Ted Cruz Embarks on Marathon ‘Filibuster’ In Last-Ditch Effort at Defunding ObamaCare

Ted Cruz vows to speak 'until he can no longer stand' as he passes 17th HOUR of unlikely attempt to save legislation defunding Obamacare (Daily Mail)

Senator Ted Cruz, who vowed to speak out against Obamacare on the Senate floor 'until I am no longer able to stand', has slogged his way into a second day and shows no sign of relenting after speaking for more than 17 hours.

Cruz, who began at 2.41pm on Tuesday, is continuing his crusade to deny funding for Obama's overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, branding it the country's 'biggest jobs killer'.

With no sign of stopping, Cruz has so far navigated disparate topics including the American revolution, sending a man to the moon, his Cuban-born father and the impact of the health care law.

And in more bizarre moments, he recited an edited version of Dr. Zeus' 'Green Eggs and Ham' poem and compared the fight against Obamacare to the battle against the Nazis.