{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter_-week-of-july-29th", "e-Newsletter - Week of July 29th", "2022-07-29", "2022", "2022-07", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "Ted Cruz", "C001098", "www.cruz.senate.gov", "cruz", "https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Greetings\n\nHeading into the third week of July session in the Senate, the weather is hot and the days are long as I work to support the millions of Texans in the sweltering heat back home.\n\nDemocrats can\u2019t take the heat that they\u2019re receiving in response to their botched \u201cgreen energy\u201d plan and tax and spend policies, so they\u2019re trying to redefine the meaning of words in order to convince the American people that our economy is strong.\n\nThursday morning, the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the U.S. economy shrank again in the second quarter, shocking none. Anticipating the release of this report, Wednesday I introduced a resolution that defines a recession in accordance with its historical meaning: 2 negative quarters of gross domestic product growth.\n\nYou may be asking yourself, why would it be necessary to legislate a term that has already been defined?\n\nThe answer is simple, the Biden Administration is in the business of obscuring and altering definitions. First it was the definition of a man or woman, now it is the definition of an economic recession. The White House is not above undertaking an Orwellian effort ignoring historical precedent to avoid bad headlines. The fact is that President Biden\u2019s failed economic policies are fueling inflation and have led our country into a recession. Read the release here.\n\nA real problem, demanding attention: border wristbands, explained \u2191\n\nDemocrats and the Biden administration also pushed a semiconductor chip production bill through the Senate this week. I support increasing domestic semiconductor chip production, but unfortunately, this bill allows companies to take American taxpayer dollars without adequate safeguards to ensure that American tax dollars are spent on American soil to increase chip production here at home.\n\nAlthough I was unable to vote for the legislation as written, the bill does contain several provisions that I am honored to have championed. One of these provisions is the FABS Act, which would incentivize manufacturing in the U.S. through tax credits for investments here at home. I pride myself on being a champion for the semiconductor manufacturing industry in Texas and across the nation, and will work to make sure future congressional efforts to support the semiconductor manufacturing industry are more targeted and strategic.\n\nTo read my full statement about that vote, click here.\n\nABOLISH THE NARCO SLAVE TRADE \u2191\n\nAdditionally, early in the week, I was proud to co-sponsor legislation to authorize the construction of the coastal barrier protection system to mitigate the impact of major hurricanes and other significant water events in and around the Texas coast. The Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act is a win-win, not just for Texans, but for taxpayers across the nation. Read the release here.\n\nRest assured, I will always work to prepare Texas as best I can for these severe weather events and ensure the safety of all Texans.\n\nKeep Texas Strong,\n\nMORE FROM SEN. CRUZ:\n\nWATCH: Sen. Cruz Questions State Dept.\u2019s Diveristy, Equity & Inclusion Nominee on Propensity for Discrimination\n\nICYMI: Daily Wire \u201c\u2018This Is Barbaric\u2019: Cruz Slams Biden In Graphic Video For \u2018Ignoring The Narco Slave Trade\u2019\u201d\n\nWATCH: Sen. Cruz Releases Video Exposing Horrifying Scenes at the Border\n\nICYMI: Our police and law enforcement officers are under attack by the media, Democrat politicians, and violent criminals.\n\nREAD: Ted Cruz: DOJ has been turned into the 'partisan attack dogs' of the Biden White House\n\nSTATE SPOTLIGHT: Texans I met with this week\n\nSouth Texas Military Task Force\n\nKarbach Brewing Company", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:49:02Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter_-week-of-july-29th"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9659058414399624, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}