'Texas ranks near last!' Sparks fly as Ted Cruz hammered by Dem lawmaker in fiery debate

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) fired off at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) late Saturday night in a heated social-media exchange over taxing billionaires, reminding Cruz of how regressive tax policies in his own state have negatively impacted his own constituents.

The spat was sparked after Khanna publicly championed a proposed ballot measure in California that would, if approved by voters next year, impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of Californians worth more than $1 billion, payable over five years.