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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accepted the Legislator of the Year Award from the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). During his tenure in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Cruz has been a dedicated champion of policies supporting the upstream oil and gas industry by advocating and leading legislative efforts to promote U.S. energy and strip harmful mandates that undermine American job opportunities and threaten our national security.  Upon accepting the award, Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently introduced the Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 and ensure accountability over more transparent designations of national monuments. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives. Upon introducing the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after casting a vote against a short-term continuing resolution. Sen. Cruz said, “No one wants a government shutdown, and I have proudly championed the End Government Shutdowns Act, which would send the government into an automatic continuing resolution with a one percent reduction in spending if Congress could not get its act together to fund the government. “However, Democrats are opposed to spending cuts, or...

Under Joe Biden’s watch, we have experienced the highest rate of illegal immigration ever recorded in our nation’s history, and Texas is paying the highest price. The broken border policies of the Biden administration are utterly indefensible. In Texas, we are at the front line as our communities continue to suffer from the rampant influx of drugs and illegal immigration that has overrun our state. Last weekend, I was interviewed by Patrick Svitek in Austin, Texas at The Texas Tribune Festival,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks again urging his colleagues to support the Pay Our Military Act of 2023 introduced by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The bill ensures that the Army, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Space Force, and, the Coast Guard would be paid in the event of a government shutdown. In addition to his efforts to ensure our military members are paid in the event of a shutdown, Sen. Cruz published an op-ed in Stars and Stripes in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz today condemned the Biden administration for announcing it would hold only three new lease sales to oil and gas companies for exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. Sen. Cruz said, “The Biden administration continues their illogical attack on U.S. energy production. The latest announcement that the administration will only hold three new lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico will simply force consumers to use foreign...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). They served together for 11 years on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she chaired the Subcommittee on The Constitution, and where Sen. Cruz served as the ranking member. Sen. Cruz said, “I had the privilege of serving with Dianne Feinstein for eleven years on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I was always grateful for her commitment to the Committee and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment with 11 co-sponsors to add the Secure the Border Act to the continuing resolution. Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) are co-sponsoring the amendment. Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Senate companion to the Schools Not Shelters Act, which passed the House with bipartisan support. This legislation would protect and prioritize students by prohibiting K-12 schools, colleges, and universities that receive federal funding from being used as shelters to house illegal aliens. Sen. Cruz stated, “The invasion at our southern border is straining local services, overwhelming hospitals, and overcrowding schools. To make...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced several legislative measures to ensure that U.S. diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary Commission have the backing and necessary resources to establish predictable and reliable water supplies, which are especially crucial to Texas farmers, including compliance by Mexico with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado, Tijuana, and Rio Grande Rivers.. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered remarks on the Senate floor today in support of the Pay Our Military Act of 2023 introduced by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska). The bill ensures that the Army, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Space Force, and, Coast Guard would be paid in the event of a government shutdown. In addition to his efforts to ensure our military members are paid in the event of a shutdown, Sen. Cruz published an op-ed in Stars and Stripes in support...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash) sent a letter to the newly sworn-in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner, Anna Gomez, urging her to oppose FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s plan to expand the E-rate program beyond school classrooms and libraries. The proposed expansion of funding, including to fund Wi-Fi hotspots on school buses, is not only...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised the decision to bring  The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to Dallas. Dallas was chosen as one of the three selected hubs to launch ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network that will advance ARPA-H’s mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. Sen. Cruz said, “I have vigorously fought to bring the next innovative healthcare center home to Texas, and am excited that Dallas will now be home to one...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports in Semafor and Iran International revealed the existence of an extensive Iranian regime influence operation that involved current administration officials, including those linked to Robert Malley, the administration’s long-time Special Envoy to Iran: “These reports and the emails they expose are indescribably troubling. When Joe Biden was elected, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accepted the 2022 Club for Growth Defender of Economic Freedom Award for his dedication to promoting economic growth and championing issues related to limited government. Sen. Cruz has proudly proposed and supported common-sense pro-jobs and pro-growth legislation to get the government off the backs of hardworking taxpayers, and rein in the Biden administration’s out-of-control spending. The Club for Growth is the largest free market advocacy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her plan to reverse the “net neutrality” rules for the broadband industry: “America is leading the world with faster and more competitively-priced Internet service.  This was made clear during the pandemic, when U.S. networks thrived and heavily-regulated European counterparts couldn’t keep up. ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) cosigned a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led by the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urging the EPA to rescind its proposed particulate matter national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Earlier this year, the EPA took a discretionary action to propose making the NAAQS for particulate matter more stringent. Historically, the EPA has consistently...

Throughout my tenure in the U.S. Senate, I have stood firm in my commitment to represent the voices of 30 million Texans across the Lone Star State. In Texas, we embody the best of American values. There is a grit that we have here in the Lone Star State to unapologetically stand up for what we believe in, and passionately defend the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This week, my staff and I welcomed Texans to Washington D.C. to discuss the issues impacting our great...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a resolution in support The Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD), a multilateral initiative by American allies in Latin America. The ADD includes Panama, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “In the last few years, countries across Latin America who were once among America’s closest democratic allies have pivoted away from the United States towards Russia and the Chinese Communist...