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TYT: Ted Cruz Can't Believe Mitch McConnell Would Lie
Ted Cruz is in a bit of a fight with Mitch McConnell. They're having a beef over the export/import bank. Ted Cruz is actually in the right here. Mitch McConnell blatantly lied to him on the Senate floor to protect his crony capitalist donors. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republicans on Sunday criticized their colleague Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who on Friday accused McConnell of lying about a deal to revive the Export-Import Bank.
Cruz hit McConnell hard on Friday for allowing a vote on Ex-Im, which expired last month. But McConnell said there should be nothing wrong with having a vote on the issue."*
Read more here: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/249229-mcconnell-no-special-deal-needed-for-ex-im-vote
