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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement today after Iran escalated its attacks on Israel by launching munitions from Iranian territory.   Sen. Cruz said, “Iran has encircled Israel and has been attacking our Israeli allies from almost every front for months. They have launched attacks from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, the West Bank, Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon, and of course the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Now...

Good Afternoon, Last week, as the Senate considered spending legislation to fund large portions of the government, I fought for an amendment to stop Democrats from sending billions to Iran — a country that routinely chants death to America and death to Israel. Unsurprisingly, Democrats voted to keep sending money to a nation that is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.I also introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s speech to a joint session of Congress yesterday. PM Kishida highlighted the strategic significance of the U.S.-Japan alliance. This year marks the 60th anniversary of a defense training partnership between the two countries that brings Japanese Self-Defense Forces to Fort Bliss, Texas, to train on missile defense systems. Sen. Cruz said, “The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, gave a Senate floor speech this afternoon blasting Senate Democrats’ effort to defy precedent and skip the required impeachment trial for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) blocked Sen. Cruz’s effort to establish, by unanimous consent of the Senate, a committee to hold an impeachment trial. During his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, penned an op-ed arguing that efforts by Senate Democrats to end impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without a trial are unconstitutional and a violation of Senate rules. The op-ed ran in the Wall Street Journal and can be read here. In the piece, the Senators wrote: “The Constitution, Senate rules and precedent are clear: The Senate has an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), joined several of their House and Senate Republican colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief in the D.C. Circuit in support of state and industry challengers of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) so-called “Good Neighbor” air rule that targets...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Scott (R-S.C), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined several of their Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The letter demands that the Biden administration explain its recent decision to renew a sanctions waiver allowing the Iranian regime to more easily access funds held overseas. Those funds may be used to fund terrorism, and...

DALLAS, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a press conference yesterday to discuss Southern Methodist University’s Tech Hub designation and the growth of the semiconductor industry in North Texas. SMU has been designated the lead agency for this federally funded economic development initiative, aimed at bolstering semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. Sen. Cruz also participated in a roundtable discussion with SMU Texoma Tech Hub consortium leadership and discussed...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a press conference yesterday to celebrate the completion of the Packery Channel restoration project. The Packery Channel suffered damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and since then, Sen. Cruz has worked with the City of Corpus Christi and federal agencies FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the Packery Channel had the resources to make necessary repairs. During the press conference, Sen. Cruz said, “We had a...

MIDLAND, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a press conference yesterday, hosted by the Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance (MOTRAN). Sen. Cruz joined local leaders and stakeholders to discuss the I-27 Numbering Act of 2023, which passed the Senate unanimously and was recently signed into law by President Biden. During the press conference, Sen. Cruz said, “Every day in the Senate I view my job as fighting for the men and women of West Texas. … I think infrastructure dollars...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after his bipartisan legislation naming the Ports-to-Plains Corridor between Laredo, Texas, and Raton, New Mexico as the future Interstate 27 was signed into law. About the bill signing, Sen. Cruz said, “I’m so proud to have successfully worked with the community leaders and business owners along the I-27 corridor who have helped to make today a reality, and for the bipartisan work we have been able to do to deliver...

Good Evening,  In Texas, we believe in the merits of hard work. As the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee, I have been a vocal advocate for student athletes who have earned enormous sums of money for their career accomplishments in college athletics and should be entitled to the fruits of their labor. This week, I hosted a roundtable discussion on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights in collegiate athletics alongside several of my Senate colleagues, legendary football coach Nick...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration abstained on a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding that Israel halt operations against Hamas without linking such a ceasefire to Hamas releasing hostages: “Joe Biden and Biden officials have sought to undermine Israel and boost Hamas since the earliest days of the administration. They suspended anti-terrorism sanctions...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), along with several of their Senate Republican colleagues, introduced a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s disastrous open border policies for allowing more than nine million illegal immigrants cross into the United States. Upon introducing a resolution, Sen. Cruz said, “The disaster occurring at our southern border is the direct result of Joe Biden’s neglectful open border policies. This administration’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were designed to enhance the ability of disaster aid agencies, including FEMA, to assist individuals affected by the 2024 wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “Recently, devastating wildfires ravaged the Texas panhandle. Thankfully, the fires have  been fully contained, prompting the affected...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, early Saturday morning secured a vote on an amendment that would have prohibited the Biden administration from issuing waivers giving Iran access to escrowed accounts, including a $10 billion account related to Iraqi electricity. The amendment was defeated 51-47. Sen. Cruz said, “The Biden administration has a pathological obsession with boosting the Iranian regime and undermining Israel, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty trucks, which will affect models from 2027-2032, and beyond. Sen. Cruz said, “Joe Biden and Biden officials are prioritizing politics over the needs of American...

Good Afternoon, Last week, as the Senate considered spending legislation to fund large portions of the government, I fought for an amendment to stop Democrats from sending billions to Iran — a country that routinely chants death to America and death to Israel. Unsurprisingly, Democrats voted to keep sending money to a nation that is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.I also introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution today recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising, throughout March 1959. The resolution honors the struggle of the Tibetan people and the Dalai Lama for religious freedom and human rights. The resolution also condemns the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) humans rights record and emphasizes the rights of Tibetans to national identity, culture, and religion. Upon...