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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Fox News' ‘Fox & Friends' to discuss the real state of the union ahead of President Biden's Joint Address to Congress tonight and his op-ed detailing the radical policies proposed by the president in his first 100 days in office. Highlights of his interview are below. WATCH: Cruz on Fox Discusses President Biden's Radical First 100 Days Ahead of His Joint Address to Congress On President Biden's Joint Address to Congress...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As President Biden's Joint Address to Congress nears, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for Fox News detailing the real state of the union and the ‘boring, but radical' policies the president has proposed to appease the far left members of his party. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz wrote: "President Biden will address a joint session of Congress Wednesday night and give Americans an update on the state of the union as he approaches his 100th day in office."...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to vote against President Biden's nominee for Under Secretary for Defense for Policy, Colin Kahl, for his history of conspiracy theories, virulent opposition to Israel, and allegations of weaponizing leaks against opponents. Sen. Cruz also called on President Biden to fire Special Envoy John Kerry if recent reports are verified that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As we near President Biden's Joint Address to Congress and his first 100 days in office, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a video highlighting the administration's ‘boring but radical' policies and President Biden's dedication to providing cover for the far-left. From trying to expand the Supreme Court and pass the ‘Corrupt Politicians Act,' to refusing to address the crisis at the border and destroying thousands of energy jobs with the stroke of a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for Newsweek detailing the worsening border crisis created by President Biden's dangerous immigration policies and his Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to the Rio Grande Valley, where Sen. Cruz witnessed firsthand the humanitarian, national security, and public health crises at the border. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz wrote: "This crisis exists because of President Biden's policies. The first week Joe Biden was president, he...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement in response to New York Times reporting on a leaked audiotape of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claiming President Biden's current Special Envoy for Climate and the former Secretary of State, John Kerry, shared with him that Israel had attacked Iranian interests in Syria at least 200 times: "If this tape is verified, it would signal catastrophic and disqualifying recklessness by Envoy Kerry to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barasso (R-Wyo.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today sent a letter to President Biden detailing their eye-opening Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to the border in March to see firsthand the humanitarian, national security, and public health crises at the southern border. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) today introduced the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act, legislation that would prohibit the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from penalizing victims of qualified natural disasters who apply for, but decline, Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans. Survivors of natural disasters who apply for, but do not accept, SBA disaster loans are currently penalized when...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Democrats ramp up their efforts to politically weaponize the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today spoke in front of the Supreme Court and urged Democrats to preserve the independence of our judiciary and halt their brazen efforts to pack the Court with far-left justices. Highlights of Sen. Cruz's remarks are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Democrats Packing the Supreme Court: Democrats are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Kennedy (R-La.), today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked their amendment to prohibit federal funding for any institution of higher education that discriminates against Asian Americans in recruitment, applicant review, or admissions: "In an unbelievably cynical move, Senate Democrats blocked efforts to stop discrimination against Asian Americans in higher education, where racial bias has become all too common....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Los Senadores Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), y Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) presentaron una resolución en honor a los esfuerzos del activista cubano José Daniel Ferrer y la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), en la defensa de la democracia y los derechos humanos. La resolución condena al despiadado régimen comunista en Cuba e insta a la comunidad internacional a apoyar al pueblo cubano en su lucha por la libertad. El Senador Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today introduced a bill to end the practice of creating new federal red tape outside of the public rulemaking process. The tactic, known as ‘sue-and-settle litigation,' is used by federal agencies and like-minded special interest groups to impose new and burdensome regulations on businesses and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today introduced a resolution honoring the efforts of Cuban democracy and human rights activist José Daniel Ferrer and the vital contribution and humanitarian efforts of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU). The resolution condemns Cuba's brutal authoritarian Communist regime and calls for the international community to stand with the Cuban people in their fight for freedom. Upon introduction, Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced his amendment requiring the Secretary of State to rescind prohibitions that limit our Taiwanese allies from displaying symbols of their sovereignty, such as the Taiwanese flag or military insignia, when they conduct business with the United States. This amendment incorporates language from Sen. Cruz's Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (Taiwan SOS) Act and his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved his amendment specifically identifying 20 companies and ships involved in constructing Putin's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and requiring a determination within 15 days subjecting them to sanctions. The Committee today also advanced the nomination of Victoria Nuland, the President's nominee to be Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, who has...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after voting against confirmation of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General: "Vanita Gupta is an extreme partisan ideologue with a long record of hostility toward religious liberty, law enforcement, and school choice. Throughout her confirmation process she also consistently refused to answer important questions about case law related to abortion and the Second...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden in response to his administration halting border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley and in doing so, halting construction of an essential levee wall needed to provide safety and security for the residents of Hidalgo County before a busy hurricane season. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote: "Your decision to halt levee wall construction when you halted border wall...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and Pat Fallon (R-Texas), today introduced the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021, a bill to stop adversaries from acquiring land near military bases, which they use to finance their regimes and put military installations at risk. This legislation restricts any effort by Russia,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced two of his initiatives in the Strategic Competition Act to hold accountable Chinese officials who are responsible for the genocide of the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang: "The United States will not remain silent as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues its ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and the CCP officials responsible for...