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September 8, 2016
POLITICO: Cruz slams Obama for 'internet giveaway'
GOP lawmakers have long warned that the administration's plan to relinquish its authority over ICANN, the global nonprofit that manages the internet's domain name system, could give authoritarian countries like China and Russia an opening to make an online power grab.
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July 13, 2016
KEYE: U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Law Enforcement
Republican Senators Cruz, Cornyn, and Tillis introduced a bill that increases penalties against individuals who target law enforcement officers.
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June 29, 2016
Cruz Hearing Exposes the Obama Admin’s History of Purging References to Islamic Terror
“We cannot combat and defeat radical Islamic terrorism without acknowledging it exists and directing our resources to stopping it,” Cruz said.
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June 29, 2016
As Turkey Attack Unfolds, Cruz Faults Obama for How He Talks About Terrorism
"An Orwellian doublethink that seeks to excerpt any reference to it, as the administration did to the president of France, or erase pledges of allegiance to ISIS, as the administration did with the Orlando terrorist, is counterproductive to keeping this country safe," said Cruz.
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June 28, 2016
Texas Tribune: Cruz Assails Obama Anew over Terrorism Fight
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz convened a subcommittee hearing Tuesday in which he repeatedly charged that the Obama administration is "willfully blind" to the root of terrorism in the United States.
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June 16, 2016
Daily Caller: Cruz: Democrats Are Using ‘ISIS Terror’ To ‘Restrict The Second Amendment’ Steve Guest
Sen. Ted Cruz blasted the Democratic Senators who filibustered on behalf of gun control insisting that they used the “ISIS terror” attack in Orlando, Florida to “restrict the Second Amendment right of law-abiding citizens.
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June 12, 2016
POLITICO: Cruz: Every American must unite to halt ISIL
Sen. Ted Cruz is calling for all Americans to “unite in defeating radical Islamic terrorism.”
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June 8, 2016
Washington Times: Ted Cruz proposes bill to keep U.S. from giving up internet governance role
Internet legislation proposed Wednesday in the Senate would prohibit the U.S. government from relinquishing its role with respect to overseeing the web’s domain name system, or DNS, unless explicitly authorized by Congress.
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June 3, 2016
Washington Examiner: Cruz circulates plan to stop U.S. Internet giveaway
A proposal being circulated by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would block the plan to transfer control of a key component of the Internet before President Obama leaves office.
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May 23, 2016
Ted Cruz, GOP Lawmakers Write Letter to Fight for Internet Freedom
A proposal to end United States government oversight of key operating functions of the Internet has prompted Sens. Ted Cruz, James Lankford, and Mike Lee to fire off a letter of protest to the Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
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May 19, 2016
Washington Examiner: Senators warn against plan to let China, Iran in on Internet governance
The Obama administration's plan to hand off control of an agency responsible for administering critical functions of the Internet is likely to result in human rights abuses by countries like Iran and China, senators are warning.
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November 18, 2015
Washington Post: Cruz Introduces Bill to Bar Refugees From Countries Dominated By Terror Groups
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) introduced a bill that would prohibit refugees from any country the State Department has determined is controlled in part by a foreign terrorist organization from entering the United States.
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November 17, 2015
Houston Examiner: Ted Cruz Helped Write & Pass U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
Sen. Cruz played a crucial role in writing and then passing the U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act.
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November 12, 2015
Roll Call: How Cruz the Outsider Won Purple Hearts for Fort Hood Victims
Cruz added an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act last year in the Armed Services committee that ultimately awarded the Purple Heart to victims of the 2009 massacre at the Fort Hood military facility in Texas.
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November 12, 2015
Washington Free Beacon: Iran Threatens to Walk Away from Nuke Deal
Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), a vocal opponent of the nuclear deal, told the Washington Free Beacon that the administration is intentionally ignoring Iran’s bad behavior in order to preserve the accord.
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June 5, 2015
The Washington Free Beacon: Cruz Shames U.N. Over Anti-Israel Bias
Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) has written to the secretary-general of the United Nations to express his “outrage” over recent moves to add Israel to a so-called “List of Shame” for child human rights violators that also includes terror groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State.
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April 1, 2015
The Hill: Cruz: 'Enough is enough' on Iran talks
Sen. Ted CRUZ (R-Texas) is condemning President Obama for extending talks over Iran's nuclear program.
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March 18, 2015
Houston Chronicle: Washington lawmakers join Texas suit against Obama on immigration
A Texas-led lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration got some legal support Wednesday from a group of Washington lawmakers, including Texas U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
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February 27, 2015
The Hill: Cruz: US not honoring Ukraine obligation
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday called for the U.S. to send weapons to Ukraine to counter Russian aggression, saying that President Obama is not honoring a treaty obligation with the former Soviet republic.
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February 19, 2015
Newsmax: Ted Cruz: Obama in 'Bizarre Doublespeak' on Radical Islam
President Barack Obama's refusal to identify radical Muslims as the perpetrators of acts of jihad around the world, referring to them only as extremists with no mention of their religion, is some sort of "bizarre, politically correct doublespeak ... simply not befitting a commander in chief," Texas Sen. Ted Cruz …
