Cruz Forces Vote on Immigration Order

The Senate passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that would fund most of the government through September after a rare Saturday session where Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) forced a vote on Obama’s immigration order.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) at a press conference condemning Obama's immigration order on September 9, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Cruz put a procedural move on Saturday to defund the order, which many say is unconstitutional, but was outvoted 22-74 in the Senate. Alex Wong/Getty Images