Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and a bipartisan coalition of their Senate colleagues, introduced a resolution in support of Taiwan’s commitment to democratic elections and institutions, despite ongoing threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This resolution of support has been introduced in advance of Taiwan’s presidential and legislative elections set to occur on Saturday, January 13. Sen. Cruz continues to unambiguously...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced the Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act to empower states to maximize their operational flexibility within the Energy Policy Act of 2005 as they close abandoned oil wells. Orphaned oil wells often go abandoned and unchecked for years, and can pose serious environmental hazards by leaking toxic chemicals and contaminating essential water resources. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “I am...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California Tony Thurmond expressing deep concern following a “teach-in” conducted on December 6, 2023 by an activist faction within the Oakland Education Association Teachers’ Union. At least seventy K-12 public school teachers employed by the Oakland school district participated in this unauthorized effort to disseminate “educational...

Laredo, TEXAS – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, spearheaded the passage of legislation to streamline the permitting process for new and expanded bridges across the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass, Texas, into law. This victory was made possible by a bipartisan and bicameral coalition of Texas legislators dedicated to expanding Texas’s economy and enhancing our bilateral relationship with Mexico,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after President Biden signed into law a bill Cruz authored, requiring the State Department to produce a detailed report on efforts by the government of Venezuela to detain United States citizens, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The Maduro regime has used a range of tactics to take Americans hostage. Following passage, Sen. Cruz said, “The Maduro regime continues to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement today after President Biden signed into law the Deterring Egregious State Infiltration of Schools’ Training (DESIST) Act, which was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. The bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from establishing or maintaining Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs at any private school operated or controlled by entities linked to the...

Round Rock, TX – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today joined key stakeholders for a roundtable and press conference at Texas A&M Health Science Center to discuss the CHIPS Act. During his remarks at the press conference, Sen. Cruz said, “Right now, the United States economy is far too dependent on foreign manufacturing, particularly in advanced semiconductors. That’s a vulnerability. And a vulnerability, in particular, to China is...

LAREDO, TX – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) today hosted a press conference with key stakeholders to tout the signing of legislation they led to streamline the permitting process for new and expanded bridges across the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Laredo, and Eagle Pass, Texas, into law. This victory was made possible by a bipartisan and bicameral coalition of Texas legislators dedicated...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement today after President Biden signed into law language Cruz authored requiring accountability for corruption officials responsible for Vladimir Putin’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was added to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. Following passage, Sen. Cruz said, “Putin’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a...