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Greetings,The NDAA is one of the most crucial pieces of legislation to come before Congress every year, and this year, my colleagues and I fulfilled our Constitutional duty to equip our Armed Forces with the resources they need to defend America’s national security interests at home and abroad, while also securing bipartisan victories for Texas military communities.The FY 2022 NDAA contains several provisions that I am proud to have championed, including millions of dollars in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) this week introduced the Marginal Well Protection Act to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from levying excessive methane emission fees for wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil and less than 90 Mcf (90,000 cubic feet) of natural gas per day. Marginal wells are small, often family-owned wells...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) this week sent a bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, condemning HHS’s recent reversal of protections for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. Cosigners of the letter include Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, this week questioned United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby over his company’s vaccine mandate, including United’s disregard for its employees who sought a religious exemption. Read excerpts of Sen. Cruz’s line of questioning below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz Grills United CEO Over Vaccine Mandate: ‘Your Employees are Being Mistreated’ In...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and John Cornyn (R-Texas) this week sent a letter to United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby in response to news that the company will be cutting service for airports in College Station and Killeen, Texas. In the letter, the lawmakers urge the company to resume flights to the area due to the vital role the cities play in American national security and Department of Defense partnerships as well as the growing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss President Biden’s inflation crisis, the Democrats’ ‘Build Back Broke’ spending bill, and the administration’s unlawful COVID vaccine mandates. Read highlights of Sen. Cruz’s interview below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz Hits Biden Inflation Crisis on Squawk Box: Democrats’ Solution is to Pour Gasoline on the Fire On President Biden’s inflation...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Marshall, (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and over two dozen of their colleagues this week introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would halt President Biden’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for virtually all healthcare employees and prevent any similar rule from being proposed in the future. U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) has introduced companion...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week called on Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to convene a full committee hearing on the rise in violent crime across the country. Their request comes the day after...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote for a debt ceiling increase: “Our national debt is $28.9 trillion, and today Senate Democrats voted to increase the debt limit by $2.5 trillion, the single largest increase ever enacted by Congress. At the same time, President Biden and the Democrats are hell bent on ramming through their radical Build Back Broke agenda to spend trillions of dollars more on socialist...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding his support for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA). In total, Sen. Cruz secured 16 wins to protect America’s national security: “The NDAA is one of the most crucial pieces of legislation to come before Congress every year, and in it, we fulfill our Constitutional duty to equip our Armed Forces with the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision regarding the Texas heartbeat law limiting abortion: “Every life is a gift from God, and without life, there is no liberty—that’s why I’m proud to stand up and defend life. Today, the Supreme Court largely left in place a Texas law that protects life and sends a message that every life is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to pave the way for a debt ceiling increase: “Right now, the American people are suffering from the impact of historic inflation brought about by President Biden and the Democrats’ out-of-control reckless spending. Tonight, Democrats once again took a step to make this situation worse. Democrats have always had the ability to lift the debt limit by themselves to pay...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) today led members of the Florida and Texas Congressional delegations in urging the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tom Vilsack to reverse the Department’s unjustified decision to administratively suspend juice content standards for imported grapefruits, and to request information regarding the circumstances of the suspension, which was made without a proper...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a bicameral letter with members of the Texas delegation to the Biden administration expressing concerns regarding the Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (DSH) and Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP) provisions in the Build Back Better Act (BBB) as well as the Biden Administration’s rescission of Texas’ 1115 waiver. Texas would be one of the hardest hit states in regards to these provisions, with Texas seeing one-third...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Fox Business’ ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss yesterday’s vote in the Senate for a joint resolution, which Sen. Cruz cosponsored, that would use the Congressional Review Act to rescind President Biden’s unlawful COVID vaccine mandate on businesses. He also discussed President Biden’s surrender to Putin on the Nord Steam 2 pipeline—which could enable Putin to invade and devastate Ukraine....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today urged his colleagues to consider the safety of their constituents and vote against the confirmation of Rachael Rollins as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts due to her radical and dangerous policies while serving as District Attorney for Suffolk County. During her tenure, she maintained a blanket policy to decline to prosecute 15 categories of dangerous crimes, including resisting arrest,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Fox News’ ‘Faulkner Focus’ to discuss President Biden’s surrender to Putin over Nord Stream 2, the Democrat Party’s appeasement of China’s human rights violations, and the president’s unlawful COVID vaccine mandates. Read highlights of his interview below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Faulkner Focus: ‘The Democratic Party is Structurally Pro...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, this week introduced the Taylor Force Martyr Payment Prevention Act, legislation aimed at eliminating Palestinian “martyr payments.” The bill would deter foreign banks from making these payments by putting at risk their access to the United States financial system. Cosponsors include Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Marco...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sought to pass new legislation imposing sanctions on Nord Stream 2, which if brought online will enable Putin to invade and devastate Ukraine. For the last two years, Sen. Cruz has led the fight to stop Nord Stream 2, and worked with Democrats and the Trump administration to stall it—until President Biden was elected and refused to impose the current congressionally-mandated...