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Sen. Corker Criticizes Sen. Cruz Over Obamacare Defunding Strategy

Not happy Cruz is urging Republicans to only support spending bills that defund Obamacare

Reason Staff | 9.19.2013 12:20 PM

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It's not just House members who are taking shots at Ted Cruz on Twitter: One of his Senate colleagues is turning on him as well.

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on Thursday took a whack at Cruz over social media for leading the charge to push Republicans to back only spending bills that defund Obamacare, which many in his own party have predicted will result in a government shutdown blamed on Republicans.

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