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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today after two Iranian warships were allowed by Brazil to dock at a port in Rio de Janeiro: “The docking of Iranian warships in Brazil is a dangerous development and a direct threat to the safety and security of Americans. The United States has sanctions and antiterrorism...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) will introduce the Texas Rangers Bicentennial Resolution next week, a bill that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The bill honors the men and women, past and present, who have dedicated their lives to upholding public safety in the Lone Star State as peace officers in the Texas Ranger Division. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today released the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the February 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio: “After ignoring for ten days the distress of East Palestine’s residents, Secretary Buttigieg is now desperate to salvage his credibility....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter written to Vice Admiral Joanna Nunan, the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, raising concerns about the academy’s decision to cover, and plan to move, the painting “Christ on the Water,” which honors mariners lost at sea throughout World War II. ...

FORT WORTH, Texas – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, toured American Airlines global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, alongside American Airlines CEO Robert Isom and other executives. About the tour, Sen. Cruz said: “American Airlines is a leading employer and job creator in Dallas-Fort Worth. The airline has done incredible work to help Texans and Americans travel safely every year. As the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, wrote a bicameral letter to National Archives and Records Administration acting archivist Debra Steidel Wall urging a prompt response regarding the treatment of several pro-life Americans at the National Archives Museum on January 20, 2023.  Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is leading the effort in the House. Following the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, along with Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and John Kennedy (R-La.), reintroduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, which would expedite the federal approval process for exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) and increase free trade, particularly as European countries are rapidly seeking new sources of clean, reliable energy....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today reintroduced theProtecting Military Installations and Ranges Act, a bill to stop adversaries from acquiring land near military bases, and military areas, which puts our military and national security at risk. The legislation is cosponsored by Sens. Schmitt (R-Mo.), Braun (R-Ind.), Rubio (R-Fla.), Daines (R-MT), and Tuberville (R-AL). This legislation targets efforts by hostile actors from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with cosponsors Sens. Cramer (R-ND), Rubio (R-FL), Schmitt (R-Mo.), Braun (R-Ind.), Blackburn (R-TN) and Tuberville (R-AL)reintroduced the Protecting America from Spies Act, legislation that would make ineligible for visas individuals who have committed acts of espionage or intellectual property theft against the United States, as well as the...

Greetings, I began this week by sitting down with CBS’s Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation, where I “faced the nation” to talk about Chinese aggression – including both their spy balloon and the unjust detention of Texan Mark Swidan. To see what I had to say about Mark Swidan, click above ↑ “Right now, there is a Texan, Mark Swidan, who is a political prisoner. He is a hostage in China. He's been there for 10 years. This past week, I introduced a resolution...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today reintroduced the Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft (SHEET) Act, legislation to counter Chinese espionage efforts operations in American universities. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Upon introducing this bill, Sen. Cruz said: “China is the single greatest geopolitical threat facing the United States, and the CCP is a profoundly malign...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reintroduced his bipartisan bill to rename the street outside of the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Oswaldo Payá Way” after the Cuban dissident leader who was assassinated by the Castro regime. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined Sen. Cruz in cosponsoring the bill. Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) this week reintroduced the Highway Formula Modernization Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Transportation to reevaluate the funding formulas used to distribute federal highway dollars for the first time in 16 years. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in June of 2021. Upon reintroduction, Sen. Cruz said: “Texas continually receives less...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX)  wrote a letter to President Biden today supporting Texas Governor Abbott’s request for an emergency disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to Texans impacted by the severe weather in Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, and Orange counties last month.   The Senators wrote, “The Governor and local officials have informed us that the severity and magnitude of the storm is beyond the response...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will reintroduce the Cost Recovery and Expensing Acceleration to Transform the Economy and Jumpstart Opportunities for Businesses and Startups (CREATE JOBS) Act this week. This legislation would vitally reform business expensing in the tax code. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2020 and 2021. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said: “America’s business owners and workers are hurting from inflation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today reintroduced the No Emergency Crude Oil for Foreign Adversaries Act to ensure that Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) crude oil is not exported to nations that are adversaries of the United States. Forty-eight years ago today, the bill to create the U.S. SPR was introduced in the Senate. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in July of 2022. About the bill, Sen. Cruz said: “The Strategic Petroleum Reserve...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), is leading a Senate effort to demand answers from Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, about the reported harassment of a pro-life Catholic school group at the National Air and Space Museum. During the nation’s annual March for Life in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Improving Access to Our Courts Act to provide an additional court – located in Alpine, Texas – to those served by the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas.  About the bill, Sen. Cruz said: “I am proud to work with my colleagues in Texas to increase accessibility to our federal courts for victims, parties, counsel, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS News to discuss his ongoing efforts to secure the release of Mark Swidan, a Houston, Texas resident who has been unjustly detained by China since 2012. About Mark Swidan, Sen. Cruz said: “Right now, there is a Texan, Mark Swidan, who is a political prisoner. He is a hostage in China. He's been there for 10...