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Remember, back in 2021, when Ted Cruz<\/strong>\u2019s response to a Texas state of emergency\u2014wherein millions of people had no heat or power<\/a> and hundreds died<\/a>\u2014was to hop a plane to Canc\u00fan? Obviously, Cruz hadn\u2019t issued a press release about his trip, which he\u2019d clearly hoped would fly under the radar, and the only reason it came out was thanks to the work of the citizen journalists who spotted<\/a> him in the airport and on the Mexico-bound plane and thought to whip out their cameras. Anyway, the whole thing made the Texas senator look really, really bad\u2014and in the future, he\u2019d like Congress to help make sure it never happens again.<\/p>\n Politico reports<\/a> that three years after Canc\u00fangate, Cruz has proposed a legislation that \u201cwould offer lawmakers a dedicated security escort at airports, along with expedited screening outside of public view.\u201d As the outlet notes, such measure \u201ccould make it much less likely that the politicians\u2019 comings and goings would become fodder for embarrassing news reports and late-night comedy mockery.\u201d The special treatment would also extend to Cabinet members, federal judges, and a small number of family and staff. Cruz is trying to include the legislation as an amendment to S. 1939, an aviation policy bill.<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Asked about why such an amendment is necessary, Cruz told Politico that there are \u201cserious security threats facing public officials\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s important that we take reasonable measures to keep everyone safe.\u201d Kevin Murphy,<\/strong> executive director of the Airport Law Enforcement Agencies Network, a group that represents airport police, told the outlet Cruz\u2019s proposed amendment would be \u201ca burden to airport police agencies,\u201d and divert law enforcement from \u201ccrime suppression and security functions at airports, which is our fundamental duty.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2021, after his little jaunt went public, Cruz or someone on his team decided it wouldn\u2019t look great for him to remain in Mexico, and he caught one of the next flights home. As NBC News reported<\/a> at the time, the senator\u2019s office reached out to the Houston Police Department and asked it to \u201cassist him in his arrival and movements through Houston\u2019s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.\u201d Also, he tried to blame the whole thing on his daughters<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jim Jordan seems confused about Congress\u2019s job<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n When you\u2019re fact-checked by Fox News<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Elsewhere!<\/strong><\/p>\n The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot<\/strong><\/p>\n Washington Post<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n How the Far Right Took Over a Pennsylvania School Board\u2014And How Parents Took It Back<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanity Fair<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The House GOP\u2019s impeachment Fyre Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n Washington Post<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The Retribution Presidency<\/strong><\/p>\n NYT<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Will Donald Trump Actually End Up Facing Legal Accountability?<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanity Fair<\/em> \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n South Carolina Democrats Could Help Haley\u2026but Probably Won\u2019t<\/strong><\/p>\n Intelligencer \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Mike Johnson shuts door on swift consideration of Senate border deal<\/strong><\/p>\n Politico \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Pigeon freed in India after being cleared of spying for China<\/strong><\/p>\n UPI \u2022 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nX content<\/h4>\n
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