“AOC is right!” – Ted Cruz (updated)

Ted Cruz lauded AOC today for being right about a protest she made on Twitter:

I’m not sure exactly what bill AOC is talking about, but I suspect it’s the larger government funding bill to avoid a shutdown. I can’t think of anything else it might be with that price tag.

Here’s the response from Ted Cruz:

This isn’t just a problem within Democratic circles. Congress always does crap like this when they want to pass something huge. They waive the rules they created for show, which dictates how much time members must have to digest a bill before having to vote on it, and then force members to vote on the bill without knowing what’s really in it. Which we all know is Pelosi’s preferred way of passing big bills.

So in this rare case, AOC is exactly right and kudos to her for calling out Congress publicly. But in the long run, I doubt it will make much difference. Leaders in Congress will keep doing this garbage, just like we’ve seen them do it too many times to count.

 
UPDATE: After further reading, I believe what AOC is referring to is both the COVID relief bill ($900B) AND the omnibus funding bill ($1.4T), which are being paired together. This has caused some confusion, with some suggesting the COVID bill has foreign aid in it. It doesn’t:


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