Cruz: Leadership in the GOP Are the Ones ‘Fighting To Fund’ the Obama Agenda
HANNITY: “Sixty percent of Republicans feel betrayed by Washington Republicans.”
CRUZ: “Yes.”
HANNITY: “You’re not included in that list. And those predictions that your filibuster would lead to a disaster in 2014 — that never materialized. Do those Republicans deserve that label, betrayed? That is a severe term.”
CRUZ: “Well, it is, but the problem is, Republican leadership keeps making promises to the American people, and then they violate those promises. You know, what I have urged leadership in both the House and Senate to do is simply do what we said we would do. We campaigned and say we would fight to stop ObamaCare. How about we do it? We campaigned saying we would fight to stop President Obama’s unconstitutional executive amnesty. How about we do it? We said we’d stop taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. We said we’d stop this catastrophic Iranian nuclear deal. How about we do it? And every time I stand up and fight against Obama and for the priorities we promised the American people, do you know who’s fighting on the other side? It’s not even Obama. It’s leadership in the Republican Party who are fighting to fund every one of Barack Obama’s priorities!”
HANNITY: “It’s inexplicable!”
CRUZ: “That’s why the American people feel betrayed.”
HANNITY: “It’s inexplicable to me! Whey — why then make the promise if then they’re going to — and then attack the guy that’s trying to make - - you know, keep the promises that all of them made? Why — it’s like you’ve become a pariah among Republicans for just attempting to keep a promise! What has happened there that things –“
CRUZ: “Well, look –“
HANNITY: “— have gotten so distorted that they have lost touch this way?”
CRUZ: “Well, but it’s not about me. It’s not about any one person. It’s about the American people. I’m trying to give voice to the frustration of the American people, and leadership looks down on the voters who elected us. That’s the divide. And what they don’t like is anyone who stands with the American people and says — it’s a very simple message — Let’s do today what we said in September, October, November of the election year we would do. You know, I spent two months at the end of 2014 traveling the country with Senate candidates all over the country. I think I slept in my own bed four or five nights in those last 60 days campaigning to win the Senate. And I stood next to Senate candidate after Senate candidate who promised, Give us a majority, retire Harry Reid, and we will stand and fight. And here’s the problem. Republican leadership — not only do they not want to fight, but they are fighting to fund Obama’s priorities –“
HANNITY: “Do those senators –“
CRUZ: “— every single one of Obama’s priorities!”
HANNITY: “— want to fight? Do those people that made those promises — do they stand with you, or have they been co-opted already?”
CRUZ: “You know, I — leadership can be very effective wrapping people in their arms. I sure hope we see more Republicans standing up and just doing what we said we would do.”
HANNITY: “All right, stay right there. We’re going to –“
CRUZ: “You know, it’s interesting. I’m –“
HANNITY: “Go ahead. No, go ahead.”
CRUZ: “I was saying I’m traveling right now through Iowa. We’re doing a barnstorming tour. We do town halls all over the state. And I ask people, I say, We were told in 2010, Give us a Republican majority in the House and things will be different. Millions of us rose up. We won a majority. Very little changed. Then we were told the problem was the Senate. We had to retire Harry Reid. Millions of us rose up. And I ask people in town halls all over Iowa, in 10 months of Republican control of both houses of Congress, what on earth have they accomplished? Now, every town hall I’ve ever done, the answer is the same. People call out, Absolutely nothing. And you know, sadly, Sean, the answer is worse than nothing. It would have been better if they’d done nothing. What, in fact, they’ve done, right after the election, Republican leadership came back, joined with Harry Reid, passed a trillion-dollar cromnibus bill filled with pork, filled with corporate welfare. Then they funded ObamaCare. Then they funded amnesty. Then they funded Planned Parenthood. And then Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general! Every bit of that is exactly what Harry Reid and the Democrats would have done. That’s why people are so frustrated.”
