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HOUSTON, Texas - Following the introduction of the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) launched an ‘Education Opportunity Tour' of Texas schools, workplaces, and college campuses in Houston, Rosenberg, and Austin. The bill would expand elementary, secondary, and vocational education opportunities for students by providing a federal tax credit to encourage individuals and businesses to donate to nonprofit scholarship funds. Several news outlets...

AUSTIN, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday continued his ‘Education Opportunity Tour' of Texas schools, workplaces, and college campuses with a roundtable discussion in Austin, Texas. Sen. Cruz introduced the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act earlier this year, which would expand elementary, secondary, and vocational education opportunities for students by providing a federal tax credit to encourage individuals and businesses to donate to nonprofit...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released statements following the Senate passage by unanimous consent of their bipartisan resolution designating April 18, 2019 as "Military Retiree Appreciation Day" to commemorate the lifelong service of military retirees. The week of April 7-13, 2019 is designated as National Volunteer Week and many military retirees continue their lifelong service as dedicated volunteers in their local communities. April 18, 2019...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) sent a letter to President Trump urging his administration to take several steps to implement his decision recognizing the Golan Heights as part of the State of Israel. "Deepening Israel's sovereignty and control over the Golan Heights is in...

ROSENBERG, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today kicked off his ‘Education Opportunity Tour,' of Texas schools, workplaces, and college campuses with a tour of an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) construction site and visit to Texas State Technical College Fort Bend County. In February, Sen. Cruz introduced the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, a bill that would expand elementary, secondary, and vocational education opportunities for students by providing a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) applauded the Senate for unanimously approving their bipartisan resolution supporting democratic principles and standards in Bolivia and throughout Latin America. The resolution recognizes the importance of peaceful, democratic transfers of power through elections that have taken place in the majority of Latin American countries, and calls on Latin American democracies, including Bolivia, to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday participated in a panel discussion with U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, and Executive Director of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, Gerard Robinson at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute's 2019 Summit on Education (RISE 2019). Watch the full panel here. At the panel, Sen. Cruz highlighted his Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, which would expand elementary, secondary, and vocational...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today reintroduced his bill to ensure the historic GOP tax cuts on individuals are permanent. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) joined Sen. Cruz in introducing the bill. The full text of the bill may be viewed here. "Last year, as a result of Republican leadership in both houses of Congress, Texans and Americans across the country saw a booming economy and higher wages," Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday appeared on Fox News’ “Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream” to discuss the concerns he raised with representatives from Twitter and Facebook during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution’s hearing, “Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse.” Watch Sen. Cruz’s full interview here.  Sen. Cruz noted the pattern of censorship of conservative...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations’ Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, issued the following statement in response to reports that Omar al-Bashir has been forced out of power in Sudan: “The people of Sudan have suffered under the tyranny of the Omar al-Bashir regime for three decades, as the regime abused human rights, committed war crimes, suppressed political dissent, oppressed religious minorities, and exploited...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after the Senate confirmed David Morales to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Corpus Christi: "I am delighted my Senate colleagues have confirmed David Morales to the federal bench," Sen. Cruz said. "His wealth of experience, coupled with his dedication to the rule of law and principled professionalism will serve Texans in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in a hearing with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the Trump Administration’s FY 2020 State Department Budget Request. There, Sen. Cruz urged the State Department to stop approving ongoing programs that allow Iran to build up its nuclear program, which Iran has used as cover to pursue nuclear weapons. “If you look to the extraordinary results that the Israeli...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate subcommittee on the Constitution, today is chairing a hearing entitled, “Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse.” The hearing will focus on addressing concerns over social media bias and censorship with representatives from Twitter and Facebook as well as several victims of social media bias. Livestream of Sen. Cruz’s hearing may be viewed here.   “In...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Ranking Member Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) yesterday introduced a Senate resolution to ensure the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning the Armenian Genocide. Carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, the Armenian Genocide resulted in the forced deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians, of whom 1.5 million were...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today participated in a nomination hearing to consider nominees for crucial judicial vacancies in Texas and across the country. There, he delivered remarks before the full committee on the nominations of Jeffrey Vincent Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas and Brantley Starr, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today on the Senate floor joined Sens. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in a bipartisan reading of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail in commemoration of the upcoming 56th anniversary of its writing. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s full letter can be viewed here. Following Sen. Cruz’s participation in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s [CBP] release of their apprehensions for the month of March. In the report, the CBP released astonishing apprehension statistics, which notably have not been reported as high since 2014: “In Fiscal Year 2019 to date, the U.S. Border Patrol has seen a more than 370% increase in the number of family units apprehended compared to the same...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the Trump administration for designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO): "I applaud President Trump and his administration for taking the long overdue step of designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. I have called on previous administrations to acknowledge this basic fact, and in 2015 and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced Senate Resolution 143 today, a resolution recognizing the contributions of the Israeli-American community and condemning all forms of discrimination against them. The Resolution is as follows: Whereas Israeli-Americans are a vibrant immigrant community contributing to the diversity of the United States; Whereas Israeli-Americans, including those on college campuses in the United States,...