Open letter to Senator Cruz and Senator Cornyn Sirs, I have a dog named Fred who becomes dead weight when he doesn’t want to do something. On May 15 the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6800, the follow-up coronavirus relief bill. But the Senate could not craft a bill in response. Like my dog, you became dead weight. Negotiations were kicked down the road to the White House where they died. Finally, President Trump rode to the rescue with his executive orders. How ironic to ...