Q: Is it true that Sen. Ted Cruz’s wife is an executive at Goldman Sachs? I have heard that she has a $40,000 health insurance policy and that Cruz is also insured through that policy.
—Rita Foster, Cumming
A: Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is on Heidi Cruz's health insurance plan, she recently told The New York Times. Heidi Cruz, who has an MBA from Harvard, has worked in Goldman Sachs' investment management division for eight years. Her plan is worth at least $20,000 a year, Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for the senator, told the paper. "The senator is on his wife's plan, which comes at no cost to the taxpayer and reflects a personal decision about what works best for their family," Frazier said. Ted Cruz is a leading opponent to President Barack Obama's health care reform law.
Q: The result of the U.S. Senate vote on the debt bill was 81-18. Who didn’t vote for it?
—Benjamin Logan Sr., Atlanta
A: The 18 senators who didn't vote for the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, are: Tom Coburn, R-Okla., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Dean Heller, R-Nev., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Rand Paul, R-Ky., James Risch, R-Idaho, Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tim Scott, R-S.C., Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Richard Shelby, R-Ala., Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and David Vitter, R-La. James Inhofe, R-Okla., didn't vote. The bill ended the federal shutdown, funded the government through Jan. 15 and raised the debt limit until Feb. 7.
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