article_snippet: As Democrats gleefully mocked the irony, though, Cruz insists Cruz's just following the Obamacare law.
article_snippet: Liberal lawmakers were mum Tuesday on the development, passing up an easy opportunity to call Cruz a hypocrite.
article_snippet: Luckily for Cruz, hypocrisy isn't a pre-existing condition,' the group tweeted.
article_snippet: The Democratic National Committee piled on, but never called Cruz a hypocrite .
article_snippet: Cruz told CNN on Tuesday that Cruz has no choice but to 'follow the text of every law, even laws I disagree with.' '
article_snippet: – if you look at President Obama and the lawlessness, if Cruz disagrees with a law
article_snippet: Cruz simply refuses to follow it or claims the authority to unilaterally change,' Cruz said.
highlights_snippet: Democrats poked fun at the irony but Cruz insists Cruz has to follow the laws Congress passes – even those Cruz wants to see repealed .