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Originally Posted by n david
Very surprised Sen Jeff Sessions endorsed Trump instead of Ted Cruz.
I voted early for Cruz, but if he doesn't do well Tuesday, he may not even be still running by AZ's primary on the 22nd.
This has to sting because of all the times Cruz has mentioned Sessions as an ally in the Senate.
Disappointing. A big loss for Cruz and a big mistake for Sessions.
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Jeff Sessions may be good on immigration but he's full establishment on everything else and he has a background that is very sketchy on racist behavior.
• Voted in favor of bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack in April, June and July (2008).
• Voted for farm bill subsidies in 2002, 2007 and 2008.
• Voted against 4th amendment protection in data collection in 2012.
• Voted against prohibiting the forceful taking of farmland by the government (eminent domain) in 2007.
• Voted in favor of increasing the debt ceiling in 2003, 2004, 2006.
• Voted against an amendment to prohibit earmarks in 2012.
• Voted against including federal entities in the definition of earmarks in 2006.
• Voted in favor of the energy bill which subsidized alternative energy (mandated the use of ethanol and placed standards on producers of fuel, cars, and appliances) in 2007.
• Voted in favor of the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act, which included 30 new tax provisions and cost $2 billion in 2008
• Voted in favor of allowing the Secretary of Agriculture to continue making loan guarantees in 2012.
• Voted against a 2012 amendment phasing out the Export-Import Bank.
• Voted in favor of reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank in 2012
• Voted against a 2012 amendment prohibiting the Export-Import Bank from providing financing to a person or project in a country that holds U.S. debt.
• Voted in favor of increasing the minimum wage in 2007.
Voted against an amendment blocking the usage of the PATRIOT Act to access firearms records of law abiding citizens in 2011.
• Voted in favor of the “fiscal cliff" deal in 2013, which raised taxes by $630 billion and including $230 billion in new spending.
I haven't spent any time on this issue. I've just seen it floating around: