Sen. Cruz Delivers Marathon Speech Against Obamacare

    (AP Photo/Senate TV)
    (AP Photo/Senate TV)

    Texas Republican Ted Cruz held the Senate floor for 21 hours and 19 minutes, speaking against Obamacare.

    FOX News Radio’s Rich Johnson reports from Capitol Hill:

    Ted Cruz

    Now that Texas Senator Ted Cruz is finished holding the Senate floor for more than 21 hours, his Republican colleagues like Mitch McConnell continue to make his point:

    (McConnell) “Obamacare is wrong for America and needs to be repealed.”

    But Democratic leader Harry Reid says defunding Obamacare through the bill to fund the government past Monday is a huge waste of time.

    (Reid) “Every hour that he has spoken or speaks, pushes us another hour closer to a Republican government shutdown.”

    Reid says he still hopes to get an amended Continuing Resolution to the House as soon as possible. But it could be Sunday before that happens.

    Rich Johnson, FOX News Radio.

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