“I’m not answering your question because—look, I know you want to ask that hypothetical and you’re entitled to ask it,” he said.

“Well, it’s going to come up today, that’s why I’m asking,” the reporter said, reminding Cruz that the House of Representatives were taking up a bill to ensure the backpay of federal workers.

“What I am saying, is I support efforts to resolve this — to fund the government and then prevent the enormous harms that Obamacare has inflicted on millions of Americans,” he finished.