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03.10.2023
e-Newsletter - Week of March 10th
Howdy, As always, it was an eventful week fighting for the priorities of Texans and meeting with them. This weekFriday, I joined Dagen McDowell and Sean Duffy on Fox Business’ The Bottom Line to discuss my work as Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee. Continually, members of this committee are handed nominees that we are unable to confirm in good conscience – Gigi Sohn, who ended up pulling her own nomination this week, and Phil Washington.Click below to see my comments on... -
03.10.2023
Sen. Cruz Reintroduces Bills to Protect Wildlife Conservation, Texas Water Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has reintroduced the Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act and the Saving America’s Vulnerable and Endangered Species Act (SAVES Act). The Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act exempts certain interstate water transfers from prohibitions on the illegal trade of wildlife, fish, or plants. The legislation would better facilitate water transfers between the public water supplies of Texas,... -
03.09.2023
Sen. Cruz Reintroduces Legislation to Repeal Infrastructure Bill’s ‘Devastating Attack’ on Cryptocurrency Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has reintroduced an amendment to repeal a provision from the 2021 infrastructure package that created new reporting requirements for many cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. The amendment would remove harmful regulations on the cryptocurrency industry that stifle innovation, endanger the privacy of Americans, and would push key aspects of the industry overseas. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill... -
03.07.2023
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Applauding Agreement by Japan and the Republic of Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the announced agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea. Sen. Cruz said: “This announcement is an important and heartening development, with direct implications for the national security of America and our allies. The resolution of this dispute between our Japanese and South Korean allies will foster more effective enduring... -
03.07.2023
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement On Gigi Sohn Withdrawing Her Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after Gigi Sohn withdrew her nomination to sit on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): “The withdrawal of Ms. Sohn’s nomination is a major victory and represents a strong bipartisan agreement that we need a fair and impartial candidate who can receive the support needed for confirmation. The FCC is not a place for partisan activists; free speech is too... -
03.06.2023
ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Commemorates Texas Rangers Bicentennial
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers. Sen. Cruz and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Texas Rangers Bicentennial Resolution last week, a resolution that commemorates the Texas Rangers. The bill honors the men and women, past and present, who have dedicated their lives to upholding... -
03.06.2023
Cruz Op-Ed: The Left’s Assault on Judicial Independence Is Going to Get Someone Killed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) published an op-ed in National Review titled, “The Left’s Assault on Judicial Independence Is Going to Get Someone Killed,” arguing that progressive efforts to intimidate federal judges is dangerous not only to democracy, but to the judges themselves. Read the op-ed here and below. Recently, the Washington Post printed an op-ed that called for a campaign of “shaming” federal judges who... -
03.03.2023
e-Newsletter - Week of March 3rd
Greetings, It is the honor of my life to fight for 30 million Texans and it was a privilege, as it always is, to spend last week in the Lone Star State while the Senate was in recess. One of Texas’ great strengths is that we are a bustling aviation hub both nationally and globally. I spent time at the American Airlines Headquarters in Ft. Worth, Texas while home and joined NBC DFW’s Julie Fine and Dallas Morning News’ Gromer Jeffers, Jr. to speak about it. Watch below.... -
03.03.2023
Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech Honoring Oswaldo Paya, Cuban Dissidents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to honor the memory of Oswaldo Paya during what would have been the week of his 71st birthday. Sen. Cruz said: “The Cuban people should know the American people stand with them against tyranny, against the communist oppression, the poverty, the misery the death under which they live every day.” Watch the speech... -
03.01.2023
Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech Celebrating Texas Rangers Bicentennial
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate celebrating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers. Sen. Cruz and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Texas Rangers Bicentennial Resolution this week, a resolution that commemorates the Texas Rangers. The bill honors the men and women, past and present, who have dedicated their lives... -
03.01.2023
Sen. Cruz, Rep. Roy Demand Answers from AG Garland About Potential Spying on Pro-Life Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about allegations that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was secretly surveilling recent meetings of the pro-life group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU). In the letter, Sen. Cruz and Rep. Roy wrote: “Allegations that the FBI is spying on pro-life gatherings in tandem... -
03.01.2023
Sen. Cruz Reintroduces Eric’s Law to Ensure Victims, Families, Receive Justice in Federal Death Penalty Cases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today reintroduced Eric’s Law, a bill that aims to deliver justice to victims and their families in federal death penalty cases. The legislation would allow prosecutors to impanel a second jury for sentencing if the first jury fails to reach a unanimous decision at a capital sentencing hearing. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) previously sponsored this bill. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz... -
02.28.2023
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Iranian Warships in Brazil
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today after two Iranian warships were allowed by Brazil to dock at a port in Rio de Janeiro: “The docking of Iranian warships in Brazil is a dangerous development and a direct threat to the safety and security of Americans. The United States has sanctions and antiterrorism... -
02.24.2023
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn to Honor Texas Rangers’ Bicentennial
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) will introduce the Texas Rangers Bicentennial Resolution next week, a bill that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The bill honors the men and women, past and present, who have dedicated their lives to upholding public safety in the Lone Star State as peace officers in the Texas Ranger Division. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz... -
02.23.2023
Sen. Cruz Releases Statement in Response to NTSB’s Preliminary Report on East Palestine Derailment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today released the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio: “After ignoring for ten days the distress of East Palestine’s residents, Secretary Buttigieg is now desperate to salvage his credibility.... -
02.22.2023
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter Demanding Answers to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy over ‘Christ on the Water’ Painting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter written to Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan, the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, raising concerns about the academy’s decision to cover, and plan to move, the painting “Christ on the Water,” which honors mariners lost at sea throughout World War II. ... -
02.17.2023
Sen. Cruz Tours American Airlines Global HQ in Fort Worth, Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, toured American Airlines global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, alongside American Airlines CEO Robert Isom and other executives. About the tour, Sen. Cruz said: “American Airlines is a leading employer and job creator in Dallas-Fort Worth. The airline has done incredible work to help Texans and Americans travel safely every year. As the... -
02.16.2023
Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Demand Response from National Archives on Harassment of Pro-Life Visitors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, wrote a bicameral letter to National Archives and Records Administration acting archivist Debra Steidel Wall urging a prompt response regarding the treatment of several pro-life Americans at the National Archives Museum on January 20, 2023. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is leading the effort in the House. Following the... -
02.16.2023
Sens. Cruz, Capito, Cramer, Kennedy Fight to Expedite U.S. Natural Gas Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and John Kennedy (R-La.), reintroduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, which would expedite the federal approval process for exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and increase free trade, particularly as European countries are rapidly seeking new sources of clean, reliable energy.... -
02.10.2023
Sens. Cruz, Colleagues, Introduce Bill to Block China, Other Adversaries from Purchasing Land near U.S. Military Installations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today reintroduced theProtecting Military Installations and Ranges Act, a bill to stop adversaries from acquiring land near military bases, and military areas, which puts our military and national security at risk. The legislation is cosponsored by Sens. Schmitt (R-Mo.), Braun (R-Ind.), Rubio (R-Fla.), Daines (R-MT), and Tuberville (R-AL). This legislation targets efforts by hostile actors from...