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HOUSTON, Texas – Today, as the United States marks the 125th anniversary of the Spanish-American War in 2023, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), announced a resolution designating June 2nd as National Rough Riders Day. The First United States Volunteer Calvary, nicknamed the Rough Riders, was a regiment that fought valiantly to defend and protect the interests of the United States during the Spanish-American War. Sen. Cruz...

Greetings, Late last night, the Senate convened to take up legislation to once again suspend the debt ceiling, which is a cap on the nation’s overall borrowing limit. While there had been much fear mongering about potential default, this so-called “default” never would have been on the table had Biden simply given the public assurances that the United States would never fail to pay its debt obligations. The necessity and urgency behind passing this bill was fabricated by the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Senate’s vote to increase the debt ceiling: “While there were some good elements to this deal, such as reclaiming some unspent Covid-19 funds, there were a lot of elements that were disappointing. I’m upset this agreement did not cut more, and I’m frustrated this agreement adds a lot to the debt in exchange for relatively few spending cuts. “Let’s put this debt...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that they are accepting applications for judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and the Southern District of Texas. These vacancies are located in El Paso and McAllen. The Senators have established a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas to help identify the most qualified candidates from across the state to fill...

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, filed an amicus brief in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), as well as 35 members of the House of Representatives, joined Sen. Cruz on the brief. Sen. Cruz and his colleagues filed the brief with the United States Court of Appeals...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in honor of Memorial Day: “This Memorial Day weekend, we remember those who gave their lives defending our country and the freedoms that make America the greatest nation on earth. It is up to each and every one of us as Americans to carry on their memory, and uphold the values they sacrificed dearly to protect. May God bless the men and women in our Armed Forces, the families of those who have lost...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of the U.S. Border Patrol’s 99thAnniversary: “The men and women of Border Patrol are some of America’s finest, having selflessly devoted their lives to the mission of securing our border. For the last 99 years, the U.S. Border Patrol’s agents have exemplified courage and played a critical role in maintaining our national security. Right now, at our southern border, we...

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, penned an op-ed arguing against the theory that President Biden can use Section 4 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to circumvent Congress in order to address the debt ceiling. The op-ed ran in the Wall Street Journal and can be read here. In the piece, Sen. Cruz wrote: “President Obama—who, like Mr. Biden, faced a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), led 25 of their colleagues in sending a letter urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks. In the letter, the senators wrote, “These proposals are legally flawed, divorced from reality with regard to the associated costs and domestic...

Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, and Colleagues Back the Blue WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 37 colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act. This legislation would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill alongside Sens. Cornyn and Tillis. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said: “Across Texas and the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) reintroduced a bill, the Reciprocity Ensures Streamlined Use of Lifesaving Treatments Act, to expand healthcare innovation and accessibility for Texans and all Americans. The RESULT Act would increase access for all Americans to life-saving drugs, devices, and other medical therapies already approved in other trusted countries. Sen. Cruz previously introduced the bill in 2021. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) introduced the Starr-Camargo Bridge Expansion Act, which would allow an increase in the number of lanes for the toll bridge that runs from Rio Grande City, Texas, to Mexico and facilitates hundreds of millions of dollars in cross-border trade between the two countries: Sen. Cruz said: “The Starr-Camargo Bridge is vitally important to U.S.-Mexican trade, and Texas is proud of the role...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (R-Pa.) led their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging the Biden administration to withdraw portions of a proposal that would place more stringent vapor emissions requirements on small gasoline bulk plants. If finalized, it could drive compliance costs, impact regular service, and—during emergencies—choke off supplies to entire...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, joined Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the U.S. debt limit and his oversight letter calling on the Beer Institute to investigate Bud Light’s marketing partnership with social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. During the interview, about the debt ceiling, Sen. Cruz said: “The House of Representatives did its job. Weeks ago, it passed legislation raising the debt...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) introduced the Upholding a Secure Postal System (USPS) Act. The USPS Act would require the Comptroller General of the United States—who leads the Government Accountability Office which is the investigative office for Congress—to submit a report to Congress on nationwide mail theft trends and postal property to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and to the Senate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today condemned the Biden administration for funding both sides of the Russian-Iranian war on Ukraine by giving aide to Ukraine while simultaneously allowing Tehran to rebuild its energy exports, restore its economy, and buy and sell weapons to the Russian Federation. During the speech, Sen. Cruz said: “I don’t doubt that many people in the Biden administration want Ukraine to win this war. But even more so, they want to enter...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved new regulations under the Clean Water Act for offshore oil and gas operations. Sen. Cruz said: “I’m proud to secure common sense regulations that are good for producers while protecting our natural resources. These discharge regulations are key to the Lone Star State’s effort to unleashing America’s all-of-the-above energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement on Senate passage of the Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.). The bill expands the age of eligibility for a Maritime Administration program that gives financial assistance to cadets who attend Texas A&M Maritime Academy, or one of the other five state maritime...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, today opened an investigation into and called on the beer industry’s self-regulatory body—the Beer Institute—to investigate whether Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with influencer Dylan Mulvaney violates the Beer Institute’s guidelines prohibiting...