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AUSTIN, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Saturday participated in a live recording of MSNBC's ‘Why is This Happening?' with Chris Hayes at the annual Texas Tribune Festival. There, Sen. Cruz and Hayes had a wide-ranging discussion on domestic and foreign policy, as well as news of the day. Sen. Cruz highlighted the tremendous results President Trump and Republicans in Congress have delivered to the American people, including expanded economic opportunity and rising wages. A recent...

NEW YORK CITY, New York - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared in studio on Fox News' ‘America's Newsroom' where he urged congressional Democrats to get over their anger at the American people for electing President Trump and do their jobs. When asked about the impeachment inquiry, Sen. Cruz said congressional Democrats are only interested in attacking President Trump: "At the end of the day, congressional Democrats are angry. They are angry about the 2016 election, and ultimately...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, Britain, France, and Germany released a statement blaming Iran for the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. The acknowledgment came despite a campaign of denial aimed at preserving the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal.  As U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has repeatedly urged, the U.S. should invoke the snapback mechanism in United Nations Security...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor honoring Shea Woodard Hall for her 26 years of service in the U.S. Senate and to congratulate her on her upcoming retirement. Shea has been a member of Sen. Cruz’s staff for seven years, serving as the West Texas Regional Director for Sen. Cruz, and will retire in October. “Mr. President, I rise today to give tribute to a great American, a great Texan, a dear friend, and a 26-year...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement applauding the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement: "This is good news for hardworking farmers and ranchers in Texas and across the country who will be able to sell their homegrown products to even more consumers around the world. The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement is another important step in growing our agriculture industry and the U.S. economy, and will help strengthen economic and diplomatic ties to an important ally in the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on congressional Democrats' latest calls for impeachment: "Since the day President Trump was elected, congressional Democrats have been working to find any reason under the sun to impeach the president and undo the results of the last election. First, it was Mueller, then the Mueller report found no collusion. Now it's Ukraine. Next month, it will be something else. "Despite the wild speculations from the media,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the committee's passage of legislation supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The approved measure includes a provision of Sen. Cruz's bipartisan bill that amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to require the administration to evaluate and report on how the People's Republic of China (PRC) exploits Hong Kong to circumvent the laws of the...

This week is National Clean Energy Week, an opportunity to recognize the vital role abundant natural gas has played in creating good-paying jobs, boosting our economy, and providing cleaner, more affordable, and more reliable energy that powers communities here and around the world. Under President Trump's leadership, Texas has become the leading natural gas producer and the United States has become a net exporter of natural gas. Increasing natural gas production has allowed the U.S. to lower...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, today is chairing a hearing on "Improving Air Traffic Control for the American People: Examining the Current System." Today's hearing is the first in a series of hearings Sen. Cruz will be chairing to examine the current state of the United States' Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. Witnesses will discuss challenges and highlight possible improvements to the efficiency and safety of the ATC...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued a statement after Britain, France, and Germany said that Iran was responsible from the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia: "This announcement by our European partners confirms what those of us who had directly seen the evidence always knew: Iran committed an act of war aimed at harming our economy and thwarting President Trump's maximum pressure campaign against its...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit: "I am very pleased President Trump has nominated Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit," Sen. Cruz said. "He has rightfully earned a reputation as a principled constitutionalist who will remain faithful to the law, a welcome change to the Ninth Circuit, which has traditionally sought to undermine the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded NASA's announcement that Lockheed Martin has been awarded the Orion Production and Operations Contract (OPOC), for which NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will be responsible for overseeing. Spacecraft production for the Orion program will focus on reusability and building a sustainable presence on the lunar surface. "This is a great day for the men and women at Johnson Space Center. They are crucial to our national space...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Houston, Texas at the ‘Howdy Modi' event on Sunday. There, he addressed Prime Minister Modi, President Trump, members of Congress, and 300 million people watching worldwide. As he emphasized at the event and in his op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, the ties between the United States and India continue to grow deeper and stronger, given our shared...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As leaders from around the world attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called on President Trump and his administration to apply maximum pressure to Iran by invoking the snapback provision in U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231. As Sen. Cruz wrote in his op-ed in The New York Post: "Without action, UNSCR 2231 will soon bulldoze what few speed bumps remain at the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that Kiribati is switching recognition from Taiwan in favor of China: "Kiribati's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China should deeply trouble every country in the Pacific, as another example of how the Chinese Communist Party is systematically using its economic and military coercion to advance its agenda at the...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined local leaders, members of Congress, and President Donald Trump in welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Texas - home to one of the fastest growing Indian-American communities in the U.S. with a population of more than 500,000 - to honor the relationship between the U.S. and India - the two largest democracies in the world. At the historic event today, "Howdy, Modi!," which was broadcast to 300 million people worldwide, Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after President Trump announced his intention to nominate T. Michael O'Connor as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas: "T. Michael O'Connor has served the people of Victoria County with distinction and professionalism for 14 years, and I urge his swift confirmation," Sen. Cruz said. "I'm grateful President Trump has nominated him to be the U.S. Marshal for the Southern...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - One topic that has been noticeably absent from Democrats is the economy. Perhaps this is why "most Americans remain confident about the U.S. economy and in their own financial situation," crediting many of the policies President Trump and the Republican-led Congress have championed, as a recent CBS News poll found. In Congress, Republicans have achieved enormous wins for the American people. By rolling back burdensome federal regulations, and cutting taxes on working families...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in a full committee hearing to consider nominations. There, he questioned Marshall Billingslea, nominee to be Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the Department of State. Sen. Cruz emphasized the unhelpful role Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union have been taking by attempting to build structures that evade United States...