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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today raised his concerns with President Trump's nominee to be Deputy Secretary of State, Stephen Biegun, about the dangers of Russia's Nord Stream 2, a natural gas pipeline that will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to further control Europe's energy security: "Nord Stream 2, if completed, would help Russia. It would strengthen Putin. It would generate billions of dollars that could be used...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to pass the bipartisan Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, legislation he co-sponsored that supports pro-democracy dissidents in Hong Kong. The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously, includes a provision of a bipartisan bill Sen. Cruz introduced to amend the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to require the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The six-month clash between protestors and Hong Kong police has escalated to new extremes as the Hong Kong police began last week to target Hong Kong universities and campuses in violent, fire-fueled attacks against students. As tensions continue to intensify in Hong Kong, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a video reaffirming his unwavering support for all students and activists in Hong Kong fighting to preserve freedom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement applauding the Trump administration for announcing the end of the Fordow civil nuclear waiver for Iran: "We applaud President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo for today's news that the Trump administration will finally end the waiver for civil nuclear...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's decision to recognize the reality of Israeli control over communities in territories Israel has controlled since June 1967: "For too long, the United States has been slow to acknowledge the basic reality that our Israeli allies have sovereignty over their territories, and today the administration took steps to right...

WASHIGNTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), introduced a bill last week that would require the administration to revoke civil nuclear waivers for projects established under the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal that have allowed Iran to continue building up its nuclear program. As Sen. Cruz said last week: "Iran is exploiting the civil-nuclear waivers from the...

AUSTIN, Texas - The Service Academy Nominations Board, established by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in 2013, today held its annual meeting to review applications and recommend the most qualified Texas candidates for nomination to our nation's distinguished service academies. The Board is comprised of service academy alumni, members of the National Guard and Reserves, active duty and retired military and former members of the U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Defense, who are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today introduced the Keep Our Communities Safe Act with John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). The legislation would close the legal loophole that requires immigration authorities to release back into the United States illegal aliens who have not been accepted for deportation to other countries after being detained for six months; a practice also referred to as "catch...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), member of the House Armed Services Committee, this week introduced legislation that would dismantle a key remaining part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in response to the Trump administration's repeated issuance of waivers for civil nuclear projects contemplated by the deal. "Iran is exploiting the civil-nuclear waivers...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Joint Economic Committee, on Wednesday participated in a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. There, Sen. Cruz questioned Chairman Powell on a number of issues including the devastating consequences a fracking ban would have on the economy-a ban that Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) strongly support. Chairman Powell called America's energy independence ‘a great thing' and went on to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after meeting with President Trump, Turkish President Erdogan, and Republican Senators at the White House earlier this afternoon: "I have always described Turkey as an ally - a deeply problematic ally, but an ally nonetheless, in a very troubled region of the world. I went to the White House today to tell President Erdogan exactly that. While our alliance with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously passed NASA Authorization Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) that provides the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the clear direction needed to advance our nation's space initiatives and investments and assert the United States' global leadership in the final frontier. Expanding upon the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) issued the following joint statement in reaction to the crisis in Bolivia following the resignation of Evo Morales as President: "Earlier this year the U.S. Senate passed our Resolution recognizing the achievements of Bolivia's first indigenous president, but also warning about unchecked power and the dismantling of democratic...

HOUSTON, Texas. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today wrote an op-ed in The Dallas Morning News recognizing the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the power of American principles in combatting the evils of tyranny and promoting freedom around the world. Highlighting the tyrannies that exists today, Sen. Cruz wrote in the op-ed: "Though the physical, graffiti-covered, concrete barrier was toppled in East Germany, modern Berlin...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a video in advance of Veterans Day, recognizing Texas' and America's veterans for their service to our country. "This Veterans Day, Texans and Americans across our great nation will unite to honor and recognize our veterans for the brave and selfless sacrifices they have made for our country. "To each and every one of the dedicated men and women who are currently serving or have served in our nation's military, we say ‘thank...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution calling on the Cambodian government, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, to allow for the peaceful return of opposition party members and democracy activists to the country this weekend. Since 2017, the Hun Sen government increasingly has taken bold steps to undermine human rights, democracy, and freedom of...

HOUSTON, Texas - Breitbart's Sean Moran on Thursday highlighted U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) efforts to hold Big Tech accountable for its pattern of political bias and censorship, calling him "one of the Senate's loudest big tech critics." As Moran writes in the article: "‘Big tech has decided to abandon neutrality and instead become an aggressive left-wing filter and if they're going to engage in naked political bias, it seems to me there is no reason big tech should enjoy a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Senador Ted Cruz (R-Texas), miembro del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado, se reunió con Rosa María Payá, hija de Oswaldo Payá y líder del grupo opositor Cuba Decide, hoy en el día de las víctimas del comunismo para hablar sobre los graves abusos a los derechos humanos del pueblo Cubano por parte de Raúl Castro y su títere Miguel Díaz-Canel. Durante su reunión, el Senador Cruz y...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the son of a Cuban political prisoner, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has led efforts to expose oppressive regimes and advocate on behalf of political dissidents yearning for freedom across the globe. Today, on National Victims of Communism Day, Sen. Cruz met with Cuban political dissident Rosa María Payá to denounce the evils of communism and call for freedom and democracy to be restored to Cuba. Earlier this...