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02.17.2022
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Rosen Lead Resolution Condemning Antisemitic Attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Texas
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) led and passed a bipartisan resolution to condemn the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel on January 15th, 2022. Senator Cruz was joined by 55 of his colleagues from both sides of the aisle. In part, the resolution: “…condemns antisemitism in the United States, and around the world; and reaffirms the commitment of the United States to condemn antisemitism in all its forms; to protect the right... -
02.17.2022
Senators Cruz, Ossoff Introduce Bill to Achieve Justice for Civil Rights Era Victims
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at ensuring justice for the families of cold case victims of the Civil Rights era. The new legislative push, the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022, would extend for three years the term of the Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board, which is tasked with investigations of cold case murders. Upon introducing the bill, Senator Cruz... -
02.16.2022
Senator Cruz Introduces Amendment to Stop COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates on Children, Cut Off Federal Funds for Schools that Enforce Them
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced an amendment to stop the flow of federal funds to schools and child care centers that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates on students and young children. The amendment would modify the short-term, $1.6 trillion continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government through March 11, 2022 by prohibiting federal funding provided under the CR from being distributed to schools and child care centers that have a... -
02.10.2022
Sen. Cruz, Reps. Chip Roy and Mike Johnson Lead on Amicus Brief Against Biden’s Federal Workforce Vaccine Mandate
WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), and Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) led a cohort of 42 other Republican Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), James... -
02.08.2022
Sen. Cruz Demands Investigation Into GoFundMe for Potential Illegal Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) demanding answers into whether GoFundMe violated federal law after removing the “Freedom Convoy 2022 Fundraiser” from its platform and announcing it would redirect donations to charities approved by GoFundMe if donors failed to request a refund within two weeks. In the letter, the Senator noted that... -
02.08.2022
Sen. Cruz Leads Letter with 32 Colleagues To President Biden, Commits To Blocking Implementation of Any Iran Deal Not Submitted To Congress For Approval
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to President Biden co-signed by 32 senators rebuking the administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal. Co-signers of the letter are: Sens. Hagerty (R-TN), Cotton (R-AR), Grassley (R-IA), Marshall (R-KS), Tillis (R-NC), Rubio (R-FL), Scott (R-SC), Cassidy (R-LA), Braun (R-IN), Scott (R-FL),... -
02.07.2022
Sen. Cruz on the Crisis in Ukraine: ‘President Biden and the Democrats Have Imperiled Ukraine and Put Europe on the Brink of War’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to the Senate floor to highlight how President Biden’s weakness and appeasement have been manifested in foreign policy crisis across the world—the Biden-Harris administration has ceded Afghanistan to the Taliban, enabled a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and now are hurtling to provide a nuclear arsenal to the Iranian regime and cede Taiwan to China. He described how our Ukrainian allies have said again and again that the only... -
02.07.2022
Sen. Cruz on Fox News: GoFundMe Is ‘Deceiving Consumers and It Is Wrong.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week joined Fox News’ ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the SCOTUS vacancy, GoFundMe’s decision to prevent donations from going to Freedom Convoy 2022—the truck drivers protesting against Canada’s vaccine mandate—and the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. Highlights of his interview are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Sunday Morning Futures On the SCOTUS vacancy and... -
02.05.2022
Sen. Cruz Condemns Biden Administration for Dismantling Iran Sanctions, Allowing Ayatollah To Build Up Nuclear Program
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today condemned the Biden administration’s decision to restore civil nuclear waivers for international nuclear cooperation with Iran: “At a time when Iran is targeting the United States and our allies across the Middle East, the Biden administration is dismantling sanctions to allow them to build up their nuclear program. Along with unfreezing billions of dollars and looking the... -
02.03.2022
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to Hospital CEOs About the Devastating Impact ‘Build Back Better’ Would Have on Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to over 700 Texas hospital executives about how President Biden’s Build Back Better Act would have a devastating impact on Texas hospitals, medical providers, and Texans who are uninsured or from underserved communities. As Sen. Cruz highlights in the letter, the Build Back Better Act would cut Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) and Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP) payments, which could cause a massive disruption in... -
02.02.2022
Sens. Cruz Issues Statement Condemning Threats Made Against HBCU’s
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today issued the following statement after multiple reports that bomb threats have been made to over a dozen historically black colleges and universities: "These threats of violence against historically black colleges and universities are abhorrent. No one should be threatened or targeted because of the color of their skin. Law enforcement can, will, and must find the cowards responsible for creating fear in these communities and bring them to... -
02.02.2022
Sens. Cruz, Scott, Toomey and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Shield the FDIC from Political Influence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Pat Toomey (R-Penn) officially introduced the FDIC Board Governance Reform Act, which would enhance the protection of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from political meddling. The Scott-Cruz bill removes the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Comptroller of the Currency as permanent members of the FDIC Board of Directors. All five seats on the board will... -
02.01.2022
Sen. Cruz in Colleyville: ‘I’m Going To Keep Pressing for Answers’ in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attack at Congregation Beth Israel
COLLEYVILLE, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) held a press conference after meeting with Jewish leaders in Colleyville in the aftermath of the hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel. During his remarks, Sen. Cruz said: “When that attack [at Congregation Beth Israel] was ongoing, the eyes of Texas, the eyes of the entire country, the eyes of the world were on north Texas—were on this horrific act of terror being carried out in our backyard. And I will say it is an... -
01.27.2022
Sen. Ted Cruz Demands Answers From The FDA For Limiting Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanding answers after the agency decided to limit the use of monoclonal antibody treatments this week. In the letter, the Senator asks: Identify who specifically decided to limit the use of these monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19. What was the reason for limiting the use of these monoclonal antibodies’ treatments on January 24th, 2022 allegedly due to Omicron,... -
01.26.2022
Sen. Ted Cruz, Judiciary Republicans Demand Answers from Biden Admin On Texas Synagogue Terrorist Attack
HOUSTON, TX. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday joined his colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee in demanding answers from Biden Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray about the terrorist who held four people hostage in an anti-Semitic, targeted attack at the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas earlier this month. In the letter to... -
01.25.2022
Sen. Ted Cruz Berates Biden Administration for Further Restricting Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement following the decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to further restrict monoclonal antibody treatments produced by Eli Lilly and Regeneron: “The Biden administration’s track record on COVID is a disgrace. They’ve consistently politicized health and medicine, denying Texans and Americans live-saving treatments. After months of rationing critical antibody therapies, they now... -
01.24.2022
Sen. Cruz Leads Bill to Impose Sanctions on Iranian Backed Houthis, Re-designate them as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week introduced a bill to impose terrorism sanctions on the Iran-controlled Houthis, in the aftermath of months of terrorism escalation. On February 5th 2021, the Biden State Dept. announced it would lift terrorism-related sanctions on the Houthis and three of their leaders: Abdul Malik al-Houthi, Abd al-Khaliq Badr al-Din al-Houthi, and Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim. Sen. Cruz’s bill reverses the February decision, re-designating the... -
01.24.2022
Sen. Ted Cruz Urges the Department of Housing and Urban Development to End Delay of Hurricane Harvey Mitigation Funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge expressing concern over HUD’s disapproval of the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) Action Plan Amendment and the delay in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding to communities affected by Hurricane Harvey and other natural disasters. In the letter, the Sen. Cruz states: “In August of 2017,... -
01.21.2022
Sen. Cruz Attends Shabbat at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, Stands in Solidarity with the Jewish Community in Texas
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tonight issued the following statement after attending Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, one week after the hostage crisis during a Shabbat service at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. Israeli Consul General Livia Link-Raviv and Randy Czarlinsky, the Regional Director of AJC Houston, were also in attendance. “One week ago during Shabbat, a bigoted, anti-Semitic coward held four people hostage at... -
01.20.2022
Sen. Cruz and Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Stop D.C. Student Vaccine Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced introduction of a joint resolution to stop the Washington, D.C. vaccine mandate for K-12 students from taking effect. In late December, the D.C. City Council voted to mandate D.C. students get vaccinated against Covid-19. Under the Constitution, Congress has the responsibility to govern the nation’s capital. While the District of Columbia was given autonomy to enact city laws when Congress passed the District of Columbia...