brace yourselves. if you think the government shutdown fight is over, you are dead wrong. a group of federal employees now suing the federal government over the shutdown. the suing employees worked out pay during those 16 shutdown days. of course they were paid in full later. they are not happy now. they are suing the federal government. they want the taxpayers to pay them extra because the government paid them late. the lawsuit accuses the government of violating the federal labor law not paying them on normal pay schedule. the plan bureau prison. should the federal workers be paid extra, called damages, because they were paid late and in full though or not? go to gretawire.com and vote in our poll. coming up, many americans are have getting very unwelcome and very expensive surprise from state health exchanges. that s next. [ female announcer ] to bake. or not to bake.
brace yourselves. if you think the government shutdown fight is over, you are dead wrong. a group of federal employees now suing the federal government over the shutdown. the suing employees worked out pay during those 16 shutdown days. of course they were paid in full later. they are not happy now. they are suing the federal government. they want the taxpayers to pay them extra because the government paid them late. the lawsuit accuses the government of violating the federal labor law not paying them on normal pay schedule. the plan bureau prison. should the federal workers be paid extra, called damages, because they were paid late and in full though or not? go to gretawire.com and vote in our poll. coming up, many americans are have getting very unwelcome and very expensive surprise from state health exchanges. that s next. as a business owner, i m constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card
people don t know what to do with ted cruz. especially those that have been around politics for a long time. cruz style and confrontational tactics in the government shutdown fight have alienated some. the houston chronicle newspaper endorsed ted cruz for senator last year. in a new editorial, the newspaper says he is part of the problem in washington. the senator who has been in office less than a year is unfazed. that was a remarkable victory to see the house engage in a profile in courage. i respect him. he is my junior senator but i agree with you. this is not a profile in courage. he is controversial. he is brash. even though cruz reputation might be scarred on a national level, veteran political strategists like mark mckinnon says it only seems to help him with texas voters. ted cruz has a lot of support among hard core tea partiers in texas.
here in his own state as he is around the country. ted cruz is either a gallant fighter of conservative values or a disruptive political scroundrel. just depends on your point of view. honestly, i just think he s an idiot who is not on the side of the voters and definitely not for texans. i like his stance. and he doesn t care what anybody thinks. and everyone knows where he s coming from. and that s refreshing. reporter: cruz is the most talked about politician in texas right now. but when the dust settles, the question is, how will the shutdown and debt ceiling standoff affect ted cruz s popularity in his home state? people don t know what to do with ted cruz, especially those that have been around politics for a long time. reporter: cruz s style and confrontational tactics in the government shutdown fight have alienated some. the houston chronicle newspaper endorsed ted cruz for senator last year. but in a new editorial, the newspaper now says cruz is part of the problem
victory in this debt ceiling and government shutdown fight. so let s talk about it with senator marco rubio from florida. he joins me now. the president, obviously, got the debt limit raised. we re bumping up against $17 trillion, and he suggested that lifting that debt limit is just sort of an ordinary function of government like, you know, keeping airports open or building highways. well, that s the fundamental problem. i think that people are all focused on this washington-manufactured shutdown and washington-manufactured drama of the month that we ve just overcome last night, but i think we can t forget the real crisis is still there. the real crisis, by the way, is that the american dream is eroding. you have millions of people who feel like they re running in place, this is no longer a country where through hard work everyone can get ahead, and one of the causes is the $17 trillion national debt that continues to grow. i ve now been here three years, nothing has been done to se