border Request as ‘Social Services Bill’
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The Daily Signal this afternoon asked Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, what he thinks of President Obama’s request for $3.7 billion in “emergency” funds – about $12 for every American – to address the surge of children from Central America illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Cruz accused the president of selling a “social services bill” as a “border security bill.” The only way to solve the crisis, he said, is to stop the lawlessness, begin enforcing immigration laws, and secure the borders. “President Obama’s bill doesn’t even attempt to do that,” Cruz told The Daily Signal after an appearance at The Heritage Foundation.
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