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| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-another-great-year-of-fighting-and-winning-for-texans | Sen. Cruz: Another Great Year of Fighting and Winning for Texans | 2023-12-31 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led the fight in the Senate this year against the Biden administration’s woke agenda and delivered pro-growth, pro-jobs, and pro-freedom policies to promote jobs, freedom, and security for Texans. Reflecting on the past year, Sen. Cruz said, “As your senator for Texas, I have been proud to lead the fight to defend our values and promote jobs, freedom, and security. This year, I’ve had the privilege of leading my Republican colleagues as ranking member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. We formed bipartisan coalitions around Biden nominees to stop inexperienced and radical ones while supporting qualified public servants, and we worked in a bipartisan manner to advance policies that will benefit the families and businesses in the Lone Star State. As we look ahead to 2024, I excited to keep fighting for the Lone Star State, and defending your freedoms, strengthening our economy, and creating more jobs for hardworking Texans and their families.” Sen. Cruz’s 2023 Highlights: Delivering for Texas SIGNED INTO LAW: After months of legislative efforts from a bipartisan coalition of Texas lawmakers led by Sen. Cruz, the annual defense authorization bill included language to streamline the presidential permitting process for building key bridges across the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass, Texas. Sen. Cruz also wrote a letter to the Biden administration in support of the Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge (PVGTB)presidential permit application. SECURED BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL SUPPORT: Sen. Cruz led the fight for U.S. diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary Commission to have the necessary resources to ensure Mexico’s compliance with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado, Tijuana, and Rio Grande Rivers. A bipartisan majority of senators supported his efforts. PASSED THE U.S. SENATE: Sen. Cruz led efforts to formally name the Ports-to-Plains Corridor through Texas and New Mexi… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruz-demands-answers-about-temporarily-shuttered-international-railway-crossings-in-texas-diverted-cbp-resources-to-process-illegal-aliens | Cruz Demands Answers About Temporarily Shuttered International Railway Crossings in Texas, Diverted CBP Resources to Process Illegal Aliens | 2023-12-22 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, demanding answers about U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s decision to temporarily close two international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, and divert CBP resources to help process illegal aliens, who are unlawfully entering the U.S. in record numbers. Sen. Cruz asked for answers about who made these decisions, what led to the decisions, and how CBP plans to prevent this from happening again. Closing these international railway crossings delayed hundreds of thousands of tons of consumer and agriculture goods from traveling between the U.S. and Mexico. This is the second time since September that DHS has closed an international bridge in response to uncontrolled numbers of illegal aliens. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote,“…by shutting down legal border crossings to accommodate the surge of illegal aliens flooding the border at Eagle Pass, you have created a national security threat of the highest degree. You are also signaling to the world that the United States government—and certainly your Department—will put the interests of foreign citizens over the needs of American people and businesses. Furthermore, by ceding operational control of our southern border to criminal cartels that are ferrying terrorists, drugs, and dangerous criminals, you have effectively turned Border Patrol into a travel agency rather than a law enforcement organization. It goes without saying that this is an outrage and a total breakdown of law-and-order.” Read the full letter here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruz-statement-on-americans-including-texans-freed-from-maduro-custody-in-venezuela | Cruz Statement on Americans, Including Texans, Freed from Maduro Custody in Venezuela | 2023-12-21 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the announcement that ten Americans, including three Texans, have been freed from captivity in Venezuela, where they were held by the Maduro regime, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said, “I’m pleased these Americans, including Texans Luke Denman, Airan Berry, and Jerrel Kenemore, will finally be reunited with their loved ones here at home. I have long called on the Maduro regime to release them and for the United States to impose pressure on the regime until it did so, and it is heartening that their unjust ordeal is over. Nevertheless, I continue to be concerned that the Biden administration’s hostage diplomacy, in this case the release of criminal and terrorist financier Alex Saab, sends a message to terrorists and other American adversaries abroad that American hostages can be used as bargaining chips. “This news must also deepen our focus and commitment to bring back all Americans who are wrongfully detained overseas. Texan Mark Swidan remains unjustly imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party, and the Biden administration must do everything it can to secure his release.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-britt-introduce-legislation-to-bar-non-citizens-from-voting-in-federal-elections | Sens. Cruz, Britt Introduce Legislation to Bar Non-Citizens from Voting in Federal Elections | 2023-12-21 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), members on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, joined together with their colleagues on the committee to introduce the Citizen Ballot Protection Act. This bill would ensure states have the authority to verify that only American citizens are voting in federal elections. The bill specifically amends Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, to explicitly allow states to put in place a proof of citizenship requirement for both the federal mail voter registration form, and any state mail voter registration forms they might develop. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “Voting is a privilege and right reserved for American citizens to participate democratically in deciding the leadership of our country. Under Joe Biden’s watch, the integrity of our electoral process has been compromised. Democrat-run jurisdictions have violated our electoral process by granting an open invitation to any non-citizen or illegal alien to unconstitutionally participate in voting in local elections. This presents an unreasonable risk of cross-contamination of ballots and voting by non-citizens in federal elections. We must uphold the integrity of our electoral system by requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship before casting a vote at the ballot box.” Cosigners of the bill include Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Rules Committee Ranking Member Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Sens. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.). Read the full text of the bill here. Background: Sen. Cruz has spearheaded several efforts to block non-citizens from voting in elections including: Introducing legislation to prohibit the Washington D.C. city government from using federal funds to facilitate non-citizen voting in elections in our nation’s capital; Introducing a joint resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to fight a measure pass… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-coons-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-urging-steps-to-restore-deterrence-against-iran-proxies-attacking-us-troops | Sens. Cruz, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Urging Steps to Restore Deterrence Against Iran Proxies Attacking U.S. Troops | 2023-12-21 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), joined by 12 additional cosponsors, this week introduced a resolution urging the Biden administration to take all necessary steps to restore deterrence against Iran and Iranian proxies targeting Americans and American interests in the Middle East. American troops in the region have been targeted by Iran and Iranian proxies more than 115 times since mid-October. Iran provides financing, training, and other support to terrorist groups throughout the region, including the Houthis. Sen. Cruz said, “The Iranian regime is attacking Americans, our allies, and our interests across the Middle East. They are not only launching attacks and massacres against our Israeli and Arab allies, but their Houthi proxies are now trying to shut down freedom of navigation that is vital to the American and global economies. It is clear that they are not deterred, and it is long past time for the Biden administration to take all necessary steps to deter and counter these activities. Enough is enough.” Sen. Coons said, “Attacks on American troops are reprehensible, and Iranian support for these attacks has rightfully earned a swift and forceful response from the Biden administration. I join Senator Cruz in introducing this resolution to condemn these attacks, increase pressure on Iran to cease its support for violent militia groups, and support efforts to deter Iranian-backed militia attacks on U.S. troops and the international community. I also commend the resiliency and bravery of American service members across the Middle East and hope this resolution makes clear Congress’ support for U.S. Central Command’s mission of countering terrorism and maintaining stability across the region.” In addition to Sens. Coons and Cruz, the resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Maggie Hassan… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-marshall-rep-arrington-send-letter-calling-out-the-usdas-misguided-emergency-relief-program-requirements | Sens. Cruz, Marshall, Rep. Arrington Blast USDA’s Discriminatory Emergency Relief Program Requirements | 2023-12-20 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) along with Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) calling out the USDA’s discriminatory methodology for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). Under the Biden administration’s 2022 ERP requirements, the purpose of the relief program is not to provide the greatest amount of relief to those farmers who’ve suffered the most from recent natural disasters, but instead to adjust payments based on a farmer or producer’s skin color and sex. Under the new requirements, farmers will receive a fraction of the amount they would previously have received, simply because of their color. This is blatantly discriminatory, and a shocking example of the Biden administration’s radical social agenda, pushed under thecover of “equity.” The USDA’s new methodology undermines the agriculture community and breaks a long-popular, highly praised, and well-functioning program. The new requirements will hurt Texas farmers and Texas agriculture. About the letter, Sen. Cruz said, “Texas and American farmers are vital to our thriving country. The cattle they raise and crops they grow are the very food on our table, and the USDA is actively attacking a huge swath of the Lone Star State’s ranchers and producers because they think people of one race need less help than people of another. This is taxpayer-funded racism, it is anti-American, and it will only increase the amount of foreign agricultural products that we consume. American farmers will suffer for it, and I was proud to call out this action with my colleagues in the House and Senate.” In the letter, the members wrote, “American producers have experienced significant losses, and the Administration has taken an approach that does not reflect Congressional intent. The current program does not provide needed assistance to full-time farm families that suffered the deepest losses, and in short, it misallocates limited but badly needed assistance.” Cosigners of… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-scott-colleagues-introduce-legislation-to-crack-down-on-ccp-espionage | Sens. Cruz, Scott, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on CCP Espionage | 2023-12-19 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to require more stringent reporting requirements from diplomats of American adversaries. This bill also applies to foreign missions in the U.S. conducted by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This legislation requires a monthly report of the notification logs from the State Department to the President, Senate Homeland Security Committee, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ensure transparency around the business of foreign governments in the United States. The Countering Corrupt Political Influence Act (CCP Influence Act), builds upon the Trump administration policy that required the State Department to mandate that Chinese foreign missions, including its embassy and various consulates around the United States, notify the Department of State in advance of all official meetings with state officials, official meetings with local and municipal officials, official visits to educational institutions, and official visits to research institutions. Cosponsors include Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas). Upon introduction, Senator Cruz said, “The Chinese Communist Party takes a whole of government and indeed often whole of nation approach to advancing its national security interests, including through global influence and espionage operations conducted from within diplomatic facilities. Other American adversaries utilize the same tactics and strategies. This legislation will ensure Congress and the president have a clear picture of what our adversaries are doing in the U.S.” Read the full text of the bill here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-calls-for-immediate-release-of-jimmy-lai-as-chinese-communist-party-begins-trial | Sen. Cruz Calls for Immediate Release of Jimmy Lai as Chinese Communist Party Begins Trial | 2023-12-18 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called for the release of Jimmy Lai, a dissident and the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, who is being unjustly detained by the Chinese Communist Party and subjected to an illegitimate trial without his choice of legal representation. Lai has spent over 1,000 days in solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison in Hong Kong. Lai’s trial began today under unprecedented security and coercive measures. Sen. Cruz said, “The Chinese Communist Party should immediately release Jimmy Lai. He should never have been detained and there is no excuse left to extend his time in prison. He should be released, returned to his family, and allowed to travel.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-condemns-biden-administration-closing-eagle-pass-bridge-for-second-time | Sen. Cruz Condemns Biden Administration Closing Eagle Pass Bridge for Second Time | 2023-12-18 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Biden administration’s Customs and Border Protections (CBP) Office of Field Operations closed vehicle processing at Bridge 1 and the international railway crossing bridge in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas in order to accommodate illegal aliens illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border. This is the second time the bridge has been closed for this reason in 2023. “The Biden administration has announced CBP will issue yet another closure of two Texas-Mexico rail bridges, which will stop critical goods like farmers' grain and other consumer goods from flowing between our countries. President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas's failed immigration policies must not stand in the way of commerce. We frankly need to increase the flow of commercial traffic between the U.S. and Mexico, and I have been leading the fight in Congress to remove unnecessary barriers and build new international bridges. Instead, this administration is prioritizing the processing of illegal aliens and won't even staff the bridges we already have. We need legal commerce, not illegal immigration. Time to prioritize American families and keep the bridges open!" | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-december-15th | e-Newsletter: Week of December 15th | 2023-12-15 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Good Evening, This week, I voted in favor of final passage of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes five bipartisan victories I was proud to spearhead. One measure reinforces our defense and national security interests by ensuring B-1 bombers at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas remain in service as long as necessary for our national defense. Another measure streamlines the presidential permitting process for building four bridges across the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass. A third victory counters the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to influence our children in schools. A fourth measure addresses the Maduro regime’s seizure of Americans, including Texans, as hostages in Venezuela, and a fifth victory holds corrupt officials accountable for Vladimir Putin’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline. “Overall, this bill ensures our military is able to defend the United States at home and abroad, and it secures Texas as a pillar of America’s defense capabilities.” This year’s NDAA also provides funding for military construction projects in Texas, including: Read more about the five bipartisan measures I secured for Texas in the national defense bill: HERE On Tuesday, I joined Hannity on Fox News to discuss the ongoing horrific harassment of Jewish students on Harvard University’s campus. I also addressed the disgraceful testimony of Harvard’s President Claudine Gay before Congress. “[Harvard University President, Claudine Gay] is a radical leftist [and] a cultural Marxist. … This is Cultural Marxism: they define Jews as oppressors [and] they define Palestinians as victims. The cultural Marxists support the violent revolution of the victims against the ‘so-called’ oppressors. … They are cheering for the Hamas terrorists. It is disgraceful. And I gotta say at Harvard, you are seeing Jewish students being harassed. You're seeing Jewish students afraid to go to class, and these leftists are unwilling to stand up and defend their students. She should resign. And I gotta tell you,… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-secures-five-bipartisan-measures-victories-for-texas-in-the-national-defense-bill | Sen. Cruz Secures Five Bipartisan Measures, Victories for Texas in the National Defense Bill | 2023-12-14 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week voted in favor of final passage of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes five bipartisan victories he secured to protect Texas and the nation. Upon passage in the Senate, Sen. Cruz said, “This week, Congress came together to fund our military and protect our national security, and I'm proud it included several of my measures. We live in dangerous times. That’s why I fought to make sure this bill reinforces our defense and national security interests, including by ensuring that B-1 bombers at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas remain as long as necessary for our national defense. “This legislation also includes a provision of mine to streamline the presidential permitting process for building four bridges across the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass, Texas. These bridges will boost the Texas and U.S. economies by billions of dollars. I was proud to lead on this bipartisan effort, and I look forward to seeing these cross-border bridge projects through to completion. “Further, the bill includes language I authored to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to influence our children in schools with JROTC programs. “The NDAA also includes my measure to counter the efforts by the Maduro regime to seize Americans, including Texans, hostage. It requires the State Department to produce a detailed report on efforts by the government of Venezuela to detain American citizens. “Finally, I’m proud that my legislation to hold corrupt officials accountable for Vladimir Putin’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline was included in the final version of the NDAA. “Overall, this bill ensures our military is able to defend the United States at home and abroad, and it secures Texas as a pillar of America’s defense capabilities.” Background: This year’s NDAA also provides funding for military construction projects in Texas, including: $118 million for construction and land acquisition at Ft. Bliss in El Paso; $113 million for con… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-comprehensive-border-security-amendment-to-the-national-security-supplemental | Sen. Cruz Introduces Comprehensive Border Security Amendment to the National Security Supplemental | 2023-12-12 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment to the National Security Supplemental to secure our southern border. The amendment is based on a bill Sen. Cruz introduced earlier this year in the Senate, the Secure the Border Act, which includes a comprehensive plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border by investing resources in both border and interior enforcement. It would provide physical and technological border improvements, manpower assistance to Border Patrol and ICE Enforcement Removal Operations, and protection to families seeking entry at the border as well as unaccompanied alien children. Additionally, Sen. Cruz’s amendment punishes visa overstays, reforms immigration parole, asylum, and the legal immigration workforce issues, and prevents uncontrolled alien flows into the United States. The companion bill, which passed the House of Representatives as H.R. 2, is the most comprehensive border security legislation in decades. The bill garnered a majority of Republican support in the House of Representatives and was voted out of the House with 219-2 Republican members voting in favor of its passage. Upon introducing the amendment Sen. Cruz said, “Under Joe Biden’s leadership, we’ve seen the largest illegal immigration crisis in our nation’s history. Every single day, thousands of illegal aliens pour over our southern border and strain our communities. Women are being raped, children brutalized, and over 100,000 Americans are dying every year from narcotics and fentanyl flooding into our country. We cannot turn a blind eye to the perilous invitation the Biden White House continues to freely give out to break our immigration laws. Right now, we are at the greater risk for a major terrorist attack in the United States than we have been at any time since September 11. If we are going to provide aid to secure our allies abroad, we also have an obligation to secure our own border for the safety of our country.” Chad Wolf, former Acting DHS Secreta… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-rubio-colleagues-warn-dod-of-national-security-risks-for-installing-technology-produced-by-ccp-linked-companies-on-american-military-bases | Sens. Cruz, Rubio, Colleagues Warn DOD of National Security Risks for Installing Technology Produced By CCP-Linked Companies on American Military Bases | 2023-12-12 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding accountability for the installation of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) batteries produced by companies under the influence and direction of the Chinese Communist Party at Camp Lejeune and other U.S. military installations. In the letter the senators wrote, “The presence of CATL in U.S. energy infrastructure raises alarms about the known security risks associated with Chinese technology produced by companies operating under the direction or influence of Beijing. CATL could introduce malware into large-scale power storage stations, threatening the U.S. energy grid. Further, the significant known cyber risks to Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) systems more broadly, such as security limitations that prevent regular updates and gaps in reviewing vulnerabilities, raise several concerns that a malicious actor, or government, could seek to exploit.” Other cosigners of the letter include, Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), Rob Wittman (R-Va.), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), James Moylan (R-Guam), Brad Finstad (R-Minn.), Austin Scott (R-Ga.), Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Gregory Murphy (R-N.C.), Cory Mills (R-Fla.), Mark Alford (R-Texas), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), and Rich McCormick (R-Ga.). Read the full text of the letter here or below. Dear Secretary Austin: We write out of concern with regards to the installation of a battery and solar array by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-aligned Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as part of a new Battery Energy Storage System(BESS). A CCP-f… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-december-8th | e-Newsletter: Week of December 8th | 2023-12-08 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Good Evening, Under Joe Biden’s watch, the Department of Justice has become the most partisan we’ve ever seen, acting as the political strong-arm of the DNC. I am appalled by the actions of this administration to weaponize the DOJ and strip the power away from the American people. As a result, the FBI has become the Democrat’s vigilant attack dog, promoting their political ambitions and silencing dissenters. I am regularly approached by FBI agents, honorable men and women who stand up for the rule of law, who are frustrated about the weakening of the integrity of this institution because it’s being used as a political weapon. This week, I confronted FBI Director Christopher Wray on his negligent and partisan decisions to cover up the Biden family’s ongoing corruption allegations from the American people. This is a disgusting abuse of power that must be thoroughly checked by Congress. “I think the Department of Justice [and the FBI] has been profoundly politicized. … In particular, the investigation into multiple allegations of corruption concerning Hunter Biden, and Joe Biden. … Now, Democrats and those in the media trying to defend the White House, repeatedly say there is no direct evidence of Joe Biden's involvement in his son's corruption. … Nobody answers these questions, and it's why people are furious with a cover up because you don't believe the FBI is accountable to Congress or to the American people.” On Tuesday, I also met with the Sameh Shoukry, Foreign Minister of Egypt and Motaz Zahran, Ambassador of Egypt to the United States to discuss the crisis unfolding in the Middle East. Later Tuesday evening, as the ranking member on the Senate Commerce Committee, I spoke on the Senate floor to stop big auto from killing life-saving AM radio. “AM radio is a haven for free speech. [It] is a haven for people to speak even if their views are disfavored by the political ruling class. Talk radio is an oasis for conservatives. … I believe these automakers stood up to remove AM radio as a part of a border patte… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruz-lummis-demand-end-to-bidens-electric-vehicle-mandate | Cruz, Lummis Demand End to Biden’s Electric Vehicle Mandate | 2023-12-07 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), along with several of their Senate Western Caucus colleagues, sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) urging Congressional leadership to defund the Biden administration’s electric vehicle (EV) rule, which requires vehicles to be fully electric by 2032. This rule will affect more than two-thirds of vehicles sold in the U.S. Defunding the EV mandate would protect the freedom of Americans in Texas, the west, and across the country to choose the cars or trucks they drive and remove excessive costs. In the letter the senators wrote, “Not only would the EPA’s proposed regulation hurt America’s national security, but it would severely limit consumer choice for affordable vehicles that fit the needs of the average American. At a time of inflation, high interest rates, and rising costs, the last thing Americans need is to find both new and used vehicles unaffordable because of an EPA mandate.” Cosigners of the letter include Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Boozman (A-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) James Lankford (R-Kan.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah). Read the full text of the letter here. BACKGROUND The EPA’s mandate would require 67.5% of vehicles sold to be an EV in less than nine years, which is a steep increase from 2022 where less than 6% of all vehicles sold were EVs. The mandate comes at a very high cost for hardworking people across the west: o The average cost of an EV is $53,469, just $663 less than the median American income which is $54,132 according to estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. o A study found the cost of charging an EV is equivalent to $17 a gallon for traditional internal combustion vehicles. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-a-major-win-for-all-of-texas | ICYMI: ‘A Major Win for All of Texas’ | 2023-12-07 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Texas and Mexico are one step closer to better transportation connections thanks to bipartisan legislation championed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Last night, House and Senate lawmakers announced an agreement on an annual defense authorization bill that includes language authored by Cruz, and pushed by a bipartisan and bicameral coalition of Texas legislators, to streamline a presidential permitting process for new and expanded bridges across the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass, Texas. This provision, which Cruz inserted into the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and battled to keep in the final bill, is an important victory that will help alleviate border crossing bottlenecks, expand trade, and create jobs. Sen. Cruz’s amendment gives the State Department 60 days to issue a recommendation to the president about whether the president should issue a permit to allow four international Texas bridge projects. The president would then have 60 days to grant or deny the permits. The amendment adheres to the practice used by the prior administration where presidential permits could be issued contingent on successful completion of environmental reviews. Upon the announcement, Sen. Cruz said, “This is a huge win for South Texas. For months, I've worked hand in hand with my Democrat and Republican colleagues to ensure that this critical provision for Texas was included in legislation that could pass Congress and be signed into law. Construction of these four new and expanded cross-border bridges are vital for our state's economy. These Rio Grande bridges will help farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, and small businesses throughout Texas. They will support international trade, fix supply chain bottlenecks, and support economic development and security for Texas border communities. And given the $800 billion in trade that Texas has with Mexico each year, shortening lengthy delays in crossings will help lower the cost of goods for American families, onshore manufacturing fr… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruzs-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-name-ports-to-plains-corridor-interstate-27-passes-house | Sen. Cruz’s Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Name Ports-to-Plains Corridor "Interstate 27" Passes House | 2023-12-06 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ben Ray Luján (D- N.M.), along with U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) introduced legislation to rename the Ports-to-Plains corridor as “Interstate 27” that passed the House yesterday. The amended legislation will now head back to the Senate to be considered again. About the victory, Sen. Cruz said, “In Texas, we are leading the country in economic prosperity. The passage of this critical legislation to name the Ports-to-Plains corridor as Interstate 27 is an incredible step to greater economic growth in Texas. I am proud to have spearheaded the fight in the Senate, alongside Reps. Jodey Arrington and Henry Cuellar in the House, to advance the development of the I-27 corridor and create jobs across the Lone Star State.” Read the bill text here. Read the Ports-to-Plains legislation here and the press release here. BACKGROUND: The Ports-to-Plains Corridor aims to facilitate an additional key North-South route to bolster the transportation of goods and people. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has projected nationwide freight moved by trucks could increase by 44% from 2015 levels by 2045. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in conjunction with the Ports-to-Plains Advisory Committee, conducted a comprehensive study of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor. The study found significant economic benefits to upgrading the Ports-to-Plains Corridor. For example, the study found that the upgrades would result in a 76% return on investment, $4.1 billion in annual travel cost savings, 22,110 new jobs, and a $2.8 billion annual increase in state GDP. The Ports-to-Plains Corridor was designated as a High Priority Corridor on the National Highway System. The Cruz-Lujan legislation was passed into law in late 2022. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/house-passes-cruz-welch-bipartisan-bill-targeting-deadly-street-drug-tranq | House Passes Cruz-Welch Bipartisan Bill Targeting Deadly Street Drug Tranq | 2023-12-05 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan bill combatting a deadly street drug from U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) is headed to the President’s desk. The senators praised yesterday’s House passage of the Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality (TRANQ) Research Act. The Cruz-Welch legislation directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to take steps to enhance understanding of the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine, or tranq, and other novel synthetic drugs; develop new tests for detection; and establish partnerships with front-line entities that are often the first points of contact with new street drugs. This legislation previously passed the Senate with unanimous support in June. Following passage of the TRANQ Research Act, Sen. Cruz said: “Our common sense, bipartisan legislation will help law enforcement better detect a deadly drug that is destroying lives in my home state of Texas. I am grateful to Senator Welch for working with me to help give the frontlines of the Tranq drug crisis access to reliable data and research, and I look forward to our Cruz-Welch legislation being swiftly signed into law.” Sen. Welch added: “In my first week as Vermont’s new Senator, I came home to talk about the opioid and drug epidemic, and it couldn’t have been more clear: the drug supply in Vermont has changed and it’s making an already brutal overdose crisis even more challenging to combat. Our communities needed federal resources to deal with Xylazine, and they needed it now. So, we got to work–and we did it in a bipartisan way. I look forward to President Biden signing the TRANQ Research Act into law, and I thank Senator Cruz and Representatives Collins and Caraveo for their partnership. This bill is a step in the right direction, and it will help us get the resources where they’re needed most–to those on the frontlines and the folks who need testing and detection tools.” The Texas Municipal Police Association has previously said a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cassidy-colleagues-send-letter-urging-the-biden-administration-to-address-antisemitism-in-k-12-schools | Sens. Cruz, Cassidy, Colleagues Send Letter Urging the Biden Administration to Address Antisemitism in K-12 Schools | 2023-12-05 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-L.A.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter along with several of their Senate Republican colleagues to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging the Biden administration to address the growing rates of antisemitism in K-12 schools following Hamas’s war against Israel. The Senators urged the administration to use their Title VI enforcement power to ensure a safe learning environment for Jewish students. In the letter, the Senators write, “We are deeply concerned that the Department of Education is not ensuring American K-12 schools are fostering a safe learning environment for all students following the terrorist organization Hamas’ violent attack on civilians, including Americans and Israeli citizens.” Cosigners of the letter include U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). BACKGROUND: Since the Hamas-led massacre against Israel on October 7th, there has been a disturbing rise in antisemitic incidents, including targeted harassment, directed at Jewish children in K-12 schools. Shortly after the October 7th attacks, an 11-year-old in Manhattan Beach told four Jewish girls at his school that “all Israelis and Jews should be killed.” On October 9th, the Superintendent of Revere … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T22:34:08Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-mullin-introduce-legislation-to-protect-ranchers-from-federal-government-overreach | Sens. Cruz, Mullin Introduce Legislation to Protect Ranchers from Federal Government Overreach | 2023-12-05 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in introducing the Black Vulture Relief Act, which would alleviate burdensome government regulations allowing farmers to protect their newborn livestock from black vultures without a depredation permit whenever their livestock is threatened. Upon introducing the bill Sen. Cruz said, “Texas has long been a stronghold in American agriculture. Our ranchers already face headwinds like drought, high input costs, and inflation.The last thing they need is to get a permit from the federal government to protect their own livestock. Livestock producers must possess the autonomy and authority to defend their livelihood from black vultures that are killing nearly 2.1 million cattle each year. The federal government has no place to stand in their way.” Cosponsors of the bill include Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Read the full text of the bill here. BACKGROUND: • Black vultures are known to attack livestock, especially calves. These attacks are gruesome, often lasting hours, and cost ranchers an average of $2,000 per calf killed. • The black vulture population has increased by 468% since 1990. • Despite being listed as a species of lowest conservation concern, black vultures are still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, making it illegal to take one without a depredation permit from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS). • FWS currently operates a pilot program that allows state entities to register for a master permit and disburse sub-permits to ranchers. However, these sub-permits limit ranchers to 3-5 black vulture takes per year, even though attacks normally involve 20+ black vultures at a time. • This bill maintains protections for the species by requiring annual reporting of takes to ensure FWS receives accurate data to monitor the population and prohibiting the use of poison as a method of take… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-scott-demand-answers-on-the-biden-administrations-latest-iran-sanctions-waiver | Sens. Cruz, Scott Demand Answers on the Biden Administration’s Latest Iran Sanctions Waiver | 2023-12-05 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Scott (R-S.C), members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, as well as other colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for the administration to clarify and re-evaluate its policy granting Iran access to tens of billions of dollars through sanctions waivers. In the letter, the senators said, “A strong signal of deterrence—utilizing military, economic, and diplomatic tools—is needed if we want to stop the attacks against U.S. personnel and prevent the war in Gaza from expanding into a protracted regional conflict. Unfortunately, the administration’s military and economic responses to Iran and its proxies have not only been disproportionate, they appear to be completely disjointed. We therefore request that your departments provide us with a classified assessment on the administration’s plan to deter Iranian aggression and prevent the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. This assessment should include an estimation of how Iran has already leveraged—and could in the future leverage—against U.S. persons and interests the tens of billions in assets it now has access to due to your administration’s use of U.S. sanctions waivers and is to be provided in a member or staff-level briefing no later than December 7, 2023.” Read the full letter here and below: Dear Secretaries Blinken, Yellen, and Austin: On August 18, 2023, we wrote to express our concern over the administration’s decision to release $6 billion worth of frozen Iranian assets in exchange for the return of American detainees. This decision reinforced an incredibly dangerous precedent of providing ransom payments to the world’s greatest state sponsor of terrorism and put a price on the life of every American overseas. Understanding the grave error of the unfreezing of Iranian assets and the danger this action poses to U.S. lives and interests, it is therefore alarming to hea… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-december-1st | e-Newsletter: Week of December 1st | 2023-12-01 | 2023 | 2023-12 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Good Evening, Two weeks ago, I joined several of my Republican colleagues in the Senate in pushing for a vote on the motion to proceed on a House-passed bill that would provide $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel. I am gravely disappointed that Senate Democrats voted party line on this issue, opposing critical aid to our Israeli allies and failing to protect American national security. This legislation should have passed 100-0. We must deliver this much-needed aid and support to Israel as they work to utterly eradicate Hamas, for as long as it takes. This week, I met with several American families of U.S. hostages facing the brutal terror of Hamas. I committed to standing with them, praying for the freedom of their loved ones, and working with colleagues to ensure that Israel has the support it needs to bring American hostages home. On Monday, I joined Chris Salcedo on Newsmax to discuss how the Biden administration is putting our national security at risk by prioritizing their woke agenda over enforcing the law for drug traffickers and human smugglers crossing our southern border. “Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), under Joe Biden, recently [put out] a memo to border patrol agents saying, ‘do not use pronouns to address illegal immigrants, human traffickers or drug traffickers as he, she, him or her.’ It is utterly asinine. Right now [our country is at] the greatest risk of a terrorist attack since 9/11. CBP also knows Hamas and Hezbollah are trying to send terrorists across our southern border except these woke ideologues … are now trying to figure out what's your gender identity and your sexual orientation. … If you break the law, we ought to enforce the law.” Monday evening, I also joined Sean Hannity on Fox News ahead of viewing nearly an hour’s worth of footage released by the Israeli government on the unspeakable evil that took place on October 7th at the hands of Hamas. "[This week in] the Senate I'm doing something I'm really not looking forward to. … I'm going to watch about an hour of footage … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:14:16Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-applauds-bipartisan-house-vote-in-support-of-resolution-to-secure-water-for-texas-farmers | Sen. Cruz Applauds Bipartisan House Vote in Support of Resolution to Secure Water for Texas Farmers | 2023-11-30 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after the passage of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz’s (R-Texas) resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives highlighting that Texas farmers are experiencing acute water shortages and supporting diplomacy to ensure that Mexico fulfills its treaty obligations to provide annual deliveries of water. The resolution is a companion resolution to one that Sen. Cruz authored and introduced in the Senate in September. Last month, Sen. Cruz secured a vote in the Senate for a related amendment he authored, requiring the Secretary of State to utilize the full range of American diplomacy to secure Mexican compliance with its treaty obligations. The amendment secured majority bipartisan support, but failed to clear a filibuster. Upon passage of the House resolution Sen. Cruz said, “Farmers in Texas and across the Southwest deserve reliable and predictable water supplies, and Mexico’s failure to adhere to its treaty obligations badly undermines those goals. I’m proud to lead the fight in Congress with Rep. De La Cruz to secure those supplies and address the crisis farmers and ranchers are facing in the Lone Star State, and to have secured bipartisan majority support for language supporting U.S. officials and diplomats as they seek to secure Mexico’s compliance. This week’s vote in U.S. House of Representatives reaffirms that those officials and diplomats have the full support of the U.S. Congress as they advance their negotiations.” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said, “South Texas farmers and ranchers rely on consistent releases of water to the Amistad and Falcon Reservoirs for their livelihood and to maintain a healthy standard of living. I applaud Congresswoman De La Cruz’s work on this issue in the House of Representatives, and I remain committed to ensuring Mexico fulfills its obligations to our border communities.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-reintroduces-bill-to-reimpose-terrorism-sanctions-on-iran-controlled-houthis | Sen. Cruz Reintroduces Bill to Reimpose Terrorism Sanctions on Iran-Controlled Houthis | 2023-11-29 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced his legislation to impose terrorism sanctions on the Iran-controlled Houthis, as acts of terrorism continue to escalate in the Middle East. On February 5, 2021 the Biden State Department announced it would lift terrorism-related sanctions on the Houthis and three of their leaders: Abdul Malik al-Houthi, Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim. Sen. Cruz repeatedly pushed language to reverse that decision, including filing this bill in 2022. Upon re-introducing the bill, Senator Cruz said, “The Biden administration made a day one politically-driven decision to dismantle terrorism sanctions against the Houthis and their leaders. That decision was an obvious and catastrophic mistake from the very beginning, and it has only become more obvious and more catastrophic as time has gone on. Now the Houthis and other Iranian-controlled terrorists are openly and routinely attacking the United States and our allies, but the Biden administration still refuses to reverse its decision, because they believe doing so would be politically costly. Politics should not be a consideration when American lives and national security interests are at stake. President Biden needs to put an end to enabling the Houthis and other Iran-backed terrorist groups through sanctions relief and sanctions non-enforcement. If he won’t then Congress should mandate that he does so.” The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-november-17th | e-Newsletter: Week of November 17th | 2023-11-17 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Good Evening, Since Joe Biden took office, this administration has gifted nearly $100 billion dollars to the Ayatollah of Iran, who chants death and destruction to America and our allies. Iran has been deploying these funds to bolster Hamas’s savage terrorist attacks on the Jewish people in Israel. The solution here is easy – don’t give money to terrorists who want to kill us. Unfortunately, the Democrat Party could care less. This past weekend, I joined Real Time with Bill Maher and did a deep dive into why Joe Biden is responsible for fueling the war in Israel. “Joe Biden is responsible for 100 billion dollars going to the Ayatollah – he made a decision to do that and Iran funds Hamas. The Wall Street Journal reported in September, [Iran] brought Hamas terrorists to Iran, and trained them in Iran to carry out the attack. … Don't give money to terrorists who want to kill us, and unfortunately the Democrat party is on the other side of that.” This past Sunday, I joined Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to discuss the elaborate money laundering scheme that Joe Biden and Hunter Biden appear to be involved in. “We do have evidence on Ukraine, and in particular that Joe Biden demanded the firing of the prosecutor in Ukraine that was investigating the corrupt oligarch who owns Burisma. [Biden] threatened to and in fact did withhold over a billion dollars in American loan guarantees until they fired that prosecutor. When it comes to bribery, the essence of bribery is quid pro quo – this for that. We know that occurred.” On Tuesday, it was deeply inspiring to stand alongside nearly 300,000 people, on the National Mall, expressing our unified and unshakeable support for our friend and ally Israel to utterly destroy Hamas, for as long as it takes. “It is inspiring, seeing … people from every state in the Union coming together [to say] America stands … unequivocally with Israel. We stand against the monster and the horror that is Hamas. We support Israel's right to defend itself. … Our prayers a… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-bill-blocking-the-federal-government-from-compelling-pronoun-use-that-contradicts-biology | Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Blocking the Federal Government from Compelling Pronoun Use that Contradicts Biology | 2023-11-17 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) have introduced bicameral legislation – the Safeguarding Free Speech Act. The legislation would prohibit federal agencies from forcing an employee or contractor to use personal pronouns that contradict with an individual’s biological sex. About the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “I am proud to join Rep. Andy Ogles in introducing the Safeguarding Honest Speech Act. Forcing anyone to use pronouns that don’t accord with a person’s biological sex is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. As the Supreme Court held, ‘If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.’ The government has no business compelling anyone to use pronouns that contradict biological reality.” Rep. Ogles stated, “Can you imagine getting reprimanded or fired from your job for not using an individual’s ‘preferred pronouns’? Unfortunately, that is exactly what the Biden regime has imposed in its latest guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services. The radical Left is actively coercing the speech of individuals – all in service of a delusional woke agenda. The American people shouldn’t be asked by their government to subsidize violations of the Constitution of the United States. I’m grateful for Senator Cruz’s efforts to lead the fight in the Senate, and look forward to considering this legislation in the 118th Congress.” Background: CatholicVote and Concerned Women for America support the Safeguarding Free Speech Act. On October 11th, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new “Gender Identity Non-Discrimination and Inclusion Policy for Employees and Applicants.” Among many other harmful changes, this policy compelled speech by requiring employees and contractors with HHS to call other employees by their “preferred pronouns,”… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cornyn-send-letter-demanding-dhs-immediately-address-the-influx-of-special-interest-aliens | Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Send Letter Demanding DHS Immediately Address the Influx of ‘Special Interest Aliens’ | 2023-11-17 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding that the Biden administration immediately address the influx of “special interest aliens” who have been arrested at the southern border. Considering the Israel-Hamas conflict overseas and the increasing number of encounters with Hamas-inspired terrorism suspects, our nation has become more vulnerable to terrorism which has prevented the enforcement of other priorities, most importantly enforcing expired visas. The Biden administration’s failure to secure the southern border has jeopardized our national security, as terrorists from war-torn countries in the Middle East continue breach our southern border. In the letter, the senators said, “Despite the Israel-Hamas conflict taking place abroad, the unanticipated security breach of Israel’s border by a known terrorist organization raises important questions about the security of our own southern border. Specifically, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data indicates that thousands of “special interest aliens” from countries including those in the Middle East have been arrested at the southern border just over the past twenty-four months. … Furthermore, this data reveals that FY 2023 broke the record for encounters on the FBI terror watchlist with 169 individuals encountered between ports of entry at the southern border. Concerningly, this year’s figure alone is greater than the amount of FBI terror watchlist encounters over the previous six years combine. … And yet, our nation’s increasing vulnerability to terrorism is more than mere conjecture. It is a tangible reality that that can no longer be ignored.” Read the full text of the letter here. Dear Secretary Mayorkas, On October 19th of this year, Sohaib Abuayyash, a twenty-year-old Jordanian man unlawfully in the United States on an expired visa, was arrested in Houston, Texas for violating federal … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/11/15/2023/sen-cruz-statement-on-continuing-resolution-vote | Sen. Cruz Statement on Continuing Resolution Vote | 2023-11-15 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today voiced his support for legislation that would fund the government at current levels into 2024. About the legislation, Sen. Cruz said, “For months, I have been calling on Senate Republicans to support the efforts of our House Republican colleagues, so we can work together and present a united front in our negotiations with President Biden and Democrats over federal spending. “The House just recently selected Mike Johnson as Speaker, and when he looked at the looming government shutdown he made the responsible decision to move the deadline until after the holidays. While I hate funding the government through continuing resolutions, Congress is notorious for greenlighting serious spending increases and radical policy changes last-minute, right before Christmas, when Members of Congress simply want to leave town and will agree to nearly anything in order to do so. Speaker Johnson’s plan lowers the temperature, giving Republicans the opportunity to work together and agree on more responsible appropriations bills as they negotiate with the White House. I think it’s a sound proposal from our new Speaker, so I supported it.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-risch-colleagues-demand-biden-administration-enforce-sanctions-on-maduro-regime | Sens. Cruz, Risch, Colleagues Demand Biden Administration Enforce Sanctions on Maduro Regime | 2023-11-15 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter with six of their Senate Republican colleagues to President Joe Biden calling on his administration to reverse political concessions and increase pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela, after the administration eased economic pressure as part of a deal related to the Venezuelan elections in 2024. In the letter, the Senators wrote, “We are concerned about your administration’s decision to ease pressure on the Maduro regime. This change in posture was based on promises made by an indicted international criminal who has a strong record of using delay tactics to remain in power illegitimately. We implore you to reverse course and recommit to a strong campaign of diplomatic and economic pressure to hasten a transition to a democratic government in Venezuela. Failure to do so only benefits the Maduro regime and its strategic partners, China, Russia, and Iran.” Cosigners of the letter include U.S. Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). Read the full text of the resolution here or below. Dear President Biden, We are concerned about your administrations’ decision to ease pressure on the Maduro regime. This change in posture was based on promises made by an indicted international criminal who has a strong record of using delay tactics to remain in power illegitimately. We implore you to reverse course and recommit to a strong campaign of diplomatic and economic pressure to hasten a transition to a democratic government in Venezuela. Failure to do so only benefits the Maduro regime and its strategic partners, China, Russia, and Iran. In August 2021, your administration pledged support for dialogues in Mexico City between the Maduro regime and Venezuelan political groups. Throughout this time, your administrati… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-statement-on-senate-vote-over-support-for-israel | Sen. Cruz Statement on Senate Vote Over Support for Israel | 2023-11-14 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned today’s vote by Democrats to block aid to Israel. Sen. Cruz said, “Today was a disappointment, a missed opportunity, and a failure by Senate Democrats to protect American national security interests and to stand with our Israeli allies. After hundreds of thousands of Americans rallied on the Capitol Mall for unity, Senate Democrats voted party line to oppose aid to Israel. This legislation should have passed 100-0. The Senate should have voted with the House to ensure that Israel has everything it needs to utterly eradicate Hamas, for as long as it takes. Instead Democrats caved to their radical antisemitic base and voted to block aid to Israel. I will continue to fight for Israel, and work with my colleagues to deliver much-needed aid and support to Israel.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-leads-senate-republicans-in-calling-on-fcc-to-halt-digital-equity-plan | Sen. Cruz Leads Senate Republicans in Calling on FCC to Halt ‘Digital Equity’ Plan | 2023-11-13 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 27 of his colleagues are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to rescind its draft order on “Digital Discrimination,” which would give the federal government control over nearly every aspect of the Internet while opening broadband providers to expansive, indeterminate, and crippling liability under a “disparate impact” standard. The FCC is set to vote on the final order on Wednesday. In a letter to FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel, the Senators wrote: “Your Draft Order, which largely follows a Biden administration diktat, will create crippling uncertainty for the U.S. broadband industry, chill broadband investment, and undermine Congress’s objective of promoting broadband access for all Americans. We urge you to adhere to the will of Congress and conform to the plain meaning of [the bipartisan infrastructure bill] to avoid causing serious damage to the competitive and innovative U.S. broadband industry.” While the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) instructed the FCC to “prevent digital discrimination of broadband access based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin,” the draft rules are untenably broad and inconsistent with the plain meaning of the statute. Moreover, the Biden administration itself has appeared to acknowledge that there’s little to no documented evidence of disparate treatment as it relates to broadband. “Apparently displeased by that result, the Biden administration instructed the FCC to broaden its inquiry under section 60506,” the Senators wrote. “Your recently circulated Draft Order follows suit, perversely worrying that section 60506 would be ‘largely meaningless’ if interpreted by its plain language. The corresponding rules—buttressed by the theory that the lack of actual discrimination somehow authorizes the FCC to redefine digital discrimination to expand its authority—turn section 60506 on its head and constitute a major abuse of the… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-november-10th | e-Newsletter: Week of November 10th | 2023-11-10 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Good Evening, Our country was built upon the principles of liberties from free speech to freedom of religion. This week, I delivered remarks to First Liberty, a group of lawyers who are at the front lines of the battle to defend religious liberty, and the founding principles that have made our country great. On Monday, I joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss how the Biden administration has undermined our ally Israel by enabling and funding Hamas terrorists who are slaughtering, beheading, and raping Jewish women and children. “This President and his administration have approached our enemies [with] weakness. … Appeasement doesn't work. … We're gonna send $100 million to Gaza – that'll go straight to Hamas. That is insanity. Stop sending money to people who are killing not only our allies, but killing Americans.” On Tuesday, as the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee I attended the subcommittee on Travel, Tourism, and Export Promotion hearing on “Sustainable Tourism for a Thriving Economy.” On Tuesday, I also joined Eric Bolling on The Balance on Newsmax to discuss the horrific manifesto of the deranged leftist Nashville school shooter, and the left’s toxic rhetoric on “white privilege” and the role it played in this tragedy. “This manifesto demonstrates that this deranged shooter was a radical leftist who was lashing out at ‘white privilege.’ The toxic rhetoric from the left, the toxic rhetoric of critical race theory, is what drives this nonsense of ‘white privilege.’ Any time there is a crime that contradicts the narrative of the left, it quickly disappears from the headlines." Rest assured, I will continue to unequivocally defend your right to practice your faith freely. God Bless! Keep Texas Strong, MORE FROM SEN. CRUZ: READ: Cruz Calls Out Smears Against Justice Thomas Ahead of Subpoenas: 'Utterly and Completely Hypocritical' ICYMI: 'HELL. NO.': Cruz Reacts to Democrat Letter Urging Biden to Allow Palestinian Refugees into U.S. READ: Senators demand improved military barrack… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-colleagues-call-out-dojs-campaign-to-spy-on-personal-communications-of-congressional-staff | Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Call Out DOJ’s Campaign to Spy on Personal Communications of Congressional Staff | 2023-11-10 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ranking member on the Subcommittee on The Constitution, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland confronting the Department of Justice for surveilling the personal communications of attorneys advising congressional oversight committees. In the letter, the senators said, “The decision by unelected government bureaucrats to investigate the elected congressional representatives and congressional staff trying to hold them accountable is a true attack on our democracy.” Read the full text of the letter here. Dear Attorney General Garland, We write to express deep concern regarding recent revelations that the Department of Justice engaged in a campaign of covert surveillance of the personal communications of attorneys advising congressional oversight committees. The decision by unelected government bureaucrats to investigate the elected congressional representatives and congressional staff trying to hold them accountable is a true attack on our democracy. An October 24, 2023 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Empower Oversight revealed that the Department subpoenaed a Senate staffer’s private phone and email logs during the pendency of a bicameral congressional investigation of both the Department and the FBI for their involvement in the Russia-collusion hoax known as Crossfire Hurricane. In one instance, the Department subpoenaed Google for all telephone connection records and text message logs for the Chief Investigative Counsel to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the very time period that this staffer directed oversight into Department misconduct. Further records indicate that the personal records of a House staffer employed by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (“HPSCI”) were additionally targeted as part of this vendetta campaign. Notably, in January 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-statement-on-murder-of-jewish-man-in-thousand-oaks-california | Sen. Cruz Statement On Murder of Jewish Man in Thousand Oaks, California | 2023-11-07 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded to reports that a Jewish man was murdered in Thousand Oaks, California when a pro-Hamas activist hit him on the head with a megaphone. Sen. Cruz said, “Enough is enough. The Biden administration must unequivocally condemn the violent antisemitism that is sweeping across the country. For the entire administration, at all levels, from Department of State staffers to his press secretary, Biden officials have proven incapable of simply condemning antisemitism without including other -isms and -phobias and downplaying the real threat to Jewish people from Hamas and its supporters all over the world. Democrats across the party including in Congress have been controlled by their antisemitic progressive base. The full force of the law and the administration has to be brought to bear against antisemitic violence.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cornyn-introduce-resolution-to-commemorate-the-150th-anniversary-of-texas-christian-university | Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Resolution to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Texas Christian University | 2023-11-07 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a resolution commemorating the 150thanniversary of Texas Christian University (TCU) in recognition of their legacy in Texas education and recent athletic success. TCU, a private, four-year university located in Fort Worth, Texas, is focused on building a powerful intellectual environment with a strong emphasis on faith, community, and service. Upon introducing the resolution, Sen Cruz said, “For 150 years, Texas Christian University has produced the next generation of Texan and American leaders, dedicated to the principles of faith and service. I’m proud to celebrate this remarkable achievement with TCU, and look forward to decades of future achievement and excellence. I’m also proud to root for the Horned Frogs as they routinely excel in the athletic arena. They remarkably made it to the football national championship game this past year. Go Frogs!” Sen. Cornyn said, “For 150 years, Texas Christian University has equipped students with the skills and experiences necessary to pursue limitless opportunities and achieve success. I applaud their commitment to excellence and look forward to seeing how future generations of Horned Frogs will benefit Texas in the years to come.” Read the full text of the resolution here. BACKGROUND: Texas Christian University (TCU) was founded as AddRan University in 1873, until the name changed to Texas Christian University in 1902. In recent years, TCU inaugurated the Anne Burnett School of Medicine and earned an R2 Doctoral Status of High Research Activity by the Carnegie Foundation. Over the past five years, faculty and students have received over 80 Fulbright Awards, 42 awards from the National Science Foundation, NIH, and National Endowment for the Humanities, totaling more than $22 million. This year, TCU enrolled over 12,000 students and offers 117 undergraduate, 61 masters, and 39 doctoral programs across nine schools and colleges. A member of the Big 12 Conference, TCU has won 12 reg… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/texas-tuesday-11-7-23 | Texas Tuesday 11-7-23 | 2023-11-07 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Newsroom Press Releases Published: 11.07.2023 Texas Tuesday 11-7-23 Print Email Share Tweet Previous Next | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cassidy-and-colleagues-introduce-resolution-opposing-a-carbon-tax | Sens. Cruz, Cassidy and Colleagues Introduce Resolution Opposing a Carbon Tax | 2023-11-03 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bill Cassidy (R-L.A.), along with thirteen of their Senate Republican colleagues introduced a resolution pushing back on the implementation of a carbon tax. The resolution addresses the negative impacts of instituting a carbon tax such as discouraging domestic manufacturing and energy productions, more jobs and businesses moving overseas, and lower economic growth. Upon introduction, Sen Cruz said, “A carbon tax would seriously harm hardworking Texans and Americans. Such a tax would discourage domestic manufacturing and energy production, lead to job outsourcing, and hit working-class families particularly hard. It is imperative that Texans continue to have access to affordable energy, and that’s not possible if we implement a carbon tax alongside the radical climate agenda of the Biden administration.” Sens. Cruz and Cassidy were joined by U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). Read the full text of the resolution here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-sullivan-colleagues-fight-biden-administration-over-domestic-mining | Sens. Cruz, Sullivan, Colleagues Fight Biden Administration Over Domestic Mining | 2023-11-02 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) along with several of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to the Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) about proposed changes to its regulations that classify “mining” projects eligible for coverage under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The Trump Administration added the mining sector to the list of eligible FAST-41 sectors in order to boost the economy and bring supply chains home. Now the Biden Administration is trying to undo that change and add unnecessary bureaucratic barriers to the permitting process for domestic mining. In the letter the senators wrote, “The federal permitting process must be coordinated and transparent in order for the United States to efficiently permit new energy and infrastructure projects without undermining the value of critical taxpayer and private sector investments. … The nation needs these investments to match the increasing mineral demand necessary to support budding technologies, bolster domestic supply chains, and strengthen our nation's national defense to reduce our reliance on minerals from our geopolitical adversaries” Cosigners included Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), James Risch (R-Idaho), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), John Hoven (R-N.D.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). Read the full text of the letter here. Mr. Beightel: We write to express our concerns regarding the proposed rule, "Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.” The mining of all minerals is essential to the development of domestic infrastructure, and accordingly, it is imperative the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) ensure that all mining projects – for all minerals –… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-responds-after-bipartisan-senate-vote-in-support-of-his-amendment-protecting-texas-water-rights | Sen. Cruz Responds After Bipartisan Senate Vote in Support of His Amendment Protecting Texas Water Rights | 2023-11-01 | 2023 | 2023-11 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today after a bipartisan majority of senators voted to support his Texas water rights amendment, even though the vote fell short of overcoming a filibuster. His amendment would have directed the Secretary of State to support efforts by American officials at the International Boundary and Water Commission to ensure Mexico fully complies with its treaty obligations. Mexico has failed to fully comply with its obligations, and has failed to deliver as much water to the U.S. as the treaty requires. About the amendment vote, Sen. Cruz said, “Texans are suffering from acute water shortages, and the U.S. has had a long-standing water-sharing treaty with Mexico to address this. Yet Mexico routinely fails to meet its obligations, and Texas ranchers and communities suffer because of it. “I am proud to lead the fight to require American diplomats and officials, including at the International Boundary and Water Commission, to use every diplomatic tool at their disposal to bring Mexico into compliance. Today a substantial bipartisan majority of senators voted to support this common-sense legislation, and I will continue to work in a bipartisan fashion with my colleagues to address the crisis that Lone Star State farmers and ranchers face, which is driven in part by Mexico’s noncompliance.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T01:01:09Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/democrats-vote-to-keep-in-place-radical-senate-rejected-highway-safety-nominee | Democrats Vote to Keep In Place Radical, Senate-Rejected Highway Safety Nominee | 2023-10-31 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Senate voted to reject his amendment blocking the Senate-rejected nominee Ann Carlson from continuing to serve as the acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Cruz amendment, which was cosponsored by Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), was to the appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies. Following the vote, Sen. Cruz said: “It’s disappointing but unsurprising Senate Democrats were keener on keeping in place an ethically-challenged, environmental zealot who wants to ban gas cars than protecting the Senate’s constitutional authority on presidential nominations. With this vote, the Biden administration will continue violating the Vacancies Act and crusading against traditional American energy.” Background: In March of 2023, the Biden administration submitted Ms. Carlson as the nominee for NHTSA administrator. Before the Senate could vote on her nomination, the administration chose to withdraw her in May once it was clear she would be defeated. After the Senate effectively rejected her nomination, the administration appointed her to that same role as an acting official anyway, in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Last month, Sen. Cruz led all Committee Republicans in sending a letter to President Biden, blasting the administration for violating the Vacancies Act by allowing Ann Carlson to serve as acting head of the agency. The Senators also asserted that the actions that Carlson has taken while illegally leading the agency, including the issuance of proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for model years 2027-2032, a de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandate, are invalid as a result. Sens. Cruz and Lummis’ amendment, introduced in September, would not have “defunded” the position of NHTSA administrator as the administration could fill t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-comprehensive-hamas-sanctions-act-to-deny-hamas-funds-and-safe-havens | Sen. Cruz Introduces Comprehensive “Hamas Sanctions Act” To Deny Hamas Funds and Safe Havens | 2023-10-30 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Hamas Sanctions Act, the first piece of legislation to comprehensively target Hamas. The legislation would impose sanctions on Hamas, its members and affiliates, and countries that provide funding and territory for Hamas operations. About the bill Sen. Cruz said, “The United States should use every resource at our disposal, including our diplomatic power and sanctions leverage, for as long as it takes, to ensure that our Israeli allies are able to utterly eradicate Hamas. Instead of countering Hamas and its enablers, however, the Biden administration has spent the last two and a half years indirectly and even directly funding them. The administration poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the Gaza Strip, despite knowing this would benefit Hamas terrorists, and allowed roughly $100 billion to flow to the Iranian regime, which they knew the Ayatollah would pass along to Hamas. The administration also refuses to enforce sanctions against Hamas for terrorism, for the use of human shields, or against those who violate terrorism sanctions and provide Hamas with financial or material support. The Hamas Sanctions Act would end these catastrophic policies, prohibit the administration from allowing further funds from flowing to Hamas and Iran, and end the ability of provide Hamas leaders with safe haven in violation of sanctions.” Read the bill here. BACKGROUND: The Hamas Sanctions Act – Sanctions every Hamas member and affiliate known to the U.S. within 15 days. Blocks Hamas’ funding by – Prohibiting U.S. taxpayer money from going into the Gaza Strip, including by rescinding the Biden administration’s ability to give itself exemptions from anti-terrorism laws. Preventing Iran from accessing and raising revenue. First, prevents the Biden administration from unfreezing Iran’s sanctioned overseas accounts, including the known $6 billion and $10 billion accounts in Gulf banks. Second, the bill im… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-sends-letter-demanding-secretary-mayorkas-address-threats-of-violence-against-us-border-patrol-agents | Sen. Cruz Sends Letter Demanding Secretary Mayorkas Address Threats of Violence Against U.S. Border Patrol Agents | 2023-10-30 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling on the Biden administration to address a text message, discovered by El Paso Sector Intelligence, soliciting personal information of Border Patrol agents and their families. The message sickeningly relayed that this personal information would be used to find and torture Border Patrol agents, and post the torture online. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote, “It is obvious that the cartels are emboldened by your failure of leadership at the border, and not without good reason. Cartels have increased their yearly human smuggling profits … from $500 million to $13 billion in a few short years. This crisis has had massive downstream effects. … And now, as this recent safety alert indicates, the violence against law enforcement and public officials that has long plagued Mexico now appear to be gaining a foothold in the United States.” Read the full letter here and below: Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Since February 2, 2021, you have served as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. As you are no doubt aware, your primary mission as Secretary is to secure the United States from threats, a task that can only be accomplished through the efforts of dedicated officers and agents who put their safety at risk on a daily basis. While there are numerous threats to our national security, few compare to the danger posed by our open southern border. On July 26, 2023, during testimony before the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, you discussed the challenges facing front-line agents and officers, noting that these heroes “perform bravely despite public attacks on their character and service; despite unfair and inadequate pay; and despite, as frontline agents repeatedly tell me, threats made against them and their families.”1 Just this month, Border Pa… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-october-27th | e-Newsletter: Week of October 27th | 2023-10-27 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Good Evening, Under the Biden administration’s watch, our country is facing the worst illegal immigration crisis in our nation’s history. We’ve had 7.6 million illegal immigrants cross our southern border since Joe Biden took office. I have spent a lot of time at the southern border, and it is always shocking to see just how disastrous this crisis really is. Biden’s open border policies have invited the cartels to brutalize children, to assault women, to overrun our communities with illegal aliens, and to flood this country with narcotics and fentanyl that kill over 100,000 people per year. Today, my boots are back on the ground in the Rio Grande Valley with Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) to meet with U.S. Border Patrol and witness first-hand just how rapidly the Biden Border Crisis has escalated in Texas over recent months. Watch the press conference recapping Biden's Border Crisis here. On Tuesday, I joined Sean Hannity on Fox News to discuss how the Biden administration continues to install officials that undermine Israel. “The UN for a long time has been a vicious pit of anti-Israel [and] anti-Semitism. They have countries like Cuba, Libya, and Syria on the Human Rights Council. It’s a mockery. … And I got to say it’s striking, at the same time this is happening Joe Biden has nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Israel a man named Jack Lew. … Jack Lew was integral in the United Nation’s passing UN Resolution 2334. … The most viciously anti-Semitic resolution the UN has ever passed.” On Tuesday, I also welcomed the President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, to my office where we discussed the vital importance of the alliance between our two nations to advance interests abroad, especially with Taiwan and Israel. On Thursday, I delivered remarks on the Senate floor where I stood in opposition to the Biden administration’s outrageous rule that would deny school lunches to children, most of whom come from low income fam… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/over-100-lawmakers-call-for-chips-permitting-reform-in-final-defense-bill | Over 100 Lawmakers Call for CHIPS Permitting Reform in Final Defense Bill | 2023-10-27 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and over 100 other lawmakers are calling on Congressional leaders to include Sen. Cruz and Kelly’s amendment to streamline the CHIPS permitting reform process in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment, which passed the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support in July, will provide regulatory certainty and accelerate the construction of semiconductor manufacturing plants. In a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, the lawmakers emphasized the importance of preventing any interruption in the construction of semiconductor manufacturing projects. Such interruptions ultimately undermine the objectives of the CHIPS Act and increase risks to both our economic and national security. Regarding the overwhelming bipartisan, bicameral support for his amendment, Sen. Cruz said: “The overwhelming and broad bipartisan support for the CHIPS permitting reform amendment shows that both Congress and the administration stand united: build these new semiconductor plants now. I hope defense bill negotiators will agree to the Kelly-Cruz language and remove the needless bureaucratic delays that are weakening national and economic security. Let’s get this new capacity built quickly so Texas, which is already one of the nation’s leading chip producers, can continue growing and more jobs are brought to the Lone Star State.” The letter was sent to Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) with overwhelming bipartisan, bicameral support. The lawmakers write in the letter: “Historically, NEPA reviews apply to projects that receive a significant portion of federal funding, giving the Federal government sufficient control over the project’s outcome. This is not the case for the CHIPS program…” “The Commerce Department will require a N… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-use-funds-seized-from-corrupt-venezuelan-individuals-for-the-venezuelan-people | Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Bill to use Funds Seized from Corrupt Venezuelan Individuals for the Venezuelan People | 2023-10-27 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced the Preserving Accountability for National Assets Act (PANA Act). The bill would take assets seized from individuals connected to the Chavez and Maduro regimes who are convicted of corruption and place them in a “Venezuela Restoration Fund” to be used by the State Department for building up Venezuelan democracy and civil society. This legislation is cosponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.). Upon reintroduction of the PANA Act, Sen. Cruz said, “Corruption is rampant among the leading individuals connected to the Chavez and Maduro regimes in Venezuela. Venezuelans have seen billions of dollars stolen from them, leaving their country impoverished. . This bill will hold bad actors accountable and provide much-needed support to those Venezuelans who are working to restore freedom in their country.” Sen. Rubio said, “Assets recovered from the criminal Maduro and Chavez regimes should be used to help the people of Venezuela who have paid the price of their misgovernment and incompetence. Rebuilding Venezuela's democracy, the rule of law, and a prosperous future requires strengthening the nation’s democratic governance and its institutions.” Senator Hagerty said, “The illegitimate, leftist, anti-American Maduro regime has left a trail of devastation in its wake—billions stolen, democracy dismantled, and the world’s largest refugee crisis. I’m pleased to join my colleagues in this effort to ensure that frozen funds are directed to support a democratic restoration and economic revival in Venezuela.” Senator Rick Scott said, “Maduro and his thugs are ruthless and corrupt. Any money or assets seized relating to their corrupt activities deserve to be returned to the people of Venezuela. I am grateful for Senators Cruz and Rubio for their support of this important issue to restore Democracy and c… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-issues-statement-about-israeli-ground-offensive | Sen. Cruz Issues Statement About Israeli Ground Offensive | 2023-10-27 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today on announcement of the Israeli ground offensive: “The Israeli government has the right and indeed the obligation to ensure the security of its citizens. For decades, our Israeli allies have sought to counter Hamas's terrorism while the international community—including, and far too often, the United States—urged engagement and appeasement. Those approaches inevitably strengthened and emboldened Hamas, forcing Israel to deploy military force, which quickly and inevitably led to international pressure on Israel to accept inconclusive outcomes. Hamas's atrocities should put an end to any debates over the viability of such tactics and strategies. “The success of Israel’s operation is vital to the national security of the United States. The weekend of October 7, Hamas also killed over two dozen Americans and took an unknown number hostage—itself one of the most significant terrorist attacks on American civilians in history. A terrorist attack on Americans anywhere in the world poses a threat to Americans everywhere in the world, unless deterrence is restored by holding those terrorists accountable. “There is now only one acceptable policy for the United States: We must ensure that our Israeli allies have all the weapons and all the time they need to utterly eradicate Hamas, for as long as it takes.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-rep-graves-lead-coalition-calling-on-biden-admin-to-allow-lng-by-rail | Sen. Cruz, Rep. Graves Lead Coalition Calling on Biden Admin to Allow LNG By Rail | 2023-10-26 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) led a bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers calling on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to reverse its suspension of rules allowing liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. In a letter to PHMSA Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown, the lawmakers raise concerns about PHMSA advancing the administration's green agenda, intentionally discouraging investment in American energy, and prioritizing radical policies at the expense of PHMSA's safety mission. The coalition led by Sen. Cruz and Rep. Graves wrote, “… This suspension, which is the latest attack in the Biden administration’s war on American energy, calls into question PHMSA’s commitment to its safety mission, PHMSA’s role in promoting the administration’s extreme green policies, and whether PHMSA will ever reasonably allow for the movement of LNG by rail. We ask you to reverse this misstep or, at a minimum, act more rationally going forward.” The lawmakers argued that PHMSA must focus on safety, including evidence that LNG can move more safely by rail than by highway: “PHMSA is a safety agency, not an environmental agency, and is responsible for regulating the safe transportation of hazardous materials. Given its safety mission, the question PHMSA must consider is not whether LNG can be moved safely in tank cars by rail, but rather what restrictions are reasonable and justified? After all, Transport Canada authorizes LNG transportation by rail tank car, and LNG has ‘been transported by marine vessel and truck for decades.’ “When issuing the LNG by rail rule in 2020, PHMSA leveraged the experience of safely moving many flammable commodities by rail and moving LNG by other modes. Shippers have safely offered, and carriers have safely transported, other flammable cryogenic liquids in similar tank cars for years without fatalities or serious injuries… “… From a s… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/fort-worth-star-telegram-sen-cruzs-effort-to-curb-social-media-use-a-smart-bill-addressing-a-growing-problem-for-kids | Fort Worth Star Telegram: Sen. Cruz’s Effort to Curb Social Media Use a “Smart Bill Addressing a Growing Problem for Kids” | 2023-10-25 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Nicole Russell of the Fort Worth Star Telegram is out with a new column in support of U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to curb social media use in elementary and secondary schools. In the editorial, Russell called Sen. Cruz’s Eyes on the Board Act a “smart bill” and a “good inroad into a growing problem that few don’t take seriously enough.” Read the full editorial HERE or below. Sen. Ted Cruz doesn’t think kids should have unfettered access to social media apps while in school. He’s proposed legislation, “The Eyes on the Board Act,” which would limit children’s access to the sites by requiring schools that receive federal broadband funding to cut off access on networks and devices they subsidize. This is a good start, but schools really shouldn’t be waiting for a guy like Cruz to force them to ban kids’ social media use or else. The bill would also require the districts to set screen time policies and guidelines in place for students limiting how much students are assigned to use electronics as part of their schoolwork. The Texas Republican’s legislation is a good inroad into a growing problem that few don’t take seriously enough, least of all the kids. More studies show that kids use social media at an alarmingly high pace and that spending several hours on social media a day fails to provide a net gain. In fact, almost everything we learn suggests kids are easily addicted to social media, distracted by it in school when they should be learning and, at home, when they should be doing homework or connecting with family and friends. They’re too online to see that social media makes them depressed, lonely, and anxious. Experts say over three hours of social media use is the threshold for negative effects, but a Gallup survey suggests the average teen spends up to almost 5 hours per day on social media apps and even more time on screens in general. The National Institutes of Health said that when adolesc… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-crapo-ricketts-introduce-legislation-to-halt-biden-electric-vehicles-mandate | Sens. Cruz, Crapo, Ricketts Introduce Legislation to Halt Biden Electric Vehicles Mandate | 2023-10-25 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) along with some of their colleagues in the Senate introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to counter the Biden administration’s executive overreach banning gasoline powered vehicles and establishing an electric vehicle mandate. The bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing its rule that would limit what cars and trucks Texans can buy under the pretext of emissions reductions. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “The Biden administration has continuously abused the executive rule-making process to push their radical climate agenda. Now, the EPA’s extreme electric vehicle mandate is holding American consumers hostage by restricting consumer choice, driving up prices, and killing American manufacturing jobs while also increasing our dependence on foreign adversaries like China. It is imperative that we put American energy production, economic opportunity, and national security above the Democrats’ woke climate agenda.” Sens. Cruz, Crapo, and Ricketts were joined by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) in introducing the legislation. Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives in July of 2023. Full text of the bill is available here. Sen. Cruz has previously criticized the Biden administration’s efforts to use the reg… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cornyn-send-letter-confronting-the-biden-administrations-weaponization-of-the-endangered-species-act-in-texas | Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Send Letter Confronting The Biden Administration’s Weaponization of the Endangered Species Act in Texas | 2023-10-24 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service to express their strong concerns with the agency’s recently proposed rule that lists the toothless and widemouth blindcats, two underground species of blind, translucent catfish, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). The rule directly impacts the Edwards Aquifer in Bexar County, Texas, where these two catfish species reside, which provides over 1.7 million Texans with drinking water. The Biden administration has prioritized the well-being of blind catfish over the needs of people in San Antonio and south-central Texas for clean drinking water. If the Department of the Interior deems a species endangered, then it grants unelected federal bureaucrats power over Texans’ land even though scientists have never directly observed either species in their natural subterranean habitat. Upon sending the letter, Sen. Cruz said, “This administration has weaponized its political agenda by sending bureaucrats on scouting missions to find obscure species that are not on the endangered species list. Their goal is to regulate private lands and strip landowners of their ability to control their own property. Now, they have proposed an ESA rule that protects two species of fish while threatening the drinking water supply of 1.7 million people living in San Antonio. This rule would shut down two major pumps that feed and refill the primary underground water storage facility. The lack of fundamental research to support this unfounded regulation is astonishing. The Biden administration should stop imposing oppressive regulations that elevate two obscure species of catfish over the needs of millions of working families.” President and CEO of San Antonio Water System Robert R. Puente said, “The proposed listing of two blindcat fish species lacks appropriate science and fundamentally misunderstands how groundwater pumping works in San Antonio. The listing may … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-october-21st | e-Newsletter: Week of October 21st | 2023-10-21 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | What we’ve seen unfold in Israel is utterly horrific. In the early hours of Saturday, October 7th Iran-backed terrorists launched a deadly attack killing 1,400 innocent Israelis and 30 Americans. This malicious, vicious, and unspeakable evil, was the worst attack on Israel in fifty years and the largest mass murder of Jews in a single day since the Holocaust. Entire Israeli families were murdered in door-to-door horrors. Israeli babies were brutally slaughtered, burned, and decapitated. Women and girls systematically raped. In some homes, children were shot in front of their parents. In other homes, the parents were shot in front of the children, and the children then kidnapped. Husbands and wives murdered in front of each other. Holocaust survivors massacred. America must unequivocally stand with Israel. This week, I delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning Hamas for their grotesque act of war against the Jewish people. I also called upon our country to unequivocally stand with our Israeli allies by providing military and diplomatic support to utterly eradicate Hamas, for as long as it takes. “This is a battle between good and evil, and anyone who draws a moral equivalency between Hamas and Israel is lying. This is an existential fight for Israel. As Golda Meir once said, quote: ‘If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no more Israel.’ … Hamas uses human shields as standard practice. Israel does everything it can to minimize civilian casualties.” On Tuesday, I attended the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the legislative proposals regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights for collegiate athletes. At the hearing, I addressed the discussion draft I released to codify NIL rights for college athletes by providing legal certainty for the roles of universities, conferences, and athletic associations to ensure nationwide legal uniformity while preserving the self-governance model. Read more here. “My legislati… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/10/20/2023/sens-cruz-cornyn-urge-biden-administration-to-approve-maverick-countys-request-to-build-key-texas-mexico-bridge | Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Urge Biden Administration to Approve Maverick County’s Request to Build Key Texas-Mexico Bridge | 2023-10-19 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) have urged the Biden administration to approve Maverick County, Texas’s request to build a key cross-border bridge between Eagle Pass, Texas and Mexico. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sens. Cruz and Cornyn lent their support for the county’s application, which was submitted yesterday, for a presidential permit to construct the Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge (PVGTB). This letter is the latest step in Senator Cruz’s ongoing bipartisan, bicameral effort to see that four key Texas-Mexico bridge projects—that will help create jobs, increase trade, and improve the environment in south Texas—are permitted and ultimately built. Sens. Cruz and Cornyn wrote in their letter: “We write in support of the Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge (PVGTB) Presidential permit application to be filed by Maverick County, Texas. The project, which would permit the construction of a cross-border rail and truck freight bridge between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico, will support international trade, help address supply chain challenges, and support economic development and security for this critical region of Texas. “As you know, Mexico is one of the United States’ most important trading partners, with billions of dollars exchanged in exports and imports each year. This region contributes 42 percent of all trade between the United States and Mexico, so it is crucial to have a strong and stable transportation connection between our countries. We expect that the PVGTB will close a critical infrastructure gap to support trade growth. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects that without additional investments in border trade capacity, such as the PVGTB, delays to the movement of goods in parts of this region could exceed nine and a half hours. Such a processing delay would inevitably slow supply chains and burden cross-border trade activity. Additionally, the PVGTB project i… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cornyn-urge-biden-administration-to-approve-maverick-countys-request-to-build-key-texas-mexico-bridge | Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Urge Biden Administration to Approve Maverick County’s Request to Build Key Texas-Mexico Bridge | 2023-10-19 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) have urged the Biden administration to approve Maverick County, Texas’s request to build a key cross-border bridge between Eagle Pass, Texas and Mexico. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Sens. Cruz and Cornyn lent their support for the county’s application, which was submitted yesterday, for a presidential permit to construct the Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge (PVGTB). This letter is the latest step in Senator Cruz’s ongoing bipartisan, bicameral effort to see that four key Texas-Mexico bridge projects—that will help create jobs, increase trade, and improve the environment in south Texas—are permitted and ultimately built. Sens. Cruz and Cornyn wrote in their letter: “We write in support of the Puerto Verde Global Trade Bridge (PVGTB) Presidential permit application to be filed by Maverick County, Texas. The project, which would permit the construction of a cross-border rail and truck freight bridge between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico, will support international trade, help address supply chain challenges, and support economic development and security for this critical region of Texas. “As you know, Mexico is one of the United States’ most important trading partners, with billions of dollars exchanged in exports and imports each year. This region contributes 42 percent of all trade between the United States and Mexico, so it is crucial to have a strong and stable transportation connection between our countries. We expect that the PVGTB will close a critical infrastructure gap to support trade growth. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects that without additional investments in border trade capacity, such as the PVGTB, delays to the movement of goods in parts of this region could exceed nine and a half hours. Such a processing delay would inevitably slow supply chains and burden cross-border trade activity. Additionally, the PVGTB project i… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-delivers-address-on-war-in-israel | Sen. Cruz Delivers Address on War in Israel | 2023-10-18 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered a major foreign policy speech on the Senate floor today calling for the U.S. to provide Israel with full military and diplomatic support in their campaign to eradicate Hamas, for as long as it takes. Sen. Cruz’s remarks follow the horrific attack led by Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists on October 7, which resulted in the killing of more than 1,400 innocent Israelis and 30 Americans. The attack on Israel was the largest mass murder of the Jewish people in a single day since the Holocaust. In his speech, Sen. Cruz called for the United States to unequivocally support our Israeli allies as the Israel-Hamas war rages in the Gaza Strip. During his speech Sen. Cruz said, “This fight is barbarism against civilization, good versus evil. The differences between the two sides are as stark as darkness and light. The light and goodness will prevail if we stand with Israel.” Watch the speech here. See excerpts from Sen. Cruz’s floor speech below: “In the face of this evil, Israel must and Israel will defend herself. America’s policy should be absolutely unequivocal: to ensure Israel has the military and diplomatic support to utterly eradicate Hamas, for as long as it takes. “I want to repeat that last part: For. As. Long. As. It. Takes. “I will do everything in my power and use every resource at my disposal to ensure that is indeed America’s policy. … “This is a battle between good and evil, and anyone who draws a moral equivalency between Hamas and Israel is lying. “This is an existential fight for Israel. As Golda Meir once said, quote: ‘If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons, there would be no more Israel.’ “Hamas uses human shields as standard practice. Israel does everything it can to minimize civilian casualties. … “The Biden administration’s ideological, partisan reaction day after day to all of this is tragic.. They see these terrorist attacks and their immediate reaction is ‘I h… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-demands-answers-from-homeland-security-department-after-secret-service-denied-protection-to-presidential-candidate-robert-f-kennedy-jr | Sen. Cruz Demands Answers from Homeland Security Department After Secret Service Denied Protection to Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | 2023-10-18 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers after the Secret Service denied protection to presidential candidate Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. The Secret Service did this even after Kennedy’s campaign provided a 67-page report from a leading private security firm detailing serious threats and risks to his safety. In its final report, the Secret Service denied protection despite admitting that Kennedy is likely at risk for assassination. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote, “Since your decision to refuse Mr. Kennedy protection and determining ‘it [was] not warranted,’ an armed man was arrested at one of his campaign events in Los Angeles and subsequently charged with carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and impersonating a Deputy United States Marshal.” Sen. Cruz demanded answers to about why it took 88 days instead of the standard 14 days for the Secret Service to determine that Kennedy did not require protection, and demanded justification considering the security lapse when an armed man impersonating a Deputy U.S. Marshal showed up at a Kennedy event. Sen. Cruz demanded answers by October 31. Read the full text of the letter here and below. Dear Secretary Mayorkas, On July 21, 2023, you made the executive decision to deny Secret Service protection to Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. after eighty-eight days of failing to respond to his either formal request for protection, or follow-ups by his campaign. This delay represents a stark departure from the standard fourteen day turnaround for this type of request. Since your decision to refuse Mr. Kennedy protection and determining “it [was] not warranted,” an armed man was arrested at one of his campaign events in Los Angeles and subsequently charged with carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and impersonating a Deputy United States Marshal. This near assa… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-cruz-stefanik-confront-alma-mater-in-letter-demanding-harvard-condemn-antisemitism | ICYMI: Cruz, Stefanik Confront Alma Mater in Letter Demanding Harvard Condemn Antisemitism | 2023-10-17 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik led Harvard alumni in Congress in sending a letter to Harvard University President Claudine Gay demanding that their alma mater condemn the antisemitic statements made by student organizations at Harvard University. The letter was sent to the university following the war Iran-controlled Hamas terrorists launched against Israel on October 7, 2023 when over thirty Harvard students organizations released a statement blaming Israel for the Hamas terrorist attacks carried out against Israeli civilians. For two days, Harvard University leadership failed to release a statement denouncing the abhorrent atrocities being carried out against Israel. When the university’s leadership finally released their statement two days later, they did not condemn Hamas for their brutal attacks, much less address the statement of the student organizations. Following public outrage, President Gay condemned the attacks three days after they occurred. Upon sending the letter, Sen. Cruz said, “Sadly, there are few places on earth with more vicious antisemitism and hatred of Israel than American ‘elite’ universities. It’s disgusting, and it's dangerous. I’m particularly ashamed that student groups from my alma mater, Harvard, blamed Israel for the genocidal war that Hamas terrorists are brutally waging. It is past time for universities to stand up and squarely address the antisemitism that they have been breeding and unleashing, including on their own Jewish students. Harvard must decide whether it wants to be a true institution of higher learning or an incubator of bigotry and antisemitism whose students try to rationalize and justify child rape and mass murder.” Read the full text of the letter here. Dear President Claudine Gay: As Harvard University alumni, we write today to express our outrage and disgust over the statement made by over thirty Harvard student organizations that blames Israel for the Hamas terrorist attacks brutally carried out against Is… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/texas-tuesday-10-17-23 | Texas Tuesday 10-17-23 | 2023-10-17 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Newsroom Press Releases Published: 10.17.2023 Texas Tuesday 10-17-23 Print Email Share Tweet Previous Next | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-calls-out-fema-for-delaying-the-repair-of-the-corpus-christi-packery-channel-after-hurricane-harvey | Sen. Cruz Calls Out FEMA for Delaying the Repair of the Corpus Christi Packery Channel After Hurricane Harvey | 2023-10-13 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) to send a letter to the Regional Administrator of FEMA Region 6 – responsible for coordinating emergency management and disaster response efforts in the southwestern states – to express their strong support for the City of Corpus Christi’s appeal of FEMA’s rejection of additional funding for the Packery Channel Restoration Project. The Packery Channel is a man-made tidal inlet that serves as a waterway connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Corpus Christi Bay. The purpose of the channel is to improve water circulation, manage tides, and enhance navigation for boats in the area. The channel plays a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of the local coastal environment and supporting economic activities such as fishing, tourism, and recreational boating. It required significant repair to ensure proper functioning after the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. FEMA took nearly four years to review and ultimately approve the original restoration plan for the Packery Channel. In that time, the channel suffered additional corrosion and damage not accounted for in the original restoration plan and, due to red tape, the City was unable to initiate restoration work until FEMA officially approved the plan. Read the full text of the letter here. Dear Administrator Robinson: We write in strong support for the City of Corpus Christi, and their first appeal of FEMA’s Public Assistance eligibility determination for the Packery Channel Restoration Project, under the Hurricane Harvey disaster. We have been keenly aware of the efforts the City of Corpus Christi has made over the last four years to work closely with FEMA in developing a Packery Channel Restoration Project that carefully abides by FEMA’s policies. Our offices have been in the very meetings with FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the question of eligibility went back and forth from one Federal agency to another. The Ci… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/sens-cruz-booker-introduce-bipartisan-bill-targeting-online-sales-of-drugs-laced-with-illicit-fentanyl | Sens. Cruz, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Bill Targeting Online Sales of Drugs Laced with Illicit Fentanyl | 2023-10-12 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the online sale of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. The Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into the methods used to facilitate the online sale of fentanyl in coordination with assessing the effectiveness of federal law enforcement and online providers to combat the fentanyl crisis. Upon introducing Sen. Cruz said, “Our nation’s drug overdose crisis—fueled by fentanyl—claims upwards of 70,000 American lives each year. Chinese fentanyl continues to pour across our southern border thanks to the failures of the Biden administration. Fentanyl is often marketed and sold online. I am proud to work with Sen. Booker to introduce bipartisan legislation that scrutinizes exact numbers underlying this crisis and allow us to work towards comprehensive solutions to the fentanyl pandemic.” Sen. Booker said, “The online sale of illicit drugs laced with fentanyl has had a devastating effect: drug overdoses now surpass suicide, traffic accidents, and gun violence as one of the leading causes of preventable death among people aged 18 to 45. This legislation will provide answers of how best to disrupt online drug distribution channels, helping lawmakers craft evidence-based solutions that effectively address the issue.” The Targeting Online Sales of Fentanyl Act would require the GAO to provide a report within one year on the following areas: the business models and techniques employed by online fentanyl traffickers; the utilization of social media platforms in facilitating fentanyl transactions involving youth; the scope and effectiveness of federal initiatives aimed at countering online fentanyl sales, including intergovernmental and interagency collaborations; the enforcement mechanisms and processes employed by online providers to detect and report transactions; and an analysis of the outcomes of referrals to law… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-leads-bicameral-bipartisan-coalition-of-texas-lawmakers-urging-biden-to-permit-key-cross-border-bridges | Sen. Cruz Leads Bicameral, Bipartisan Coalition of Texas Lawmakers Urging Biden to Permit Key Cross-Border Bridges | 2023-10-12 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led a bicameral, bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas border communities in sending a letter to President Joe Biden expressing frustration “over the delayed issuance of presidential permits for key bridge projects between the United States and Mexico,” and urging the president to, “swiftly approve these four critical Texas-Mexico bridge projects that will create jobs, improve supply chain resiliency, and promote economic growth.” Joining Sen. Cruz in sending this letter are Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and U.S. Representatives Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), and Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas). As the lawmakers wrote: “As members of Congress who represent Texas border communities, we write to express our frustration over the delayed issuance of presidential permits for key bridge projects between the United States and Mexico. Bureaucratic barriers are preventing Texas communities from receiving the presidential permits required to construct four crucial bridges in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass (“Texas-Mexico bridge projects”). These bridges are vital for facilitating trade, travel, and tourism, improving supply chain resiliency, and promoting economic growth throughout the United States, especially in the Texas border region that includes some of our state’s lowest-income areas. The Senate and the House of Representatives have separately advanced bipartisan legislation that would remove these unnecessary barriers for applicants. Instead of waiting for Congress to resolve differences and enact final legislation, we urge you to use your existing authority to remove these barriers now and to swiftly approve these economically-critical cross-border bridge projects. “As you may be aware, under Executive Order 13867, the State Department must provide a recommendation to you about whether granting a permit for a cross-border bridge is in the foreign policy interests of the United States. T… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-issues-statement-after-israel-announces-start-of-offensive | Sen. Cruz Issues Statement After Israel Announces Start of Offensive | 2023-10-09 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Israel’s military announced the beginning of a counteroffensive against Hamas and other Iran-controlled terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Sen. Cruz said, “On Saturday the world witnessed the largest mass murder of Jews on any day since the Holocaust. Iran-controlled Hamas terrorists used Nazi tactics in pursuit of Nazi ends: house-to-house murders of entire families, systematic rape and torture, murdering babies in front of their parents or killing parents and kidnapping babies, mass kidnappings, marching victims through streets for mob humiliation, and countless other atrocities. “Thousands of Israelis and a still-unknown number of citizens from other countries are dead, wounded, or kidnapped. Dozens of Americans are reportedly among them. “Our Israeli allies announced overnight that they are shifting from retaking their territory to an offensive. The United States must ensure that Israel has all the weapons and all the time that it needs to utterly eradicate Hamas, and we must be unambiguous about that commitment. “Instead, this weekend the State Department repeatedly posted statements and summaries calling for premature ceasefires and for Israel to stand down, while other times Biden administration officials said they were not pressuring Israel. This ambiguity badly undermines our ally’s campaign against the Iran-controlled terrorists in the Gaza Strip, endangering the safety and security of Israelis and Americans.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-releases-statement-on-hamas-war-against-israel | Sen. Cruz Releases Statement on Hamas War Against Israel | 2023-10-07 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement this morning: “Iran-controlled Hamas terrorists launched a literal war against Israel last night. Our Israeli allies will now do what they must to defend themselves and I stand with them as they confront this violence and these atrocities. The United States must continue to support Israel’s absolute right to self-defense and ensure it has the military resources and diplomatic support it needs to confront the genocidal Iran-controlled terrorists who seek Israel’s destruction.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-october-6th | e-Newsletter: Week of October 6th | 2023-10-06 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Time and time again, Joe Biden has consistently ignored the crisis unfolding at our southern border. Now that blue states are finally experiencing the disastrous consequences of the Biden administration’s broken border policies, they care. The hypocrisy is palpable. The Biden administration recently admitted that they must build twenty miles of border wall despite efforts to halt all construction immediately after he was sworn into office. Enough is enough. Texas deserves better and I will continue to fight to secure our border. On Tuesday, I joined Sean Hannity on Fox News to discuss the importance of unifying against the left-wing radicals that are destroying our country. “I'm feeling many of the sentiments that Republicans and conservatives across this country are feeling. On the one hand, the House of Representatives is the one bright spot we've got. … I don't like seeing chaos. I do hope we can come together and say, these crazy Marxist radical leftists that are destroying our country—we are unified against. I don’t know who the next Speaker of the House will be, but I hope they focus on something I called for nearly a year ago … impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas.” On Wednesday, I attended the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing where I questioned the radical Marxist views of Judge Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, a nominee for the federal bench. “I think your fellow nominees owe you a debt of gratitude. Many Biden nominees have been extreme, but your record is so far out of the mainstream that you have attracted virtually all of the questions. I was particularly intrigued by your statement … you said you are not in fact, a Marxist. And then you said, and I wrote down, ‘I have not praised Marxist ideas.’ Now you know, in law there is the fact of evidence. … [You wrote] an article that is entitled centralized property theory … on the front page of your law school newspaper. … In 2020, you gave a speech entitled reflections on equity and privilege. … Now that’s Marxism in 2020.” On Wednesday, as the ranking member of t… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-sen-cruz-exposes-hypocrisy-of-biden-administration-on-fox-and-friends | ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Exposes Hypocrisy of Biden Administration on Fox & Friends | 2023-10-05 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | DALLAS, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Fox & Friends this morning to discuss the Biden administration’s admission that they must build 20 miles of border wall despite halting construction immediately after being sworn in. About Biden’s broken border policies, Sen. Cruz said: “I think the policy is collapsing, and it's a disaster. I don't believe a word of it. I think [the Democrats] are trying to pretend they give a damn, because look blue states are finally seeing the consequences of this. You've got blue mayors, Eric Adams in New York, saying that illegal immigration is destroying New York City. They've had about 110,000 illegal immigrants, and that's destroying New York City. What the heck do you think 7.6 million has done to Texas and other border states? They're experiencing now what we've been saying for a long time, which is this is a crisis. It's out of control. But I do not believe for a minute Joe Biden wants to fix it. I think this is all window dressing to pretend he cares. His objective is he wants even more illegal immigrants.” Click here or above to view. Read a transcript below: Steve Doocy 0:00 So, let's head back down to North Dallas where Lawrence Jones is joined by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Morning, guys. Lawrence Jones 0:10 Good morning. Happy to welcome the senator from the great state of Texas Ted Cruz. Senator, we just played a clip of Joe Biden saying that he wasn't gonna build any more wall. Now the administration says they're gonna do 20 miles, and it works I guess great for Texas—20 miles of border. What do you think about this flip flop and the overall policy of the Biden administration? Sen. Cruz 0:34 Well, I think the policy is collapsing, and it's a disaster. And I don't believe a word of it. I think they're pretending. I think they're trying to pretend they give a damn, because look blue states are finally seeing the consequences of this. You've got blue mayors, you've got Eric Adams in New York, saying that illegal … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-scott-demand-transparency-on-schumers-plan-to-fund-government-and-avoid-omnibus | Sens. Cruz, Scott Demand Transparency on Schumer’s Plan to Fund Government and Avoid Omnibus | 2023-10-05 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) along with some of their Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer demanding that the Republican Conference be made aware of how the Senate will take up and pass the twelve appropriations bills that have been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee in a manner that respects an open amendment process and avoids a December omnibus spending package. They sent the letter with just 44 days of government funding remaining following the passage of a Continuing Resolution earlier this month. In the letter, the senators wrote, “There is no more important work for the Senate during this time than debating, amending and passing appropriations bills without resorting to a giant package dumped on the conference right before the December holiday. If you commit to this process, including an open amendment process, we believe there will be consent in the Senate to expeditiously consider these bills.” Senators who signed onto the letter include Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Read the full text of the letter here. Dear Leader Schumer: The core constitutional responsibility of the United States Congress is the power of the purse, to set and authorize appropriations which fund the operations of the United States Government. Since 1977, Congress has only successfully completed its appropriations work of taking up, debating, amending if necessary, and passing all appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30th four times. This is unacceptable. The American people deserve better. Today, despite… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-lummis-introduce-resolution-to-recognize-us-energy-producers | Sens. Cruz, Lummis Introduce Resolution to Recognize U.S. Energy Producers | 2023-10-04 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) to introduce a resolution to designate October 4, 2023, as National Energy Appreciation Day to celebrate the men and women who work to power the United States. Upon introducing the resolution Sen. Cruz said, “Millions of men and women across the Lone Star State and nation work tirelessly every day to provide our country with abundant and reliable energy. I am proud to join Sen. Lummis and my colleagues in introducing legislation to provide the U.S. energy sector with the recognition it deserves, especially as we battle the Biden administration’s radical climate agenda.” Cosponsors include Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Ind.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Read the full text of the resolution here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-braun-ossoff-send-bipartisan-letter-to-help-veterans-access-essential-military-records | Sens. Cruz, Braun, Ossoff, Send Bipartisan Letter to Help Veterans Access Essential Military Records | 2023-10-03 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and seventeen additional Senate colleagues, sent a bipartisan letter to the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) seeking answers on the backlog of veterans’ service record requests. Veterans often require their military service records to access critical government benefits and services, so ensuring requests are completed expeditiously is crucial for veterans to receive their hard-earned benefits. In the letter, the senators called on NARA to address its use of funds provided by Congress to address the backlog, writing, “We write to express our concern regarding reports of ongoing delays in constituents receiving their military service records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). As part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-263), Congress passed the Access for Veterans to Records Act. This authorized $60 million for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to address the records backlog and improve response times for requests from Veterans for their military service records.” Cosigners include Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Ray Lujan (R-N.M.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), John Boozman (R-Wyo.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Read the full text of the letter here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-accepts-legislator-of-the-year-award-from-the-international-association-of-drilling-contractors-iadc | Sen. Cruz Accepts Legislator of the Year Award from the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) | 2023-10-02 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accepted the Legislator of the Year Award from the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Cruz has been a dedicated champion of policies supporting the upstream oil and gas industry by advocating and leading legislative efforts to promote U.S. energy and strip harmful mandates that undermine American job opportunities and threaten our national security. Upon accepting the award, Sen. Cruz said, “The Biden administration’s hostility toward the oil and gas industry raises costs for American families and destroys U.S. jobs. Right here in America, we produce the world’s cleanest energy and have the resources and ability to do so without relying on Russia, Iran, or Venezuela. I am honored to receive this award, and I will continue to defend the merits of drilling on American soil and in American waters.” BACKGROUND: Sen. Cruz worked with industry, EPA and OMB to expedite and finally approve these new regulations allowing for new NPDES permits, effective for a period of five years from May 11, 2023. These permits are essential to maintain domestic energy production, to restrain gas prices from rising even higher, and to allow hard-working Texans to continue going to work for their families and the nation. In July, Sen. Cruz secured the passage of an amendment to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act prohibiting the sale of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Sen. Cruz previously introduced similar legislation as the No Emergency Crude Oil for Foreign Adversaries Act in2022 and earlier this year. In April and December of 2022, Sen. Cruz successfully negotiated with the administration to approve four major licenses for companies to export liquified natural gas (LNG) abroad in exchange for releasing holds on nominees, altogether allowing for 40 million metric tons of LNG per year to be exported to countries without free trade agreements with the U.S. Sen… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-lee-colleagues-fight-for-transparency-in-national-monuments-designation-process | Sens. Cruz, Lee, Colleagues Fight for Transparency in National Monuments Designation Process | 2023-10-02 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently introduced the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 and ensure accountability over more transparent designations of national monuments. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “The broad language of the Antiquities Act of 1906 has been severely distorted by several administrations to seize rural land without any consequences. Accountability is necessary. Our bill requires the President to receive congressional approval for the designation of a national monument, limiting his ability to make reckless decisions involving public lands.” BACKGROUND: Since its inception, the Antiquities Act has been a tool to protect archaeological resources on public lands. Over the years, however, there have been instances where the Act’s broad language has been used to unilaterally designate vast amounts of public land as national monuments without sufficient public input or Congressional oversight. The bill highlights instances like the designation of the Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument under President Clinton and the Bears Ears National Monument under President Obama. Both monuments cover millions of acres. Most recently, President Biden’s establishment of a 917,600-acre monument in northern Arizona further underscores the necessity for reform. The bill has received endorsements by the American Farm Bureau Foundation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Public Lands Council, American Forest Resource Council, and Federal Forest Resource Coalition. ### Related Issues Energy and Environment | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter-week-of-september-30th | e-Newsletter: Week of September 30th | 2023-09-30 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Under Joe Biden’s watch, we have experienced the highest rate of illegal immigration ever recorded in our nation’s history, and Texas is paying the highest price. The broken border policies of the Biden administration are utterly indefensible. In Texas, we are at the front line as our communities continue to suffer from the rampant influx of drugs and illegal immigration that has overrun our state. Last weekend, I was interviewed by Patrick Svitek in Austin, Texas at The Texas Tribune Festival, where I addressed the chaos occurring at our southern border. “One of the talking points that you see from the White House is, ‘well, the border is just not solvable.’ The problem with that is that is objectively false. When Joe Biden came into office he inherited the lowest rate of illegal immigration in forty-five years and this crisis was cause by three specific decisions. Number one, … Biden immediately halted construction of the border wall. Number two, he reinstated the failed policy of catch and release. … Number three, he pulled out of the incredibly successful ‘Remain in Mexico’ agreement.” On Monday, I joined Sean Hannity on Fox News to discuss how the Biden administration’s failed economic policies are putting an unbearable weight on the backs of American families as inflation continues to soar. “Bidenomics has made life harder for working men and women. … The cost of everything has gone up. It’s harder and harder to make ends meet. Young people coming out of school are discovering they can’t pay their rent, they can’t pay their car payment, and God forbid you try to buy a house.” On Wednesday, I joined Harris Faulkner of the Faulkner Focus on Fox News to address the fact that now more than 7.6 million illegal immigrants have crossed our southern border since Joe Biden took office. “It’s the worst illegal immigration in our nation’s history and it is reaching crisis proportions everywhere, but especially in Texas. Texas is bearing the brunt. And it’s striking, we are now seeing Democrat mayors and Democrat … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-statement-on-continuing-resolution-vote | Sen. Cruz Statement on Continuing Resolution Vote | 2023-09-30 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after casting a vote against a short-term continuing resolution. Sen. Cruz said, “No one wants a government shutdown, and I have proudly championed the End Government Shutdowns Act, which would send the government into an automatic continuing resolution with a one percent reduction in spending if Congress could not get its act together to fund the government. “However, Democrats are opposed to spending cuts, or spending limits of any kind, even their own spending limit that they agreed to less than four months ago. This continuing resolution does nothing to address the acute crisis at the Texas-Mexico border, itself created by deliberate Democrat policies. I voted no.” BACKGROUND: Sen. Cruz joined Sen. Dan. Sullivan (R-Alaska) twice on the Senate floor to try and pass the Pay Our Military Act of 2023 by unanimous consent, but Democrats blocked both efforts. The bill would have ensured that the Army, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Space Force, and the Coast Guard would be paid in the event of a government shutdown. He also fought for his own legislation ensuring the Coast Guard was treated like other branches of the military in the event of a shutdown, but Democrats defeated that effort as well. Sen. Cruz published an op-ed in Stars and Stripes in support of his legislation, the “Pay Our Coast Guard Act.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruz-condemns-biden-administration-for-proposing-only-three-new-lease-sales-in-gulf-of-mexico | Cruz Condemns Biden Administration for Proposing Only Three New Lease Sales in Gulf of Mexico | 2023-09-29 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz today condemned the Biden administration for announcing it would hold only three new lease sales to oil and gas companies for exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. Sen. Cruz said, “The Biden administration continues their illogical attack on U.S. energy production. The latest announcement that the administration will only hold three new lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico will simply force consumers to use foreign sources, which produce more methane and take more energy to transport. America produces the cleanest oil and gas, and if President Biden is really concerned about greenhouse gas emissions, he should be encouraging more domestic American energy production. Instead, his radical policies are going to raise gasoline prices, hurt families and businesses, and weaken American energy security by emboldening Russia and Iran.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-delivers-floor-speech-urging-support-for-military-including-coast-guard-during-government-shutdown | Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech Urging Support for Military, Including Coast Guard, During Government Shutdown | 2023-09-29 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks again urging his colleagues to support the Pay Our Military Act of 2023 introduced by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The bill ensures that the Army, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Space Force, and, the Coast Guard would be paid in the event of a government shutdown. In addition to his efforts to ensure our military members are paid in the event of a shutdown, Sen. Cruz published an op-ed in Stars and Stripes in support of his legislation, the “Pay Our Coast Guard Act.” Sen. Cruz has also requested that his pay be withheld during the shutdown. Read his letter requesting this here. During his speech, Sen. Cruz said, “I have in writing instructed the Senate that I will not accept the paycheck so long as our active duty military is not being paid. It is wrong. Senators are paid $174,000 a year by law. The Democrat leadership who stands up and says, ‘I object,’ is telling a 19-year-old woman on a nuclear sub right now, defending our nation, that her paycheck doesn't matter anymore. …And so, I'm going to suggest to the reporters who aren't here and aren't covering this, that so long as Democrat leadership keeps blocking what has been bipartisan unanimous legislation previously that every Democrat Senator ought to be asked, ‘Are you taking a paycheck?’ Come 12:01am on Sunday.” Watch the speech here. See the full transcript below: “Mr. President, at the opening of her remarks, the Senator from Washington said, ‘I agree with the objective of this bill. I agree with what Senator Sullivan and Senator Cruz are trying to accomplish.’ Then she talked for a while and then she blocked the entirety of the bill. Everything. And in between saying, ‘I agree with this bill,’ and the two magic words at the end of her remarks, ‘I object,’ I have to admit brought me back to Saturday morning cartoons and watching peanuts and the teacher going want want want want? Because they were words, but that didn't mean anything. This is a binary choice. At 12:01am… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-amendment-to-add-border-security-policies-to-the-continuing-resolution | Sen. Cruz Introduces Amendment to Add Border Security Policies to the Continuing Resolution | 2023-09-29 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment with 11 co-sponsors to add the Secure the Border Act to the continuing resolution. Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) are co-sponsoring the amendment. Sen. Cruz stated, “It is imperative that any government funding bill include real border security measures. The Secure the Border Act would stop the Biden Border Crisis dead in its tracks and halt the invasion at our southern border. I am proud to be the Senate lead of the most comprehensive border security bill in decades, and it should be added to the continuing resolution to ensure that our government is enforcing the law.” Sen. Tuberville said, “The crisis at our southern border gets worse with each passing day under Joe Biden’s watch. Americans are tired of sending taxpayer dollars to help other countries secure their borders, while leaving the floodgates open at ours. We are losing people every day to fentanyl and other deadly drugs that are pouring across the border. This madness must stop. I’m proud to join my Senate colleagues with this amendment, and I hope those on the other side of the aisle will help us address this severe national security issue.” Sen. Barrasso said, “President Biden and the Democrats have surrendered our Southern Border to criminals, gang members, and drug dealers. Cartels are running a billion-dollar criminal enterprise that is flooding our country with illegal immigrants and deadly fentanyl in every state. Wyoming is no exception. This amendment is a critical step in successfully tackling this Democrat-made crisis. We must do everything in our power to provide security and safety to our communities and actually secure our Southern Border once again.” Sen. Cotton said, “The Biden Border Crisis has… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-statement-honoring-dianne-feinstein | Sen. Cruz Statement Honoring Dianne Feinstein | 2023-09-29 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). They served together for 11 years on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she chaired the Subcommittee on The Constitution, and where Sen. Cruz served as the ranking member. Sen. Cruz said, “I had the privilege of serving with Dianne Feinstein for eleven years on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I was always grateful for her commitment to the Committee and to the Senate. She was a trailblazer for women, and our institution is the lesser for losing her. We disagreed on many things, but that never stopped her from being collegial and courteous. Dianne was an old-school statesman, who embodied class and who fought to solve real problems for California. She will be missed. Heidi and I are praying for her daughter Katherine and her entire family.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruz-introduces-legislation-to-protect-students-and-prohibit-schools-from-being-turned-into-shelters-for-illegal-aliens | Cruz Introduces Legislation to Protect Students and Prohibit Schools from Being Turned into Shelters for Illegal Aliens | 2023-09-28 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Senate companion to the Schools Not Shelters Act, which passed the House with bipartisan support. This legislation would protect and prioritize students by prohibiting K-12 schools, colleges, and universities that receive federal funding from being used as shelters to house illegal aliens. Sen. Cruz stated, “The invasion at our southern border is straining local services, overwhelming hospitals, and overcrowding schools. To make matters worse, leftist sanctuary cities are even using K-12 schools and college campuses as housing for illegal aliens. Instead of addressing the learning loss caused by Democrat COVID lockdowns, sanctuary cities are focused on diverting resources from students to house illegal aliens. Students are losing access to gyms, dorms, and other school facilities in order to accommodate illegal aliens. Housing unvetted, potentially dangerous illegal aliens in schools is a recipe for disaster. Students should feel safe and be prioritized while at school, and my bill reverses these terrible Democrat policies that have put illegal aliens ahead of students. I call on Senator Schumer to listen to New York parents and bring this bill to the Floor for a vote.” Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-N.Y.-19) said, “I’m glad to see my bipartisan bill gaining momentum. As the parent of four children, I agree and share the concerns of mothers and fathers who have spoken out against housing migrants in schools. The bill affirms that schools are places for academics, athletics, community services, and places where children like mine receive vital therapy. They are not migrant shelters.” Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) stated, “The Biden border crisis is straining our country’s resources to a historic degree. Schoolchildren should not bear the brunt Joe Biden’s open border policies. That’s why I’m proud to support Senator Cruz’s bill to stop our schools from turning into shelters for illegal immigrants.” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said, “Illegal immigrants don’t belong in… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-cornyn-introduce-range-of-measures-to-boost-texas-water-supply-and-secure-compliance-by-mexico-of-water-treaty | Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Range of Measures to Boost Texas Water Supply and Secure Compliance By Mexico of Water Treaty | 2023-09-28 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced several legislative measures to ensure that U.S. diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary Commission have the backing and necessary resources to establish predictable and reliable water supplies, which are especially crucial to Texas farmers, including compliance by Mexico with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado, Tijuana, and Rio Grande Rivers.. The first measure introduced by the Texas Senators is an amendment to the government funding resolution that would direct the Secretary of State to use the voice, vote, diplomatic capital, and resources of the United States to ensure Mexico’s compliance with the existing Treaty. In addition, the Senators also introduced two other measures, including a separate bill containing the same language as their amendment and a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that these resources must be utilized to secure Mexican compliance. “Americans across the Southwest, and especially Texans and Texas farmers, are suffering from acute water shortages. This crisis is driven in part by non-compliance by Mexico with its obligations under the 1944 Treaty of Utilization of Waters. American diplomats and officials, including at the International Boundary and Water Commission, are working on these issues and engaged in ongoing negotiations, but to date they have not had only limited success. We are in the third year of our five year cycle, but the U.S. has only received about 39% of what Mexico is obligated to deliver. These measures begin to put the Senate on record and to mobilize the resources of the United States to address this crisis and secure Mexican compliance. I am proud to fight for farmers in Texas and beyond to make sure they are provided with the regular and predictable water supplies they need to survive and thrive,” said Sen. Cruz. “South Texas farmers and producers have faced below-average rainfall and severe crop losses th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-delivers-floor-speech-to-maintain-funding-for-the-military-including-coast-guard | Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech to Maintain Funding for the Military, Including Coast Guard | 2023-09-27 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today in support of the Pay Our Military Act of 2023 introduced by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The bill ensures that the Army, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Space Force, and, Coast Guard would be paid in the event of a government shutdown. In addition to his efforts to ensure our military members are paid in the event of a shutdown, Sen. Cruz published an op-ed in Stars and Stripes in support of his legislation, the 'Pay Our Coast Guard Act'. During his speech, Sen. Cruz said, “Our military will still show up even with a shutdown. The military has to do its job and keep this nation safe, but what will happen is their paychecks will go away. … Never mind that you can't pay for groceries for your wife and kid that week. Never mind that you can't pay your rent, you can't pay your bills. Never mind, a Marine who's stationed in harm's way. Your paycheck is going to go away. Why? Because partisanship is so rife in this town that the Democrat leadership believed they could hold these young fighting men and women hostage and pay no political price.” Watch the speech here See the full transcript below: Mr. President, I rise today in support of my friend from Alaska, in a plea to sanity and common sense in this body. We are three days away from an impending government shutdown. Now, I believe a shutdown is likely, because I believe President Biden and Senator Schumer want a shutdown. I think they believe it benefits them politically, to force a shutdown. Whether I'm right or wrong in that, everyone acknowledges there is a very significant risk of a shutdown 72 hours from now. As it stands right now, if we have that government shutdown 72 hours from now our servicemen and women will still go to work. Our military will still show up even with a shutdown. The military has to do its job and keep this nation safe, but what will happen is their paychecks will go away. Now, last week, Senator Sullivan and I both came to th… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-praises-the-selection-of-dallas-as-an-arpa-h-hub | Sen. Cruz Praises the Selection of Dallas as an ARPA-H Hub | 2023-09-27 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised the decision to bring The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to Dallas. Dallas was chosen as one of the three selected hubs to launch ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network that will advance ARPA-H’s mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. Sen. Cruz said, “I have vigorously fought to bring the next innovative healthcare center home to Texas, and am excited that Dallas will now be home to one of three ARPA-H hubs. Texas is home to a number of world class medical centers, but Dallas—the ninth largest city in the U.S.—is uniquely qualified to accommodate this major hub due to the city’s strong commitment to furthering biotechnology demonstrated by their burgeoning healthcare research sector. This makes Dallas, and Texas overall, an ideal environment for healthcare-related innovation to thrive. This investment will be a critical—and transformational—asset for years to come and will ensure that Texas will continue to be at the forefront of medical research. I am proud to have championed this win for the Lone Star State from the very beginning, and I’m excited to welcome ARPA-H to Dallas with open arms.” Dallas will be the physical site of the Customer Experience Hub, which will help ARPA-H develop a variety of health solutions. Sen. Cruz has led the effort to designate Texas home to an ARPA-H hub: In October of 2022, Sen. Cruz signed on to a bipartisan Texas delegation letter to have ARPA-H come to Texas. In March of 2023, Sen. Cruz signed on to a bipartisan Texas delegation letter to advocate for ARPA-H to come to Texas. Also in March of 2023, Sen. Cruz led a letter with support from Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to advocate for Texas as ARPA-H made its location decisions. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-rep-mcmorris-rodgers-urge-fcc-commissioner-to-reject-rosenworcel-plan-to-subsidize-tiktok-on-school-buses | Sen. Cruz, Rep. McMorris Rodgers Urge FCC Commissioner to Reject Rosenworcel Plan to Subsidize TikTok on School Buses | 2023-09-27 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash) sent a letter to the newly sworn-in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner, Anna Gomez, urging her to oppose FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s plan to expand the E-rate program beyond school classrooms and libraries. The proposed expansion of funding, including to fund Wi-Fi hotspots on school buses, is not only unlawful (the statute only allows for connectivity spending for classrooms and libraries) but raises concerns about subsidizing children’s unsupervised internet access to social media sites like TikTok and Instagram on their bus rides to and from school.The letter, emphasizing multiple concerns, argues that the E-rate expansion could potentially lead to duplicative federal government programs and wasteful subsidized overbuilding in communities. In the letter Ranking Member Ted Cruz and E&C Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers wrote, “We write to express our strong opposition to a plan circulated by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to expand the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC or the Commission) E-Rate program. This plan would not only violate federal law but also duplicate programs across the federal government, directly contradicting FCC commissioners’ repeated commitments to streamlining federal broadband funding. Indeed, Commissioner Nathan Simington says this plan ‘would eviscerate Congress’ restrictions on E-Rate and make a mockery of the law.’ ?Instead of expanding the FCC’s authority beyond current statutory and budgetary constraints, the FCC should address the E-Rate program’s existing problems and follow the law as written… “… Expanding E-Rate to fund equipment like Wi-Fi hotspots would break with the statute and longstanding precedent that Universal Service Fund (USF) dollars, which fund the E-Rate program, may only be used to fund services and not consumer devices… “... Perhaps even more concerning, expanding E-Rate… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-awarded-the-club-for-growth-foundations-2022-defender-of-economic-freedom-award | Sen. Cruz Awarded the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2022 Defender of Economic Freedom Award | 2023-09-26 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accepted the 2022 Club for Growth Defender of Economic Freedom Award for his dedication to promoting economic growth and championing issues related to limited government. Sen. Cruz has proudly proposed and supported common-sense pro-jobs and pro-growth legislation to get the government off the backs of hardworking taxpayers, and rein in the Biden administration’s out-of-control spending. The Club for Growth is the largest free market advocacy organization in the United States, and the foundation’s 2022 Congressional Economic Scorecard is considered the gold-standard in measuring the voting behavior of Members of Congress. The Defender of Economic Freedom Award is given to Representatives and Senators who not only score 90% or better on votes cast in a year, but also maintain a lifetime rating of at least 90% to receive the award. Upon accepting the Defender of Economic Freedom Award, Sen. Cruz said, “Texans have had enough of Democrats’ spending binge and burdensome taxation, which are smothering growth and opportunity. It’s time to put a stop to the reckless spending habits of the Biden administration that are driving up inflation and outpacing economic growth. I am committed to putting American jobs first, fighting oppressive taxation policies, and championing pro-growth policies that restore our economy and keep Americans’ hard-earned dollars in their pockets.” Club for Growth’s President David McIntosh said, “We congratulate Sen. Cruz for earning Club for Growth’s Defender of Economic Freedom Award for fighting for policies that advance limited government and prosperity. Meanwhile Democrats have become more socialist than ever despite many of them claiming to be ‘moderate.’” BACKGROUND: Sen. Cruz helped enact historic tax reform in 2017, which gave a tax cut to virtually every taxpayer in America. It reduced taxes on small businesses, farmers, ranchers, and job producers, which has helped bring jobs to Texas and drive innovation. He has also fought to make… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-blasts-fcc-chairwomans-net-neutrality-plan-to-move-our-country-backwards-and-reinstate-failed-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules | Sen. Cruz Blasts FCC Chairwoman’s Net Neutrality Plan to “Move Our Country Backwards and Reinstate Failed Obama-era Net Neutrality Rules” | 2023-09-26 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her plan to reverse the “net neutrality” rules for the broadband industry: “America is leading the world with faster and more competitively-priced Internet service. This was made clear during the pandemic, when U.S. networks thrived and heavily-regulated European counterparts couldn’t keep up. Instead of allowing broadband investment to flourish, the Biden FCC wants to move backwards and reinstate failed Obama-era net neutrality rules that treat the Internet as a public utility controlled by the federal government. FCC Democrats are laughably plowing ahead even though their histrionic predictions of doom and gloom after the repeal of Obama-era rules in 2017 turned out to be completely bogus. Rather than give legitimate reasons for another policy reversal, it’s clear FCC Democrats simply want control. They desperately want to micromanage providers’ pricing and terms of service, and collect billions in new USF taxes at the expense of investment, economic growth, and consumer choice. To top it off, reinstating this failed policy is a colossal waste of time and resources. The FCC does not have authority to regulate the Internet like a public utility, and even President Obama’s former solicitors general warn that any attempt to do so would be struck down by the courts under the major questions doctrine. Instead of imposing this oppressive regulatory regime and choking off billions of dollars in private sector investment, the FCC should spend its time and resources helping to promote broadband growth, including by eliminating barriers to deployment and cleaning up the massive waste in broadband subsidy programs as highlighted in my recent ‘Red Light’ report.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-calls-for-halt-in-secret-iran-negotiations-after-leaked-emails-show-top-biden-officials-were-part-of-iran-regime-operation | Sen. Cruz Calls for Halt in Secret Iran Negotiations After Leaked Emails Show Top Biden Officials Were Part of Iran Regime Operation | 2023-09-26 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports in Semafor and Iran International revealed the existence of an extensive Iranian regime influence operation that involved current administration officials, including those linked to Robert Malley, the administration’s long-time Special Envoy to Iran: “These reports and the emails they expose are indescribably troubling. When Joe Biden was elected, the Iranian regime’s nuclear program was in a box, their economy was on the brink of collapse, and their oil exports had cratered. President Biden and Biden officials have allowed the regime to get within reach of a nuclear arsenal, restore their economy, and export millions of barrels per day of oil worth hundreds of billions of dollars. They have agreed to secret nuclear side deals that are being kept from Congress, including ransom deals worth additional billions of dollars. They have implemented these policies while regime officials, including the Ayatollah’s hand-picked President, continue to openly brag about trying to murder former American officials. “Americans have rightly been asking why the Biden administration is so friendly with the Iranian regime, and why Biden administration officials have so single-mindedly enabled Iranian nuclear progress and terrorism. These reports and emails suggest a vast Iranian influence operation that goes to the very top of the administration. “The Biden administration should immediately cease its secret diplomacy with Iran and its dismantling of sanctions, and any officials linked to these emails should immediately have their security clearances pulled until these allegations are fully resolved and accountability is imposed.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-fights-epa-overreach | Sen. Cruz Fights EPA Overreach | 2023-09-25 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) cosigned a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led by the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urging the EPA to rescind its proposed particulate matter national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Earlier this year, the EPA took a discretionary action to propose making the NAAQS for particulate matter more stringent. Historically, the EPA has consistently missed statutory deadlines for both reviewing standards and for providing implementation guidance to states. Upon signing on to the letter, Sen. Cruz said, “The EPA’s disastrous proposal to increase permitting beyond the scope of the Clear Air Act’s regulatory authorities would place a heavy burden on the backs of manufactures, energy producers and other key industries in Texas. A more stringent standard would lead to: offshoring our domestic manufacturing, lost jobs, electric reliability and adequacy concerns, energy insecurity, declining economic growth and increased reliance on China. We need to be promoting jobs at home instead of destroying them to promote reliance on foreign adversaries.” Cosigners include, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), JD Vance (R-Ohio), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.). Read the full letter here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/blogs/e-newsletter_-week-of-september-22nd | e-Newsletter - Week of September 22nd | 2023-09-22 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Throughout my tenure in the U.S. Senate, I have stood firm in my commitment to represent the voices of 30 million Texans across the Lone Star State. In Texas, we embody the best of American values. There is a grit that we have here in the Lone Star State to unapologetically stand up for what we believe in, and passionately defend the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This week, my staff and I welcomed Texans to Washington D.C. to discuss the issues impacting our great state. It is a privilege to serve the state of Texas in Congress and it’s a job I don’t take lightly. I will continue to fight in the Senate to create jobs, secure our border, and put Texas first always. On Tuesday, I spoke at the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Public Policy and Advocacy Summit where I addressed my commitment to protecting religious freedom and school choice. School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century, and every child deserves access to an excellent education. For over a decade, I’ve been the leading advocate of school choice in the Senate, and I’m proud to have authored multiple pieces of school choice legislation. I’m committed to continue to lead this fight for every child in Texas and across the country. “School choice is the single most protested issue in this country and it was a major reason why I ran for office to begin with. … School choice is about ensuring that every single child in America has access to an excellent education regardless of their race, ethnicity, wealth, or zip code. School choice is something that has existed from the dawn of time. The rich and middle class have always had school choice. ... They’d either pack up and move to another neighborhood that has better public schools, or they would pay for tuition and send their kids to a private school. School choice is all about giving low income parents and kids the same options.” On Tuesday, I appeared on Spectrum News with Reuben Jones where I discussed my recent legislative efforts to codi… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cruz-condemns-biden-administration-closing-eagle-pass-bridge | Cruz Condemns Biden Administration Closing Eagle Pass Bridge | 2023-09-21 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Biden administration’s Customs and Border patrol Office of Field Operations closed vehicle processing at Bridge 1 and the international railway crossing bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas in order to accommodate illegal aliens illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border. Sen. Cruz said, “By shutting down legal border crossings to accommodate the surge of illegal aliens flooding the border at Eagle Pass, Joe Biden is sending a clear message: lawbreakers will be rewarded while law-abiding travelers and commerce will be suspended. U.S. citizens trying to get home are stuck in Mexico because Joe Biden is diverting Border Patrol’s resources to welcoming in illegal aliens. While U.S. citizens are stranded in Mexico, Joe Biden’s leadership in Border Patrol stated that their priority is to ‘expeditiously and safely process migrants.’ Additionally, the impact this closure will have on international trade will harm our supply chain and regional economy. This is an outrage and a total breakdown of law-and-order. Joe Biden has ceded operational control of our southern border to criminal cartels that are ferrying terrorists, drugs, and dangerous criminals, and he has turned Border Patrol into a travel agency. This is a national security threat of the highest degree.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-resolution-supporting-the-alliance-for-development-in-democracy-by-american-allies-in-latin-america | Sen. Cruz Introduces Resolution Supporting the Alliance for Development in Democracy by American Allies in Latin America | 2023-09-21 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a resolution in support The Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD), a multilateral initiative by American allies in Latin America. The ADD includes Panama, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “In the last few years, countries across Latin America who were once among America’s closest democratic allies have pivoted away from the United States towards Russia and the Chinese Communist Party. Meanwhile the countries in the Alliance for Development in Democracy have coalesced to promote a freer and more prosperous Western Hemisphere, and to not just maintain but bolster their ties to the United States. The ADD is a promising and exciting initiative, and it is deeply in America’s national security interests for it to succeed.” Sen. Kaine said, “The Alliance for Development in Democracy represents a collaborative effort by like-minded partners in Latin America to address our shared regional challenges. I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan resolution with my colleagues to recommit to the advancement of democratic institutions and development in the region.” Sen. Rubio said, “At a time when America’s enemies continue to make inroads in our region, it’s crucial the U.S. support initiatives such as the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD) which is taking a stand against human rights abuses in the hemisphere and shining a light on Beijing’s growing influence throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.” Sen. Cardin said, “Panama, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and now, Ecuador’s partnership in the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD) constitute important contributions to bolstering democracy in the Western Hemisphere. As we work to expand democracy further, in the Americas and across the globe, the United States must remain committed to securing deep economic ties and strengthening our strategic relationships with the members of the Alliance.” Sen. Risch said, “The United States has an end… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-cosponsors-bill-to-block-biden-administration-from-expanding-the-scope-of-the-endangered-species-act | Sen. Cruz Cosponsors Bill to Block Biden Administration From Expanding the Scope of the Endangered Species Act | 2023-09-20 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after cosponsoring a bill to retain the existing regulations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), regulations first put in place by the Trump administration, and to halt the finalization of three new rule proposals from the Departments of the Interior and Commerce. The bill will ensure that the federal government remains capable of effective wildfire management while providing legal clarity to landowners and business owners. “Trump-era reforms to the Endangered Species Act ensured that we could effectively fight wildfires without unnecessarily interfering with the private property rights of the American people and businesses. This bill keeps those reforms in place, benefiting Texans and Americans across the west, and I’m proud to support this commonsense legislation,” said Sen. Cruz. Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Congressional Western Caucus Chair Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced the legislation. The legislation in the Senate is cosponsored by Sen. Cruz and Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah). The house bill is cosponsored by U.S. Reps. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), Jerry Carl (R-Ala.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). Click here to read the bill text. BACKGROUND: In 2019, The Trump administration finalized key changes to the Endangered Species Act that added more flexibility for affected stakeholders while also ensuring species’ recovery plans take a tailored and targeted approach. Last month, the Biden administration moved to repeal and replace these changes: Blanket Rule Elimination The 2019 revisions eliminated the “blanket rule” under Section 4(d) that automatically provides endangered l… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-the-agent-raul-gonzalez-officer-safety-act-to-protect-border-patrol-agents-local-law-enforcement-and-border-communities | Sen. Cruz Introduces the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act to Protect Border Patrol Agents, Local Law Enforcement, and Border Communities | 2023-09-20 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. This bill protects our brave men and women of law enforcement by criminalizing fleeing from agents or officers in a high-speed chase. This bill is named in honor of Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr., who died in the line of duty while pursuing a group of illegal aliens near Mission, Texas. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz stated, “One of the worst consequences of this border crisis is the threat to public safety. Traffickers are killing people by loading up a car or truck stacked with illegal immigrants and then engaging in high-speed chases with Border Patrol or local police. These high-speed chases often end in tragedy, with people being killed regularly after the traffickers crash and passengers are thrown across the highway. Equally tragic are those innocent Americans who are struck by an illegal alien fleeing police or Border Patrol. My bill is fittingly named in honor of Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr., who was killed in the line of duty on December 7, 2022, as he was pursuing a group of illegal aliens who were evading capture. My legislation will make traffickers think twice before engaging in a high-speed chase, since it includes serious jail time and prohibits anyone who runs from Border Patrol from ever obtaining legal status in the United States. My bill offers much-needed support to Border Patrol agents who are risking their lives daily serving an administration where the political leadership undermines them.” Sen. John Cornyn said, “The crisis at our southern border is devastating Texas communities and overwhelming U.S. Border Patrol agents, who courageously put their lives on the line every day. This legislation will honor Agent Raul Gonzalez’s sacrifice, uphold the rule of law, and protect law enforcement officers, and I urge my colleagues to pass it without delay.” Congressman Juan Ciscomani stated, “My district sees high-speed car cha… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/texas-tuesday-9-19-23 | Texas Tuesday 9-19-23 | 2023-09-19 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Newsroom Press Releases Published: 09.19.2023 Texas Tuesday 9-19-23 Print Email Share Tweet Previous Next | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-on-introducing-bill-to-rename-laredo-post-office-in-honor-of-fallen-military-heroes | Sen. Cruz on Introducing Bill to Rename Laredo Post Office in Honor of Fallen Military Heroes | 2023-09-15 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after he and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bill to rename a United States Postal Service office in Laredo, Texas to honor military service members who died in the line of duty: “There is no greater sacrifice than giving your life to protect your country. Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr., proudly represented their country and their sacrifice will forever be memorialized with the renaming of the Del Mar Post Office in Laredo. The renamed post office will serve as a reminder to their community of their heroic lives and will cement their legacy for years to come,” said Sen. Cruz. Similar legislation was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas-28). BACKGROUND: This bill would rename the post office at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, in honor of fallen military heroes Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr. Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza lived in nearby Rio Bravo, Texas all his life. Shortly after graduating from high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps. On August 26, 2021, during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, LCpl Espinoza was one of 13 service members killed by a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was 20 years old. Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez lived in El Cenizo, a town near Laredo, where he was involved in Junior ROTC during high school, leading his unit to a Junior ROTC national championship in 1998. After graduating high school in 2000, he joined the United States Marine Corps Reserves. On January 13, 2005, LCpl Rodriguez died in action while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. He was 23 years old. Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr. was born in Laredo, Texas. He graduated from high school in 1992 and enlisted in the United States Army in 1996. Sgt. Arizola had been a Border P… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sens-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-block-biden-administration-from-allowing-iranian-president-into-us | Sens. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Block Biden Administration From Allowing Iranian President into U.S. | 2023-09-15 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced the Strengthening Entry Visa Enforcement and Restrictions Act, or SEVER Act, to block the Biden administration from allowing Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other sanctioned individuals linked to the Iranian regime to enter the United States. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “President Biden has agreed to a secret nuclear deal with the Iranian regime, complete with side deals that include ransom payments and promises not to enforce sanctions. He is also again allowing the Ayatollah’s hand-picked President to come to New York and propagandize on behalf of the regime across New York City. These acts are as reckless as they are outrageous. Raisi is a monster who has called for the assassination of President Trump and other U.S. officials and committed horrific abuses against the people of Iran. He is sanctioned and supposed to be ineligible to enter the United States. The SEVER Act is targeted legislation that would do what President Biden is unwilling to do—deny Raisi and other Iranian individuals who pose threats to American national security visas into the United States.” Rep. Tenney said, “As we approach the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, it is imperative we stop Raisi and his associates from setting foot on American soil. Raisi, whose nickname is ‘the Butcher of Tehran,’ has a record of grave human rights abuses and orchestrating terrorist activities worldwide. Today, I reintroduced the SEVER Act to protect our nation from the threat posed by President Raisi and others connected to the Iranian regime, as well as show the international community that terrorists are not welcome in the U.S.” BACKGROUND: This legislation has been introduced ahead of President Raisi’s upcoming attendance at the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly. The SEVER Act would impose visa restrictions on Raisi because he is sanctioned for widespread human rights atrocities and his orchestration of terrorist activities worldwide. … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/commerce-committee-leadership-introduce-bill-to-ensure-coast-guard-personnel-paid-in-event-of-govt-shutdown | Commerce Committee Leadership Introduce Bill to Ensure Coast Guard Personnel Paid In Event of Gov’t Shutdown | 2023-09-14 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would ensure Coast Guard personnel receive pay and allowances in the event of a government shutdown if the members of the Armed Forces receive pay and allowances. The legislation would ensure that the Coast Guard gets the same treatment as the other branches of the armed services if there is a lapse in appropriations. Because the Coast Guard is funded under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), it was left off a previous funding stopgap that covered the Department of Defense (DoD). Upon introduction of the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, Sen. Cruz said: “Ensuring the hard-working men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard are paid during government shutdowns is a matter I have long supported. Texans depend on Coast Guard personnel to safeguard our ports, patrol our waterways, and stop human and drug smuggling. With over 2,000 Coast Guard personnel stationed in Texas, from Corpus Christi to Galveston, to South Padre Island, and elsewhere, Coast Guard service members are Semper Paratus — always ready — to stand watch and protect our nation. Their critical efforts cannot cease in the event of a funding lapse, and they should be paid—without question and without delay.” Chair Cantwell said: “This legislation guarantees that Coast Guard members and their families stationed in the State of Washington and across the country will be treated like other members of the armed forces if there is a lapse in federal funding. This isn’t just a matter of fairness, but recognition of the vital role Coasties and their families play in search and rescue, emergency response, oil spill prevention, facilitating maritime commerce, and protecting national security.” Sen. Sullivan said: “Just like America’s other military service members, our C… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-introduces-senate-companion-to-house-passed-secure-the-border-act | Sen. Cruz Introduces Senate Companion to House-Passed Secure the Border Act | 2023-09-14 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Secure the Border Act of 2023 in the Senate. This bill passed the House of Representatives as H.R. 2, and it is the most comprehensive border security legislation in decades. The Secure the Border Act will resume construction on the wall, tighten asylum standards, criminalize visa overstays, increase the number of Border Patrol Agents, defund NGOs receiving tax dollars to help traffic illegal aliens throughout the heartland, prohibit DHS from using its app to assist illegal aliens, and more. About the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “Under Joe Biden, we have a wide-open southern border. The Biden Border Crisis has created the largest illegal immigration crisis in our nation’s history. Biden’s open borders are an invitation for the cartels to brutalize children, to assault women, to overrun our communities with illegal aliens, and to flood this country with narcotics and fentanyl that kill over 100,000 people per year. This bill would stop the Biden Border Crisis dead in its tracks by building the wall, ratcheting up asylum standards, increasing the number of Border Patrol Agents, and implementing effective border security policies.” Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Ky.), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio), Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Senator Ron Johnson… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-seeks-answers-on-ftcs-lawless-attempt-at-regulating-ai | Sen. Cruz Seeks Answers on FTC’s Lawless Attempt at Regulating AI | 2023-09-12 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan seeking answers regarding her plans to regulate artificial intelligence for “disinformation” and “bias.” The letter explains that the FTC’s review of large language models used to train AI, which comes without any explicit statutory congressional authorization, may also infringe on constitutionally-protected speech. The letter comes ahead of today’s Commerce subcommittee hearing on the “The Need for Transparency in Artificial Intelligence.” As Ranking Member Cruz’s letter explains, the AI model ChatGPT assisted in the drafting of his oversight inquiry. Sen. Cruz wrote: I am writing to request information about the stance of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) on the regulation of artificial intelligence (“AI”). Your public comments, as well as comments made to this Committee by senior FTC staff, suggest the FTC intends to play a role in aggressively policing AI despite receiving no explicit statutory authorization to do so from Congress. As further evidence of the FTC’s intent, on July 13, 2023, a leaked Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) sent by the FTC to OpenAI—the California-based company best known for its development of ChatGPT—shows the FTC is pursuing AI regulation under legal theories that exceed the agency’s statutory authority and would entail regulation of constitutionally protected speech. Like many computer applications, AI is a productivity tool that is useless without human guidance. In fact, ChatGPT assisted in drafting this letter. But AI computer code, apart from its use by a consumer, has no inherent ability to violate the Civil Rights Act or Section 5 of the FTC Act as your May 3rd op-ed in the New York Times, titled “We Must Regulate A.I. Here’s How,” implies. You wrote that “A.I. tools are being trained on huge troves of data in ways that are largely unchecked. Because they may be fed information riddled with errors and … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/texas-tuesday_-91223 | Texas Tuesday - 9.12.23 | 2023-09-12 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | Newsroom Press Releases Published: 09.12.2023 Texas Tuesday - 9.12.23 Print Email Share Tweet Previous Next | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-blasts-biden-iran-nuclear-side-deal-on-hostages | Sen. Cruz Blasts Biden-Iran Nuclear Side Deal on Hostages | 2023-09-11 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after reports confirmed that President Biden and Biden administration officials are proceeding with a hostage deal with the Iranian regime: “President Biden has established a secret nuclear deal with the Iranian regime that is being kept from Congress and the American people. Today’s news confirms there has already been a side deal including a $6 billion ransom and the release of Iranian operatives. Nevertheless these are only the barest outlines of the staggering concessions that Biden has already made and intends to make to the Ayatollah, including an additional $10 billion transfer and indeed hundreds of billions of dollars by not enforcing oil sanctions. Meanwhile he has allowed the Iranian regime to all but acquire a virtual nuclear arsenal over the last two and a half years. “The Biden administration must keep their deal secret because if they disclosed it, the law requires them to come to Congress and defend it, and this appeasement is utterly indefensible. Instead they will continue lying about their policies until Congress forces them to do otherwise.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:35:26Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/icymi-college-sports-are-bigger-in-texas-heres-how-we-keep-them-that-way | ICYMI: College sports are bigger in Texas. Here’s how we keep them that way | 2023-09-06 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote an op-ed that appeared in Friday’s edition of the Austin American-Statesman. The article can be read here or below. “This weekend, Texas football teams will begin their seasons with legitimate playoff aspirations. That’s because college sports, like everything else, are bigger in Texas. “Tens of thousands of faithful fans from all walks of life will gather to watch these games, united in their love of their team. And no one will know (or care) about the religion, background, or politics of the fan sitting next to them. “College sports are a great cultural unifier, but they are in peril—not just for fans—but for thousands of student-athletes whose games won’t air on national television. In 2021, the Supreme Court issued a ruling against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that ultimately resulted in student-athletes having the ability to profit from their own name, image, and likeness (NIL). Now, additional litigation and draft state laws are hampering the ability of the NCAA to enforce even modest rules, set recruiting standards, promote fair competition, or crack down on bad actors looking to take advantage of student-athletes. Many school administrators agree that these developments, coupled with the evolution of athlete compensation, will lead to the premature end of big-time college football and basketball at dozens of schools. More troubling, however, could be the fallout at all levels of colleges and universities: the elimination of non-revenue sports. “If we are to preserve college athletics as we know it, congressional action will be necessary. To understand what lawmakers should — and should not do — the response of Washington to football’s first crisis is instructive. “After a series of deaths from football-related injuries threatened the sport’s future, President Theodore Roosevelt brought university leaders to the White House to encourage them to create rules that all parties could agree to rath… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-issues-statement-after-9/11-defendants-plea-deal-falls-through | Sen. Cruz Issues Statement After 9/11 Defendants’ Plea Deal Falls Through | 2023-09-06 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Biden administration announced they have refused the plea deal offered by Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and four other 9/11 defendants. Sen. Cruz sent a letter to the Department of Defense last month urging the Biden administration to pursue the ultimate punishment for the 9/11 masterminds. Sen. Cruz said, “On September 11, 2001, a group of deranged, radical Islamists carried out the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States. They murdered 2,977 people. It was horrific—and an act of war. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the four other plotters who planned the 9/11 attacks are mass murderers who deserve the death penalty. Despite this, the Biden administration was prepared to give them a plea deal. That would have been outrageous. So I pressed the Department of Defense and urged the administration to support the death penalty for these monsters. The victims of those attacks have been patiently awaiting justice for over 20 years, and the Biden administration should not be standing in the way of that. Today, the Biden administration took a step in the right direction by rejecting the defendants’ plea deal, and I hope we can move forward and try the murderers. I, along with millions of Americans, believe justice requires the ultimate punishment for their horrific crimes.” BACKGROUND: On August 28, Sen. Cruz, along with Rep. Malliotakis (R-NY), wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing their strong opposition to a potential plea deal between the Biden administration and the 9/11 defendants, and urging the administration to instead pursue the death penalty. Read the letter here and below. August 28, 2023 The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1000 Dear Secretary Austin, We write to express our disappointment regarding the news that the Department of De… | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
| https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-blasts-biden-administration-rule-essentially-barring-transportation-of-lng-by-rail | Sen. Cruz Blasts Biden Administration Rule Essentially Barring Transportation of LNG By Rail | 2023-09-02 | 2023 | 2023-09 | Republican | Senate | TX | Ted Cruz | C001098 | www.cruz.senate.gov | cruz | https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a final rule suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be shipped by rail. “Today, the Biden administration has fired another salvo in its war on American energy by essentially prohibiting the movement of LNG by rail. America is a leader in reducing carbon emissions largely because the of the United States' development and use of natural gas. The energy renaissance we are seeing in this country is producing enormous environmental benefits. LNG by rail would give Americans—particularly those who have limited energy choices because of geography—an affordable and environmentally-responsible option to meet their energy needs. By removing this option, the radical environmentalists in the Biden administration have delivered a further setback to American prosperity and national security. This is yet another example of why the Biden administration cannot be trusted to implement pro-domestic energy policies.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:37:48Z |
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