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Greetings,The NDAA is one of the most crucial pieces of legislation to come before Congress every year, and this year, my colleagues and I fulfilled our Constitutional duty to equip our Armed Forces with the resources they need to defend America’s national security interests at home and abroad, while also securing bipartisan victories for Texas military communities.The FY 2022 NDAA contains several provisions that I am proud to have championed, including millions of dollars in...

Greetings, This Veterans Day, I recognized Texas’ and America’s veterans for their dedicated service to our country at the City of Houston’s ‘Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day Celebration.’ Texas has played a crucial role in defending our great nation, and my hometown of Houston has the second largest veteran population in the nation, with roughly one-fifth of Texas’ veterans. I am honored to represent the roughly 1.4 million veterans in the Lone...

Greetings, I want to fill you in on my final stops in the Lone Star State meeting with students, service members, and job creators before heading back to a busy work period in Washington. After wrapping up my border tour in South Texas, I headed to Abilene to meet with the local Military Affairs Committee and discuss aircraft operations at Dyess Air Force Base, ongoing and future upgrades, and the community impact of the base. Throughout my career in the Senate, I have been a champion for Dyess...

Greetings,   In the last seventh months alone, we've seen over a million people cross illegally into this country, and we are now on pace for over 2 million people for 2021. To put that into perspective, that is roughly the population of Houston, Texas crossing illegally into this country in just one year. The Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal immigrants who tested positive for COVID. Since the population in McAllen, Texas is 141,000, roughly five percent of McAllen...

Greetings, As I continued my travels around the Lone Star State last week, I spent time with law enforcement and our servicemen and women who work to secure our communities and our country. Last Thursday, I traveled from Amarillo to Lubbock to meet with local law enforcement to discuss the needs of police and the challenges they are facing throughout West Texas. During our discussion on the impact the Biden Border crisis is having on West Texas communities, local law enforcement shared...

Greetings, I want to update you on my work in Texas this last week, hearing from agricultural producers, business owners, and community leaders on the needs of their communities and the Lone Star State's continued leadership in our nation's recovery. While the Texas economy was a theme during my meetings this week, the unfolding rushed and catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been a recurring concern for many Texans. I, along with countless other Texans and Americans, have condemned the...

Greetings, As a busy work period ends in Washington, I headed back to Texas this week to see firsthand the needs of Texas families, small businesses, and our servicemen and women. On Wednesday, I toured Envision Dallas, a company that works to improve the quality of life for blind or visually impaired people through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education, and research. While there, I met with employees to discuss the needs of Texas businesses as they contribute to their communities and...

Greetings, Washington political theater and COVID mandates are at an all-time high this week, and I want to give you an update on my fight to defend the freedom of every individual to decide for themselves and their family the best way to protect their health. I know many of us worry that what is coming next is more shutdowns and government mandates. My view on this is simple: no mandates. There should be no mandates-no vaccine mandates, no mask mandates, no vaccine passports, no lockdowns, and...

Greetings, As summer begins, I want to give you an update on what's happening with the border crisis five months into the Biden-Harris Administration. President Biden has repeatedly made reckless policy decisions that have caused the crisis at our southern border-he halted construction of the border wall, he reinstated the failed catch-and-release policy, and he ended the Remain in Mexico policy, which was an international agreement President Trump negotiated with the government of Mexico where...

Greetings, Last week, I led a delegation of 18 of my Senate Republican colleagues to the southern border in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of Texas to see firsthand the ongoing crisis. The first night, we went out with Border Patrol agents on their midnight patrol and witnessed a stream of people crossing into the country illegally, many young children and mothers, turning themselves in to agents. During the night patrol, we heard cartel members taunting us as we toured the border. They knew...

As we close the second week of the Biden administration, a concerning pattern has developed - President Biden has abandoned his stated desire for unity and is instead depending on the power of the pen to pursue his radical Left-wing agenda. Just hours after he was sworn in, President Biden quickly set the tone for his administration by issuing 17 executive orders on his first day. In total, President Biden has issued a record 25 executive orders since taking office and added at least 15 other...

In less than 48 hours, President Biden made it clear that he intends to make Democrats' hostility towards America's energy sector a hallmark of his administration, announcing steps to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, block the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and issuing a 60-day moratorium on oil and gas leases that affect all federal lands and waters. This comes against the backdrop of newly released jobless claim numbers, which continue to illustrate the devastating toll the...

Greetings, On Monday, the Senate delivered a great victory for every American who cherishes our fundamental liberties. When President Trump nominated Judge Barrett, it was one of the most important decisions of his presidency. In making this nomination, the president was fulfilling the promise he made to the American people to nominate principled constitutionalists to the Supreme Court. This week, Senate Republicans confirmedJudge Barrett to the Supreme Court, fulfilling our...

The Democrats are galloping to the far, far Left, and they are leaving the American people behind. After the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett this week, it's clear Democrats are ABANDONING democracy and the Bill of Rights. Instead, they're EMBRACING the notion of "philosopher kings and queens" turning the Supreme Court into a super-legislature where judges decree their desired policy outcomes. As Sen. Cruz noted, Senate Democrats have surrendered, accepting that Judge Barrett...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After former Vice President Joe Biden last week failed to answer whether he would support Democrats' calls to pack the court with liberal activists, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, today released a new video reminding voters of the need to quickly confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite shameless tactics from Democrats to destroy her reputation, and underscores just how high the stakes of this year's election...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of this week's presidential debate, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the third edition of his video series "The Biden Express is Headed Left" - highlighting the extreme policy agenda of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the "favorite" to become Treasury Secretary in a Joe Biden administration. WATCH: The Biden Express is Headed Left-Elizabeth Warren for Treasury Secretary in Joe Biden's Cabinet Elizabeth Warren is already entrenched in Joe Biden's camp as a...

Greetings,Six months ago, our country faced a global health threat we didn’t fully understand. As Americans fell ill and lost their lives to Covid-19, cities and states moved to lock down their economies, leaving millions of Americans out of work and students to finish their school year online.But we know a lot more about this virus now. We’ve flattened the curve, we know our hospitals will have sufficient capacity, and we better understand how to combat the coronavirus....

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the second edition of his video series "The Biden Express is Headed Left" - highlighting the radical environmental agenda of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a potential pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator in a Joe Biden administration. WATCH: The Biden Express is Headed Left-Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez for EPA Administrator in Joe Biden's Cabinet AOC is the architect of the disastrous "Green New Deal," a...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today launched a new video series - titled "The Biden Express is Headed Left" - highlighting the true driving forces behind the top of the Democrat ticket this year. As Sen. Cruz recently said: "If the Democrats win, you are looking at Bernie in ascension. You're looking at AOC. Mark my words, Elizabeth Warren as Treasury Secretary. Bernie might be Secretary of State. These are radicals and that's where the Democratic party is. I don't think that's...