Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week introduced the National Child Identification Act, legislation that would authorize the use of federal grant funds from the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide child identification kits to local law enforcement for distribution to parents of children who attend kindergarten or elementary school.  “Thousands of children go missing every year, whether...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement applauding the administration's move to impose sanctions on Iran's entire financial sector: "The Obama-Biden administration reconnected the Ayatollahs to the global financial system and gifted them with hundreds of billions of dollars under the catastrophic Nuclear Deal - which has enabled the Iranian regime to launder money and fund terrorism. I have long...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in filing an amicus brief on behalf of 34 Senators supporting the Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s (CHBC) lawsuit against the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser. Mayor Bowser has permitted and participated in several mass protests in recent months. However, the city’s COVID-19 regulations prohibit a religious gathering of more than 100...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week introduced the Sanctioning and Highlighting Authoritarian Medicine and Eugenics (SHAME) Act, legislation sanctioning Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials for systematic ethnic cleansing, including through forced abortions and other coercive population control measures in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The legislation also requires the publication and maintenance of data...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After former Vice President Joe Biden last week failed to answer whether he would support Democrats' calls to pack the court with liberal activists, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, today released a new video reminding voters of the need to quickly confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite shameless tactics from Democrats to destroy her reputation, and underscores just how high the stakes of this year's election...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) wrote President Trump in support of Gov. Abbott's request for a federal major disaster declaration following Hurricanes Laura and Hanna in Texas. In the letter, they wrote: "The Governor and local officials have informed us that the losses and property damage in these counties are of a magnitude that is beyond the response capabilities of the state and local government. Unfortunately, due to the magnitude of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Senate Commerce Committee’s unanimous approval of authorizations to issue subpoenas against Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet Inc., Google, and Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Facebook to testify before the committee, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) commended his colleagues and outlined the threat Big Tech’s unchecked power poses to free speech and democracy. WATCH: Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned former FBI Director James Comey at a full committee hearing examining his role in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation and the FBI’s FISA abuses. Watch Sen. Cruz’s full line of questioning here. WATCH: Cruz Blasts Comey at Judiciary Hearing: You Were Either Deliberately Corrupt or Woefully Incompetent On the FBI’s weaponization against the Trump campaign, Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after his meeting with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett: "It was a terrific pleasure to have the chance to sit down and visit with Judge Barrett. She has impeccable credentials - she graduated number one in her class at Notre Dame Law School, she clerked for the great Justice Antonin Scalia [and] she's been a law professor at Notre Dame for 20 years....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of this week's presidential debate, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the third edition of his video series "The Biden Express is Headed Left" - highlighting the extreme policy agenda of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the "favorite" to become Treasury Secretary in a Joe Biden administration. WATCH: The Biden Express is Headed Left-Elizabeth Warren for Treasury Secretary in Joe Biden's Cabinet Elizabeth Warren is already entrenched in Joe Biden's camp as a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement in support of President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States: "Judge Amy Coney Barrett currently serves on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit with honor and distinction, and I look forward to supporting her nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. Before her confirmation to the...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai raising concerns regarding Google's announcement that it will block advertisements mentioning current state or federal office holder or candidates and parties after Election Day. In the letter to Sundar Pichai, Sen. Cruz wrote: "This week, Axios reported that Google has informed advertisers that, after polls close on November 3, it will block...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a second letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield requesting additional data on the coronavirus and answers to help clarify areas in which disinformation and confusion have occurred since the pandemic began. This comes after Sen. Cruz called on the Director in August to release more information to help inform policymakers’ decision-making and restore public confidence.  As Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee made the case for moving swiftly in the Senate to confirm a Supreme Court Justice, noting that Democrats’ calls to keep a vacant seat on the Court are inconsistent with two centuries of historical precedent, the Constitution, and the will of the American people. Excerpts of Sen. Cruz’s remarks are below. WATCH: Cruz Denounces Democrats’ Calls to Keep SCOTUS Vacancy Open,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today slammed Senate Democrats for dismissing the Trump administration's Abraham Accords, historic peace agreements to normalize relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. WATCH: Cruz: You'd Have To Be Living In Parallel Worlds To Deny Trump Peace Deal During his line of questioning at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Cruz said: "I just heard the comments from my...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) along with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would give the president authority to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class (SFC) Alwyn Cashe. SFC Cashe exemplified the finest traditions of military heroism when he disregarded his own safety and saved the lives of six fellow...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday on the Senate floor objected to Sen. Chuck Schumer's amended resolution after Senate Republicans introduced a resolution commemorating the life and service of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Sen. Cruz offered an alternative resolution to protect the integrity of the Supreme Court. WATCH: ICYMI on the Senate Floor: Cruz SLAMS Schumer, Democrats' Threats to Pack SCOTUS Reserving the right to object...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today appeared on Fox News' ‘Ingraham Angle', the ‘Hugh Hewitt Show,' and CBS ‘This Morning' where he discussed the historical precedent for confirming a Supreme Court nominee in an election year. During the interviews, Sen. Cruz urged his colleagues to move swiftly to confirm the president's nominee. Excerpts of the interviews are below. WATCH: Cruz on Fox: I Believe the Senate Will Have...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on ABC's ‘This Week' with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her remarkable legacy as an historic justice of the Supreme Court. Sen. Cruz also discussed the pressing need for the president to quickly nominate her successor this week and for the Senate to swiftly confirm that successor before Election Day. Catch Sen. Cruz's full interview with George Stephanopoulos here. Excerpts are...