Ted Cruz Exposes the Amnesty Bill… $5000 Penalty for Hiring Citizens Over Legalized Aliens… SERIOUSLY!!!

◼ It would be very interesting to know whose hand was responsible for slipping this into the bill but it surely won’t be the only surprise that comes from a 1200 page bill that has not been scrutinized by the majority of those who voted to pass it. - DC Clothesline

“Madame President, the amendment that I would have called up, had not the majority party objected, is an amendment that would have corrected one of the most egregious aspects of the gang of eight bill, namely it is a penalty that is imposed on US employers for hiring US Citizens and for hiring legal permanent residents. It is a striking result of the Gang of 8 bill as it intersects with Obamacare legislation..."

◼ TED CRUZ VS. THE GANG OF OBAMACARE TAX ON HIRING AMERICAN CITIZENS - John Hayward/Human Events @Doc_o

Cruz already weathered a few hilariously botched attempts to “fact-check” his claim into oblivion, which ended with the “fact checkers” admitting he was right about the problem, but questioning whether employers would respond to this incentive on the scale he envisions. (That, of course, is a difference of opinion, not a fact check.)

For added fun, the Weekly Standard collared five of the Democrat senators who voted to cut off debate on the immigration bill, and asked for their take on the problem Cruz describes. None of them knew if the loophole had been addressed yet. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) babbled something incoherent that had nothing to do with the question; Tom Carper (D-DE) snarled that he was too busy to answer the question; and Max “Train Wreck” Baucus, the author of ObamaCare, mumbled: “We’re trying to solve that right now… I don’t know if that’s been solved.”

But clearly there’s no reason for anyone to read this heavily revamped Gang of Eight bill before voting on it, or debate its provisions any further!