Cruz: I stood with Jeff Sessions while Rubio led Dems’ push for amnesty

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz let loose a new line of attack on Republican rival Marco Rubio on Friday. Cruz argued that while he sided with Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions against amnesty, Rubio led the Democrats’ fight against conservatives.

The GOP presidential candidates have publicly squabbled over their positions on the 2013 comprehensive immigration reform bill that passed the Senate in 2013. “Gang of Eight” bipartisan senators authored the legislation, including Rubio.

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