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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Kennedy (R-La.),  Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Barrasso (R-Wy.) today reintroduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act to eliminate the Superfund Tax imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2021. The 2021 infrastructure law imposed roughly $15 billion worth of taxes on 42 different chemicals, critical minerals, and metallic elements that are the building blocks of common household...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tax Day 2023, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement about America’s tax burden imposed on families and businesses across the country: “Tax Day is here again. As the economy suffers under the Biden administration’s policies and inflationary spending binge, the prospect of tax increases looms larger. Meanwhile, the Internal Revenue Service has never been held accountable for its past harassment of conservative non-profits. And just...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.), along with their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary, Jennifer Granholm on the Biden administration’s unwarranted ban of nearly all gas stoves in America. In the letter, the senators wrote, “We firmly believe in the free market and the ability of American citizens to make their own choices … By effectively banning gas stovetops through the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today published an op-ed in Real Clear Politics arguing that it’s time to cut ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Nancy Abudu, SPLC’s current director for strategic litigation and a Biden nominee for the 11thCircuit Court of Appeals. Sen. Cruz said: “Shockingly, when questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee on which I serve, Abudu repeatedly refused to condemn the SPLC’s violence-inspiring...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after China reinforced a death sentence for Mark Swidan, a Houston, Texas resident who has been unjustly detained by China since 2012: “The Chinese Communist Party has unjustly detained Mark Swidan for over a decade. They have subjected him to physical and psychological abuse and atrocities. Today's announcement is an escalation in this detention...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today addressed members and guests at the Houston Petroleum Club. He spoke about the importance of energy production to the Texas economy, and energy independence for the United States.    In his remarks, Sen. Cruz said: “I'm gonna make a crazy prediction: we haven't seen our last boom and bust in the energy world. And it's not for the faint of heart. But energy is also something broader. The energy and innovations in energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules mandating two thirds of new vehicles and a quarter of heavy trucks sold in the U.S. are all electric by 2032.  “Once again, the Biden Administration is imposing higher costs on American families, following California’s radical push to ban gas powered vehicles. The...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on the arrival of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, in Texas: “It’s an honor to welcome the members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, to Texas. Religious freedom is a bedrock principle of the United States, and the Mayflower Church congregation is now free to exercise...

FORT WORTH, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in a roundtable with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce at the Fort Worth Club. Sen. Cruz provided the group with an update on what’s happening in Washington, D.C. and took questions from the Chamber members. Sen. Cruz said: “It was wonderful to be in Fort Worth to talk about how we can bring more jobs and more economic opportunity to the area. Fort Worth is booming, and so is the Lone Star State as a whole. I...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in tours of both the Priefert Manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant and M&F Western Products in Sulphur Springs, Texas. In his tour, the Senator saw firsthand the impact of supply chain, transportation, and manufacturing in east Texas. Sen. Cruz said: “Manufacturing is a pillar of the Texas economy and it’s one I’m proud to support – especially in East Texas. The facilities I toured in...

MIAMI, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) published an op-ed commemorating the life and legacy of Oswaldo Payá and highlighting a bill they have introduced to rename the street in front of the Cuban embassy in Washington D.C. ‘Oswaldo Payá Way.’ The op-ed was published in the Miami Herald and can be read here. In the piece, Sen. Cruz and Rep. Díaz-Balart wrote: “Payá’s fight for freedom made him a...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today is touring the Priefert Headquarters in Mount Pleasant, Texas, and M&F Western Products Manufacturing Facility in Sulphur Springs, Texas, where he is talking with local leaders about interstate commerce, supply chain issues, corporate taxation, tariffs, and labor laws. One of Sen. Cruz’s top priorities is making sure Texans have access to good, high-paying jobs,...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today toured the Ion Innovation District and participated in a roundtable with Rice University’s president and Ion’s leadership and tenant companies. The panel was centered around, “building Houston’s innovation economy.”  About the tour, Sen. Cruz said: “The Ion is a perfect example of the kind of partnerships that are helping Texas and the United...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today participated in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis II Crew Unveiling at Ellington Field JRB. Sen. Cruz spoke at the crew unveiling, where NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon.  Sen. Cruz said: “It is an exciting moment to know that the four of you will be the first men...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today participated in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis II Crew Unveiling at Ellington Field JRB. Sen. Cruz fights to make sure the United States leads the world in space exploration, and Texas leads the United States in exploring space:  As the Ranking Member of the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Sen. Cruz is...

Greetings, It was another busy week on Capitol Hill! Monday evening, I joined the National Medal of Honor Museum in celebrating 160 years. It was a privilege to speak to Major General (Ret.) Patrick Henry Brady, a Texan, who received an award for his heroic rescue mission in the Vietnam War. Thank you, Major General Brady, for your bravery and service to our great nation. On Tuesday, I attended a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced and fought for the immediate passage of his Securing Our Schools Act and the Protect Our Children’s Schools Act. The bills would improve school security and access to student mental health resources and allow schools to use unspent, previously appropriated federal COVID-19 education-related funding to improve school security. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) objected to Sen. Cruz’s effort and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. Often, sanctuary cities prohibit their law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. This bill would allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and would pull taxpayer-funded grants to sanctuary cities. Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Shelley Moore...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent letters to nine Big Tech firms seeking information about coordination with more than 40 government officials who were attempting to flag, censor, and investigate the content and accounts of Americans online. Sen. Cruz wrote: “The Twitter Files continue to reveal the extent to which U.S. government employees, acting in an official capacity, applied pressure to, as well as coordinated...