News from The Hill: Cruz, McConnell vie for influence with freshmen

News from The Hill Cruz, McConnell vie for influence with freshmen By Alexander Bolton Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are competing for influence among the Senate’s 12 Republican freshmen, with the outcome potentially shaping the agenda for 2015 and beyond. Cruz has reached out to freshman Republicans, whom he helped in last year’s elections, in hopes they will join his effort to pressure Republican leaders to pursue what he calls a “bold agenda.” Read more on this article here.