??? Cruz has proposed amendments that fell on deaf ears, that's why he can't support the bill.
The provision that Cruz favors, Collins most likely opposes.
Add to Cruz and Collins, two or three likeminded Senators on each end, and the impasse becomes permanent.
A Leader, a Statesman, in the traditional sense, would posses and use his superior legislative governance skills, to PERSUADE the requisite opposing members to change positons.
Cruz could make a real mark for his future, to achieve this regarding such a big and important issue.
I would really like for him to do so, and to get full credit.