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HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement today in response to reports Iran will expand its violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by building prohibited centrifuges: "Iran has announced they will expand their open violations of the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal by accelerating centrifuge research, piling on other open violations including related to enrichment. Unfortunately, the international...

CORSICANA, Texas -This week, Oil City Iron Works, oldest continually operating iron foundry in Texas, released a video highlighting the importance of U.S. manufacturing and the need to advance the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, a bill U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz introduced that would transform how workers and families access the education and skills they need to thrive in a 21st century economy. In the video, Sen. Cruz said: "One of the great victories we've seen in the last...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday delivered remarks and participated in a conversation focused on ‘Interventionism vs. Isolationism' with Hudson Senior Fellow Mike Doran at the Hudson Institute. There, Sen. Cruz discussed his approach to national security, the new generation of threats the United States faces, and how to get past the false choice between interventionism and isolationism. On the European lobbying...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in response to the shooting in Midland-Odessa: "Heidi and I are heartbroken by this heinous attack, and we are lifting up in prayer all the victims, their families, and the entire Midland-Odessa community. We are thankful for the law enforcement officers who heroically risked their lives and acted swiftly to stop the shooter and save others. Their courage helped prevent even more senseless deaths, and we honor...

TEXARKANA, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week during his statewide tour released a video marking the second anniversary of Hurricane Harvey's landfall and the incredible progress made on the road to recovery. On Wednesday, Sen. Cruz toured Anheuser-Busch's Houston Brewery to visit with employees and thank them for their efforts during Harvey. In the wake of Harvey's devastation, Anheuser-Busch temporarily paused beer production to distribute water to hurricane victims and first...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, today penned an op-ed in Real Clear Markets, where they call on the administration to index capital gains to inflation. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz and Norquist highlight the economic benefits of this tax policy for Americans of all walks of life, as well as the bipartisan support such a move has had in the past. "Over the longer term, a capital gains tax cut spurs the growth of new businesses,...

HOUSTON, Texas - Following the second anniversary of Hurricane Harvey's landfall, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) continued his statewide tour Wednesday with visits in Houston, Port Arthur, and Beaumont, where he commended the progress communities have made to rebuild and grow even stronger in the wake of this tragedy. As he wrote in the Houston Chronicle: "In the days, weeks and months following Hurricane Harvey - there were no party lines, no racial divisions, and no echo chambers of outrage....

WACO, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday continued his statewide tour to visit with local workers, families, and small business owners with stops in Waco, Temple, and Brenham, Texas. In Waco, he addressed members of the Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Association of Business, and U.S. and Waco Chambers of Commerce on USMCA and trade. Still photos of Sen. Cruz's remarks at the Texas Farm Bureau Conference Center may be viewed here. On the strength of the Texas economy following historic,...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in support of President Trump's nomination of Eugene Scalia to be the Secretary of Labor: "I commend the president's excellent nomination of Gene Scalia. Gene is a brilliant, principled leader who as Secretary of Labor will no doubt be a champion for economic opportunity and for working men and women all across this country." ###  

CORSICANA, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday continued his statewide tour to visit with local workers, families, and small business owners with stops in Dallas and Corsicana, Texas. In Dallas, he joined members of the Dallas World Affairs Council for a discussion focused on how to enhance American national security. There he, discussed his legislative efforts to enhance U.S. security interests at home and abroad and expressed his support for the ongoing trade negotiations. Still...

WACO, Texas - With Border Patrol apprehensions along the southern border in May 2019 up nearly 300 percent from May 2018, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today urged United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan to provide much-needed support for the border communities disproportionally affected by the rise in illegal immigration. In a letter to Acting Secretary McAleenan, Sen. Cruz wrote: "For decades, Congress has failed to fully secure our southern border...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) today issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it would publish the Federal Register notice that will release $4.3 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated by Congress in February 2018 for disaster relief in Texas: "This is a positive step for all of the Texans who...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the latest example of Big Tech's political bias, Twitter last week continued its pattern of arbitrarily silencing conservative voices when it froze U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign account. From blocking PragerU videos and trailers for the pro-life movie "Unplanned" to blocking political candidates' ads, this move demonstrates once again the enormous control these companies have over our public discourse. It's no wonder a majority of Americans...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the Trump administration's decision to advance the sale of dozens of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan: "Today the administration took a critical step toward bolstering the national security of the United States and our longstanding ally Taiwan with the sale of F-16s. With China building up its military to threaten us and our allies-and the People's Liberation Army aiming thousands of missiles at Taiwan and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News where he reflected on his visit to El Paso in the wake of the horrific mass shooting at the Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz calls on Congress to enact commonsense, constitutional measures to prevent these heinous attacks. "Repeatedly, over the past three years, our state has been struck by unspeakable evil - this time, in the form of white supremacy, anti-Hispanic bigotry, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to a news report that NASA will designate the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to lead the development of the human-classed lunar lander for the Artemis program over the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas - which has served as NASA's lead center for human spaceflight for more than half a century - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) along with Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) today urged NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong in response to the Chinese Communist Party: "The Chinese Communist Party is deepening its campaign to deprive Hong Kong of its freedom and autonomy. The people of Hong Kong have responded with ten weeks of protests, which have been met with more threats and deepening repression. "America's relationship with Hong Kong is premised on its autonomy from China, and if...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Western Caucus, along with fellow members of the Senate and Congressional Western Caucus today released the following statements applauding three final rules from the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries that will modernize Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulatory requirements. These rules aim to improve collaboration,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the administration's decision to grant 31 waivers to small refineries, continuing a policy that Sen. Cruz has urged the administration to uphold: "I applaud President Trump for standing with farmers and refinery workers in Texas and across the country who have helped fuel our economy, agricultural industry, and energy independence. The president's leadership stands in stark contrast to the Democrats,...