Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) penned an op-ed for The Hill on a reckless provision in President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ package targeted at states that have opted out of a Medicaid expansion, including both Texas and Florida, which will reduce federal funding for hospitals that provide care in underserved communities. In the op-ed, the senators wrote: “Buried deep within Biden’s reckless tax-and-spending-spree...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the passing of Bob Dole: “Today, Heidi and I join all Americans in mourning a true American hero. A member of the Greatest Generation, Bob Dole served our country as an extraordinary soldier, a relentless legislator, and a faithful statesman. A decorated veteran of the Second World War, Dole embodied the heart and fighting spirit of his generation. Although he leaves us today, his name is etched...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced legislation that would stop votes cast by Federal Trade Commissioners (FTC) from being counted after the commissioners have left their post. Politico reported earlier this month that former Commissioner Rohit Chopra cast 20 votes on his final day on the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding his no vote on the Continuing Resolution: “Tonight, I voted against the Democrats’ Continuing Resolution. The bill funds President Biden’s illegal and unconstitutional vaccine mandates, which have repeatedly been halted by the courts. They are blatantly lawless, and President Biden knows they’re lawless—his lawyers have told him the vaccine mandates are contrary to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week joined Fox News’ ‘The Ingraham Angle’ and OutKick’s ‘Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show’ to talk about the Mississippi abortion case before the Supreme Court, Dr. Fauci’s hypocrisy, the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) response to China, and President Biden’s unlawful COVID vaccine mandates. Read highlights of his interviews below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on ‘The Ingraham...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act to eliminate the Superfund Tax imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (BIF). The newly-signed infrastructure package as it stands imposes roughly $13 billion worth of taxes on 42 different chemicals, critical minerals, and metallic elements that are the building blocks of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to President Biden urging the administration to provide funding for the construction of six congressionally authorized deep draft navigation projects in Texas, four of which received previous funding and are currently under construction. The request includes projects in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Sabine-Neches Waterway, Freeport Harbor, Houston Ship Channel, Brazos Island...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned President Biden’s District Judge nominee for the Southern District of New York, Dale E. Ho, on his history of extreme and hyper partisan rhetoric. Read excerpts of his remarks below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz to Biden District Judge Nominee: ‘Your Record Reflects an Extreme Partisan’ In his line of questioning, Sen. Cruz asked: “This first year in office, President...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week joined Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ to discuss Dr. Anthony Fauci’s contradictory statements regarding masks and gain of function research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He also slammed the possibility of more shutdowns, COVID mandates, and school closures under President Biden’s administration. Read highlights of his interview below. WATCH: Sen....

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the Ahmaud Arbery trial verdict: “Today, we can again take pride in our criminal justice system for delivering justice based on the facts presented in a court of law. The evidence in the Ahmaud Arbery trial demonstrated that the three defendants followed, assaulted, falsely imprisoned, and tragically murdered Mr. Arbery.  Based on the disturbing facts, the jury rightly concluded that the...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and John Cornyn (R-Texas) were joined by Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Michael McCaul (R-Texas), and a bipartisan group of 30 other members of the Texas congressional delegation in sending a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo calling for Texas to be considered for the future sites of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after the U.S. State Department notified Congress it intends to change the status of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which is listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO): “President Biden's foreign policy long ago veered into inconsistency and incoherence, but he has shown remarkable commitment and purpose in dismantling terrorism...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration made its announcement on Nord Stream 2: “This announcement typifies the mix of incoherence and weakness that has come to embody the foreign policy of President Biden and the Biden-Harris administration, at incalculable cost to the national security of the United States and our allies. President Biden allowed Vladimir Putin's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s actions to silence and disappear tennis star Peng Shuai, and commend the Women’s Tennis Association for threatening to cut off association with China in response. The Senator also called out the Biden administration for surrendering to Vladimir Putin and defying U.S. law by lifting sanctions...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas 24th) were joined by their colleagues Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C. 5th), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding the agency provide information about why they...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse: “This acquittal isn’t just about Kyle Rittenhouse. This verdict reiterates that every American has the God-given right to self-defense and the protections of the Second Amendment. The corrupt corporate media should be appalled by their coverage of this case from start to finish. Mr. Rittenhouse was smeared from the very beginning by activists and partisans...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and 22 of their colleagues today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the department to drop its vaccine mandate for USDA employees and ensure that USDA is able to fulfill its mission to support farmers and ranchers. In the letter, the senators wrote: “Following the president’s Executive Order and the subsequent USDA and OPM memos, we have heard concerns from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) this week sent a letter urging Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to act quickly to prevent unlawful shipments of prohibited products to Entity List companies like Huawei. The senators also seek to ensure that the Bureau of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Rules Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Library of Congress (LOC), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, this week sent a letter to the Honorable Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, regarding the LOC’s report concluding that the Library should change subject headings to remove the terms “aliens” and “illegal aliens” and...