Ted Cruz : `` Only person ... who wants a shutdown is President Obama '' and he has said that if we don't get border security in the next two weeks, then he's going to shut down the government.'' But the former Harvard Law Review editor took the argument a step further Wednesday , saying that if the President acted , he would be forcing voters to take a plunge . Congress should also withhold funds to halt the executive action , Cruz said .
Ted Cruz : `` Only person ... who wants a shutdown is President Obama '' and he has said that if we don't get border security in the next two weeks, then he's going to shut down the government.'' Congress should also withhold funds to halt the executive action , Cruz said .