Heading into a rare Saturday session, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Fox News he was surprised that GOP Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah went over his head Friday night and held up a vote on the $1.1 trillion spending bill.
A senior GOP source lashed out at Cruz and Lee, calling the move “hamfisted” and “amateurish.”
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters that he was surprised by Cruz and Lee.
On Friday night, the two Republican lawmakers demanded a vote on a proposal to cut funds from the bill that could be used to implement President Obama's new immigration policy, ending any chance the measure could clear the Senate and be sent to the White House with a minimum of fuss. More
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