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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, led their colleagues in sending a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, to request continued support of provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act that will maintain the close cooperation between the United States and Israel. In the...

HOUSTON, Texas - In a new op-ed for The Hill, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, outlined the importance of redirecting critical supply chains of critical minerals including rare earth elements, among other resources, from China. To lessen the United States' dangerous dependence on the Chinese Communist Party, Sen. Cruz introduced the ORE Act, or Onshoring Rare Earths Act of 2020, legislation to bring back supply...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats once again put their political interests ahead of the needs of the American people by blocking a targeted legislative package to help workers, families, small businesses and schools affected by the coronavirus pandemic: “By refusing to move forward without even a penny in assistance before Election Day, Democrats have made it clear yet again that they are putting their political...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in introducing a bipartisan Senate resolution condemning the Maduro regime’s ongoing efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections scheduled for this December. The upcoming fraudulent elections will fail to meet minimal democratic standards and are a direct attack against the nation’s National Assembly, the only...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in support of Rep. Olson's (R-Texas) bill renaming a post office in Pearland, Texas, after the city's long-serving Mayor, Tom Reid. In their letter addressed to Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Sens. Cruz and Cornyn wrote: "Mayor Reid has dedicated most of his life to public service. His...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) led a bipartisan group of senators in expressing strong support of India's decision to formally invite Australia to participate in the annual Exercise Malabar. The letter, addressed to Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu, was signed by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.),...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Democrats plan to pack the Supreme Court with liberal judicial activists if they win the election, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R- Miss.) today introduced two proposals to maintain the number of justices on the bench, preserve the integrity and independence of the Supreme Court, and protect Americans' constitutional liberties. The first proposal would...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke with Fox News' Harris Faulkner, Dana Loesch, Axios' Dan Primack, CNBC's Kelly Evans and Dom Chu about Big Tech and Twitter's unprecedented censorship of the New York Post's reporting on the Bidens. WATCH: Cruz on Fox Blasts Big Tech Censorship: We Are Seeing Silicon Valley Billionaires Drunk With Power On Big Tech's blatant election interference: "The New York Post has the fourth largest circulation of any newspaper in America, and right now,...

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. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today participated in day four of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett and gave his final statement detailing the historical precedent of election-year judicial nominations and confirmations. Sen. Cruz's full remarks on the final day of the Judiciary Committee hearing may be viewed here. WATCH: Why Judge Barrett's Confirmation is Consistent With Over 200 Years of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who has long warned that Big Tech poses the single greatest threat to U.S. democracy and the First Amendment, today along with Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced the committee will subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey following the Big Tech giant's censorship of the New York Post's reporting on the Bidens in the final weeks before the 2020 presidential election. "We have seen Big Tech - we've seen Twitter and Facebook -...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following Twitter and Facebook's censorship of a New York Post story on a meeting between Hunter Biden, then-Vice President Joe Biden, and an adviser to the board of Burisma, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today sent two letters - one to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and one to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg - requesting information behind the Big Tech giants' decision to censor the report - calling the move an ‘obvious and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during the second round of questioning in the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised five key points summarizing Senate Democrats' view of these proceedings, Judge Barrett, and the Supreme Court more broadly. Watch Sen. Cruz's full discussion here. Excerpts are included below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz's Full Q&A with Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Day 3 of Senate Judiciary Confirmation Hearing 1)...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during the initial round of questioning in the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, highlighted Democrats' desire to politicize the Supreme Court to achieve their desired policy outcomes, discussed their radical opposition to the Bill of Rights, and called out the blatant hypocrisy of their attacks on "dark money." Watch Sen. Cruz's full round of questioning here. Excerpts are included...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following day one of the Senate confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on Fox News's "Tucker Carlson Tonight" to recap the opening statements and discuss Senate Democrats' power plot to pack the Supreme Court. Watch Sen. Cruz's interview with Tucker Carlson here. Excerpts are included below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Fox News After Day One of SCOTUS Hearing: ‘Nobody Laid a Glove on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, gave his opening statement on the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Watch Sen. Cruz's opening statement here. Full text of Sen. Cruz's opening statement is included below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz's Opening Remarks at Senate Judiciary Confirmation Hearing for Amy Coney Barrett "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. Welcome. Welcome to Judge Barrett,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the Senate confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett next week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, appeared on Fox News’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” and NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd this weekend. Watch Sen. Cruz’s interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro here and his interview with Chuck Todd here. Excerpts are included below. WATCH: Cruz on Meet the Press:...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has spent the last several weeks making the case to the American people as to why the Senate must take up and confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett before Election Day. Sen. Cruz has appeared on several news outlets, including the Sean Hannity Show, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Washington Post Live, Breitbart News Daily, The Erick Erickson Show and the Daily Briefing with Dana Perino. Excerpts of the interviews are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement recognizing Taiwan's National Day: "I was proud to join President Tsai in Taiwan last year to participate in Taiwan's National Day. In the face of growing hostility, Taiwan has stood strong and tall against the Chinese Communist Party's oppression and bully tactics. America is proud to stand with the people of Taiwan. "China spends an enormous amount of time and...