Ted Cruz Reads "Green Eggs And Ham" On The Senate Floor

The Texas Republican takes some time to read a bedtime story to his daughters in the middle of a long floor speech to protest Obamacare.

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It was likely the first time "I could not, would not with a goat" was said on the Senate floor.

Cruz's two daughters watched him read the story live on television.

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Pic of @SenTedCruz daughters as he reads them Green Eggs & Ham. #MakeDCListen

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