Cruz is being branded by many as the man who killed the House border bill . -- It 's a scenario we 've seen before : a gridlocked Congress pushes off legislative action until the last minute . The Texas senator has been a vocal opponent of President Obama's immigration policy and was one of only two senators to vote against it in 2013. Cruz and his allies denied that he twisted arms to get his way . Texan has a new moniker : `` Speaker Cruz ''
Cruz is being branded by many as the man who killed the House border bill . The Texas senator has been a vocal opponent of President Obama's immigration policy and was one of only two senators to vote against it in 2013. Cruz and his allies denied that he twisted arms to get his way . Texan has a new moniker : `` Speaker Cruz ''