Sen. Ted Cruz makes history by reading tweets for Rand Paul filibuster in Senate

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, one of a handful of Republicans expected to seek the GOP's presidential nomination in 2016, mounted a self-described filibuster this morning in an effort to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan as CIA director and the Obama administration's drone program.

As the filibuster reached the 8 hour mark, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, stood to relieve his colleague. In doing so, the Texan read tweets of support for Paul's efforts. The readings gave Cruz a piece of history of his own, becoming the first time twitter had been read on the Senate floor.

Sen. Ted Cruz reads tweets in support of Rand Paul's filibusterSen. Ted Cruz reads tweets in support of Rand Paul's filibuster

Paul's oration, supported at times by other conservatives, plus Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, took social media by storm, with the hastag 'StandWithRand' topping the trending topics on twitter for much of the afternoon.