Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) demanded action following the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray of Houston, and the arrest of two suspects, both illegal aliens who entered the U.S. through El Paso earlier this year. Sen. Cruz said, “This is horrifying. If guilty, both of these men should receive the death penalty for this horrible crime. These men are illegal aliens and Jocelyn Nungaray would still be alive and with her family if not for Joe Biden’s open border policies. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to exempt tips from being subject to taxation under the federal income tax, the No Tax on Tips Act. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Sen. Cramer (R-N.D.), and has the support of industry groups including the National Restaurant Association. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “American workers in dozens of industries depend on tipped wages to support themselves. Today, I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement blasting Biden’s executive action to give mass amnesty to illegal aliens: “The Biden Border Crisis is exacting a devastating toll on Americans and has taken innocent lives like Laken Riley, Jeremy Caceres, and Rachel Morin. While our border is being overrun by ISIS terrorists and cartel criminals, Joe Biden’s top priority is to give amnesty to illegal aliens. He has utterly abandoned the American people. “This amnesty...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act to protect and empower victims of non-consensual intimate image abuse—also known as “revenge pornography.” The bill would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII (or “deepfake pornography”), and require social media...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas-14) will introduce the Officer John Barnes Act this week to ensure timely support for our nation’s law enforcement officers and their families in times of crisis. The legislation seeks to address the delays in receiving benefits from the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program (PSOB) that officers and their families face. The Officer John Barnes Act would do this by mandating that the Department of Justice (DOJ) issue...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, along with Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland questioning the administration’s dismissal of more than 350,000 removal cases and highlighting the erosive effect of these policies on the U.S. legal immigration system. In the letter, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the Committee unanimously advanced the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act, a bill that he led alongside other senators. This bill would increase the number of federal district judges to address judicial shortages and backlog. In a statement, Sen. Cruz said, “I am grateful the Senate Judiciary Committee came together in a bipartisan and...

Good Evening, For the last three and a half years the Biden administration has left our southern border wide open, effectively handing out invitations to terrorists to come into our country. As of today, eight terrorists affiliated with ISIS-K from Tajikistan have been arrested after coming here illegally and being released into the United States. It’s utterly indefensible for Joe Biden and the Democrats to sit idly by as terrorists enter our communities. “Look the FBI is trying to do...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement after voting against Democrat legislation on fertility issues, including IVF: “Today, Democrats staged a show vote in an effort to fearmonger over IVF. Let’s be clear: No one is trying to ban IVF. Not one senator. I voted against this legislation because it goes far beyond IVF. It is designed to be a backdoor to federalize abortion and other issues that are best debated and considered on their own merits, not hidden in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) led all Republican Senators in a joint statement supporting continued nationwide access to in vitro fertilization. The full text of the statement can be found here and below: “Senate Democrats have embraced a Summer of Scare Tactics—a partisan campaign of false fearmongering intended to mislead and confuse the American people. In vitro fertilization is legal and available in every state across our nation. We strongly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with his colleagues Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), went to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to pass their bill the IVF Protection Act. Senate Democrats blocked their legislation to ensure IVF was protected at the federal level. On the floor, Sen. Cruz said, “IVF is a medical miracle that has brought the joy of parenthood to millions of families who might otherwise have never experienced it. I am a strong...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Case You Missed It: Tablet Magazine recognized U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as a leader who has made a tangible difference in the fight for freedom and security. Sen. Cruz was one of thirty-six recipients to receive ‘The Sinai Award’ for his dedicated contributions to making the world a freer place. Tablet Magazine said, “Ted Cruz’s critics deride him as an obnoxious know-it-all who believes he was chosen by God for a mission. They’re right. Unfortunately for them, though,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) issued a joint statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the court’s decision to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli officials. Upon approval, the senators said, “We are very pleased that Speaker Johnson moved forward with...

Good Evening, Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, tens of thousands of Allied forces launched an assault on the occupied beaches of Normandy, France. As they fought to free Europe from the grip of the Axis powers, they displayed acts of heroism that altered the course of history. I am humbled and honored to join several of my colleagues in Normandy, France, this week to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day and remember the incredible courage of those boys on the beach. Their selfless act of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Constitutional Orientation Military Mandate Amplifying National Duty (COMMAND) Act, which ensures newly commissioned U.S. military officers receive training on the Constitution before reporting to their first operational assignment. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “Our military officers swear an oath to support and defend our Constitution. It is basic...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the code name for the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, with more than 150,000 troops. More than 29,000 U.S. servicemembers were killed or injured in the Normandy operation, including more than 6,000 on the first day of the landing. The brave servicemembers who took part contributed to one of the most...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.-6) introduced the Securing Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2024 (SEESA) in the Senate and the House of Representatives, a bill to preserve sanctions mandated under the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act (PEESA). Sens. Cruz and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) authored PEESA, which was signed into law in 2019, and immediately halted construction of the Nord Stream 2...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chairwoman on the Senate Commerce Committee, recently introduced the Fire Ready Nation Act, bipartisan legislation that will help emergency managers and firefighters better predict, respond to, and prepare for wildfires. The bill makes several reforms to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as deploy more federal meteorologists to wildfire...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a statement today following President Biden signing an executive order addressing U.S.-Mexico illegal alien border crossings. In response, Sen. Cruz said, “I’m glad that Joe Biden has finally admitted he had the power to act on the border all along. Unfortunately, this is too little too late. The Biden administration is panicking because their border policies have led to unchecked illegal immigration, which was by design, but the American...