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[EX Q]: "If we have a shutdown , it will be because Harry Reid holds that absolutist position and essentially holds the American people hostage ," Cruz told NBC 's Meet the Press days after his filibuster , and just before the shutdown began . 
Over the next couple of weeks , with much of the federal workforce furloughed , Cruz huddled with House conservatives to encourage them to dig in against a deal that included any capitulation on the Obamacare demands . 
WASHINGTON -- To hear Sen. Ted Cruz tell it , he deserves no blame for the 2013 government shutdown that cost the U.S. economy $ 24 billion . 
"You 've left me speechless ," Maine Sen. Susan Collins , a moderate Republican who seethed at Cruz throughout the 2013 episode , told reporters when asked about her Texas colleague 's stance . 
Cruz argued Monday that he voted repeatedly to keep the government running . 
Cruz spent the summer of 2013 promoting the idea that the fight to defund Obamacare was worth the risk of shutdown , and stirring public pressure on GOP leaders . 
The episode remains a key moment in Cruz 's five-year Senate career , elevating his status among tea partiers and propelling his 2016 presidential bid . 
But while Cruz 's stance caused dismay and allegations of revisionism , he has always maintained that Democrats bore responsibility for the 16-day shutdown -- along with GOP congressional leaders who lacked the backbone to back him up in the crusade to defund Obamacare . 
"There 's no end result other than shutting the government down , for which Republicans are going to be blamed ," Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch said after a meeting with Cruz , shortly before the shutdown . 
On Monday , Cruz called it "a media narrative" that he was responsible for the 2013 shutdown . 
House Speaker John Boehner rejected the tactic and later called Cruz a "jackass" for pursuing it .
[EX A]: Eyes roll as Ted Cruz denies role in 2013 government shutdown ; ` Speechless ' says one senator .

[EX Q]: Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn  dangled a $9 billion carrot Wednesday in front of more than 100 companies potentially interested in adding express toll lanes to the Capital Beltway  Interstate 270 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
“It’s amazing ”  Rahn  quipped to more than 320 highway engineers  designers and builders in a ballroom at the BWI Airport Marriott in Linthicum. “You can get a lot of attention when you put a nine in front of a ‘B.’”
“I don’t want to just do something ”  Rahn  told the crowd. “I want to do something that delivers a ‘wow’” for traffic relief.
One big unknown: the cost of the tolls. After the meeting   Rahn  said  he  was aware variable rates on toll lanes that opened last week on part of Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia had soared to as high as $40.
“Obviously  that caught my attention ”  Rahn  said.
However   he  noted the I-66 toll has since peaked at about $14.  He  said Maryland will know the range of toll rates on its highways just before it chooses a winning proposal. Like Northern Virginia’s toll lanes  there will be no limit on how high tolls could go to keep traffic moving.
The state is not expecting to pay anything on the Beltway or I-270 projects   Rahn  said.
 Rahn  said the state will leave details of the design to bidders in hopes of receiving the most creative ideas. Maryland officials said proposals also will be judged on how the teams plan to build the lanes quickly  keep traffic moving during construction and limit impacts on adjacent homes and businesses.
[EX A]: Maryland plan to build toll lanes on Beltway I

[EX Q]: A senior White House official told Fox News that the  Trump-Schumer  meeting was productive  but there was no deal yet. Still  the president labeled the meeting "excellent" in a tweet.
“We had a long and detailed meeting "  Schumer  said in a statement. "We discussed all of the major outstanding issues  we made some progress  but we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussions will continue.”
According to a White House source   Schumer  arrived in the Oval Office and presented the president with a list of demands on domestic issues that went well beyond just DACA. The president listened to  Schumer  and appeared perplexed as  Schumer  rattled off  his  agenda items  the source said. The president told  Schumer  he wasn’t going to get all of those demands in a spending bill.
 Schumer   the source said  did appear open to considering a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded for five days. The official White House position is still a 30-day extension.
[EX A]:
Government braces for shutdown as Senate fails to meet deadline for spending deal