 WASHINGTON–After missing votes on two Texas judicial nominees and a pivotal human trafficking bill, Sen. Ted Cruz came back to the Capitol on Thursday to oppose attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch’s confirmation — and to accuse fellow Republicans of rolling over for the White House by agreeing to install her as nation’s chief law enforcement officer. “He voted against cloture which was the most important vote — once invoked, her confirmation was guaranteed,” spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said. “Eric Holder began disregarding the Constitution and laws after he was confirmed as attorney general,” the Texas Republican, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, said on the Senate floor shortly after 11 a.m. “Ms. “There are more than a few voters back home that are asking what exactly is the difference between a Democratic and Republican majority when the exact same individual gets confirmed as Attorney General, promising the exact same lawlessness.” 
 
 Cruz asserted that Lynch would continue a pattern of partisan lawlessness started by current Attorney General Eric Holder. He voted against cloture – the procedure to end a filibuster – but was on the losing end of a 66-34 vote that cleared the way for a final vote on confirmation. "He made the case against her, he voted against her in cloture and he didn’t prevail."
– Today's vote in the Senate to make Loretta Lynch the next attorney general was 56-43. So who was the lone missing senator out of 100? Ted Cruz, which is generating some head scratches considering that he spoke for 10 minutes on the floor of the Senate prior to the vote pleading with his colleagues to reject her. It turns out that Cruz had to catch a flight back to Texas for a fundraiser before the final vote, reports the Dallas Morning News. His spokesperson is downplaying the move, noting that Cruz voted against the procedure for ending a filibuster that cleared the way for a final vote. "He voted for cloture, that was the vote that mattered," says Rick Tyler. "He made the case against her, he voted against her in cloture, and he didn’t prevail." Still, the unusual combination of the presidential candidate blasting Lynch and then being the only senator to skip the vote is making headlines at Politico, BuzzFeed, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. As for Cruz's objection to Lynch, he says she "embraced the lawlessness" that marked the tenure of Eric Holder.