Ted Cruz, Mike Lee launch 'talking filibuster' to block Obamacare

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon invoking Tea Party populism in an impassioned speech about his opposition to the health care law and the state of Washington politics.

Cruz wouldn’t tell the Washington Examiner how long he plans to talk, but his speech is being compared to a filibuster aimed a blocking a government funding resolution that funds Obamacare — despite his fierce opposition to that funding. He began speaking around 2:30 p.m.