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Good Evening, America has fallen behind where we need to be when it comes to advanced semiconductors. As a nation, we have become vastly dependent on foreign manufacturing, which poses a risk to our national security and economic vitality. Nearly every device we use today, from cell phones to military weapons, relies on microchips. That’s why I teamed up with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to author and pass bipartisan legislation aimed at expediting the construction of semiconductor manufacturing...

Good Evening, This week, I was proud to attend the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and all the women who quietly contributed to NASA’s success during the Space Race. Their groundbreaking work as mathematicians, computers, and engineers helped take mankind to the moon, and their contribution to our country’s success will never be forgotten. In stark contrast, on the Senate floor this week, Democrats staged an...

Good Evening, After a month traveling across the state meeting with Texans and hearing about the issues confronting the Lone Star State, I made my way back to Washington. This week, I was honored to attend the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the fallen military heroes who lost their lives in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021 as U.S. troops conducted evacuation operations. One of those fallen heroes was Marine Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza of Laredo, Texas who was posthumously...

Good Evening, The attempted assassination of President Donald Trump was the largest security failure since 1981 when Ronald Reagan was almost killed. To be clear: The agents who protected President Trump were brave and honorable. This was a catastrophic failure from the leadership of the Secret Service, and I’m not going to rest until we get answers. “We now know that one minute and 57 seconds before the first shot was fired bystanders spotted the shooter on the roof with a rifle. We've all...

Good Evening, I am proud to stand unequivocally with our Israeli allies – they have a right and indeed an obligation to defend their citizens from acts of terrorism by Iranian-backed Hamas. During a joint session of Congress this week, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a powerful, Churchillian speech. He understands the gravity of the war in Israel, the existential threat to our Israeli allies, and the staggering risks posed to American national security. I am unshakeable in...

Good Afternoon, Texas has seen all types of extreme weather, but every time a natural disaster strikes Texans come together to help one another. In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Texans across the state and Americans across the country are stepping up to help those impacted. My team and I have been working with local officials to ensure communities in Houston, East Texas, and throughout the Coastal Bend have the resources they need to deal with and recover from the storm. This week, I have...

Good Evening, As a father of two teenage daughters, I can’t begin to imagine the humiliation a teenager faces waking up to learn that someone has created explicit AI-generated images of them. As the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee, I was proud to introduce the TAKE IT DOWN Act this week to protect victims of this heinous crime. My bill would deter bad actors from publishing these photos and ensuring that, if they are posted, Big Tech is forced to remove the images. To unveil my...

Good Evening, For the last three and a half years the Biden administration has left our southern border wide open, effectively handing out invitations to terrorists to come into our country. As of today, eight terrorists affiliated with ISIS-K from Tajikistan have been arrested after coming here illegally and being released into the United States. It’s utterly indefensible for Joe Biden and the Democrats to sit idly by as terrorists enter our communities. “Look the FBI is trying to do...

Good Evening, Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, tens of thousands of Allied forces launched an assault on the occupied beaches of Normandy, France. As they fought to free Europe from the grip of the Axis powers, they displayed acts of heroism that altered the course of history. I am humbled and honored to join several of my colleagues in Normandy, France, this week to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day and remember the incredible courage of those boys on the beach. Their selfless act of...

Good Evening,  As the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, I couldn’t be prouder of the major bipartisan victory we secured for every Texan and every American following the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. This bill will not only produce thousands of jobs across the Lone Star State, but it will also bolster invest in aerospace technology to keep the flying public safe and give customers greater transparency. Any...

Good Evening, What we are seeing in New York and across the country on college campuses is disgraceful. These radical protestors don’t just hate Israel, they hate Jews. And they don’t just hate Jews, they also hate America. They are radical Marxists, and their support for Hamas is sick, demented, and evil. “This is America. This is not Poland pre-World War II. … [This chaos] is a result of the sickness that has taken over our universities. Cultural Marxism has infiltrated and seized control of...

Good Afternoon, Under the reckless leadership of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, our country has fallen victim to a criminal invasion at our southern border. Mayorkas has deliberately aided and abetted this invasion, but now that the House of Representatives has impeached him and is sending over the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is hell bent on shirking the Senate’s constitutional responsibility to conduct a trial. I held a...

Good Evening, Our country was founded upon the principles of law and order, but this week Senate Democrats looked the American people dead in the eye and told them they truly don’t care about the Constitution, the rule of law, or the safety and security of our country and its citizens when they dismissed the articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Make no mistake—this is a deliberate. They threw the articles of impeachment out the window because they...

Good Afternoon, Last week, as the Senate considered spending legislation to fund large portions of the government, I fought for an amendment to stop Democrats from sending billions to Iran — a country that routinely chants death to America and death to Israel. Unsurprisingly, Democrats voted to keep sending money to a nation that is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.I also introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were...

Good Evening,  In Texas, we believe in the merits of hard work. As the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee, I have been a vocal advocate for student athletes who have earned enormous sums of money for their career accomplishments in college athletics and should be entitled to the fruits of their labor. This week, I hosted a roundtable discussion on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights in collegiate athletics alongside several of my Senate colleagues, legendary football coach Nick...

Good Afternoon, Last week, as the Senate considered spending legislation to fund large portions of the government, I fought for an amendment to stop Democrats from sending billions to Iran — a country that routinely chants death to America and death to Israel. Unsurprisingly, Democrats voted to keep sending money to a nation that is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.I also introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were...

Good Evening, On March 2nd, the Lone Star State will celebrate 188 years since Texas declared its independence from Mexico and fought for liberty. I was proud to continue to the time-honored tradition of reading the words of Colonel William B. Travis, the leader of the besieged forces at the Alamo, on the Senate floor this week. In Texas, American perseverance runs deep in our veins. The Texians who risked everything to make freedom a reality for future generations are a shining light of our...

Good Evening, Every once and awhile we have some good news, and the good news is the disastrous Senate border deal was blocked this week on the Senate floor. My views on this bill have not been ambiguous. It is a terrible piece of legislation that does absolutely nothing to secure our southern border, but rather props Democrats up on a pedestal to keep manufacturing this crisis. Texans who are facing the brunt of Biden’s open borders want real change and action, but this administration has...

Good Evening, Big Tech is putting their profits over the wellbeing of our children, and I’ve had enough of their misuse of social media platforms to exploit children online. This week, I called out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his role in enabling child sex predators to access Instagram content exploiting vulnerable children online who have been sexually abused. In June of 2023, a Wall Street Journal report revealed Instagram’s algorithm was helping pedophiles access posts promoting child sexual...