In a succinctly worded reality check, the White House reshared Cruz's clip on Twitter with a five-word response: 'Senator Cruz voted against this.' TedCruz Texas TexasPolitics WhiteHouse infrastructure caughtoncamera
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz extols the virtues of a major highway project that he voted against.
Never one to let the truth get in the way of a chance to grandstand, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appeared on TV last week to praise a federal highway project that he voted not to fund. During an appearance on Lubbock TV station KAMC, the Texas Republican gushed over the expansion of Interstate 27 into a Ports-to-Plains corridor running through the Lone Star State. He even bragged that he led the fight to make the project a reality.
To make sure his constituents knew just how instrumental he was in getting shit done, Cruz tweeted out a clip of his appearance, declaring it a"great bipartisan victory!" "The Ports to Plains highway will run from Laredo all the way up to North Dakota and into Canada," Cruz said in the tweet."This project will bring jobs to Texas and millions of dollars to the state."This project will bring jobs to Texas and millions of dollars to the state.
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