Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has labelled New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a "parasite sucking on the taxpayer" because she collects a federal paycheck - just as he does. Cruz was guesting on Sean Hannity's Fox News show Monday evening when he lashed out at "radical extremists" like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and AOC in a warning to viewers about what is at stake if Republicans lose November's midterm elections. "The stakes are, do we hand over the Congress and the country to a bunch of radical extremists?" the senator said.