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04.27.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Following the Release of Trevor Reed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Trevor Reed from Russia: “I’m relieved that Trevor Reed has been freed from his wrongful detention by Russia. This Marine will now be reunited with his family and get the medical treatment that he needs. Ambassador John Sullivan should be commended for the invaluable work he did in freeing Trevor. It is imperative that Russia release the... -
04.25.2022
Sen. Cruz Releases Statement Following the Death of Texas National Guardsman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after reports confirmed the death of Texas National Guard Specialist Bishop Evans: “Heidi and I are praying for this Guardsman’s family and loved ones receiving this heart-wrenching news. Over this past year, the men and women of the Texas National Guard and Border Patrol have gone well beyond the call of duty to protect our communities and save countless lives. They’re facing off... -
04.22.2022
Sen. Cruz Comments on Biden Administration Decision to Reinstate Texas Medicaid Waiver
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) weighed in on the Biden administration’s decision to reinstate Texas’ 1115 Medicaid waiver that had been issued by the Trump administration to ensure federal regulations did not interfere with the ability of health providers in the Lone Star State to provide care to vulnerable Texans enrolled in Medicaid. The Biden administration had rescinded this critically important ten-year waiver, jeopardizing the healthcare of Texans –... -
04.14.2022
Sen. Cruz and Colleagues To Introduce Resolution Prohibiting the Biden DOJ From Expanding Firearm Definitions and Creating National Gun Registry
HOUSTON, TX – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that he will introduce a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to prohibit President Biden’s Department of Justice from implementing a new rule to expand firearm definitions. Sens. Lankford (R-OK), Braun (R-IN) and Lee (R-UT) are partnering with Sen. Cruz in introducing the resolution. The Biden administration wants to institute a final rule redefining a... -
04.09.2022
Sen. Cruz Demands Mayor Bowser, D.C. Police Chief Preserve Victims’ Remains in Partial-Birth Abortion Case
Houston, TX – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today sent a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III demanding the remains of the five preborn children discovered by police be preserved for future oversight. In the letter, the Senator states: “I write today in my capacity as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution,... -
04.08.2022
Sen. Cruz Demands Answers From Biden Administration on Lowering Security Standards and Raiding Veteran Benefits to Fund Open Border Agenda
HOUSTON, TX – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to renew Title 42 and pressing him on reports that the administration may lower security standards at the border and raid veteran programs to deal with the self-inflicted crisis at the southern border. According to government estimates, as many as 18,000 illegal immigrants per day are expected to cross the southern border with Title 42 revoked. In... -
04.07.2022
Sen. Cruz Releases Statement on Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after today’s vote on Judge Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court: “Republicans were clear from the outset that we would assess Judge Jackson’s nomination based on her record and judicial philosophy. In examining these qualities throughout the course of these hearings, it became abundantly clear that her record is radical and that she... -
04.06.2022
Sen Cruz Slams Biden Admin for Skyrocketing Gas Prices: ‘They Told the American People They Would do This, And They Kept Their Promise.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, skewered the Biden administration for their incompetence dealing with skyrocketing gas prices. During today’s hearing, the Senator stated: “Over the past 15 months, we've seen inflation grow higher than any time in the last 40 years. Perhaps the most painful driver of inflation has been the skyrocketing cost of gasoline at the pump. When Joe... -
04.01.2022
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter To Military Service Academies Fighting For The Religious Freedom Of Cadets and Midshipmen
HOUSTON, TX – Senator Cruz (R-TX), sent a letter to the United States Air Force Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Military Academy West Point today regarding their handling of exemption requests submitted by cadets and midshipman to the institutions’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While cadets and midshipmen have been able to apply for exemptions to the COVID-19 vaccine, there are reports that requests based on religious grounds are being routinely... -
04.01.2022
Sen. Cruz Introduces Bills to Prevent COVID-19 Discrimination in Healthcare
HOUSTON, TX – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week introduced the GIVE LIFE Act (Doss’s Bill) with Sen. Grassley (R-IA) and the Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments Act. Doss’s Bill is named after a teenage Texan who was denied a kidney transplant because he had not been vaccinated against COVID-19. Both of these bills would ensure that Americans are not discriminated against while trying to access critical, life-saving care. The GIVE... -
03.31.2022
Sen. Cruz Calls For Senate Judiciary Hearing on FBI Rule-Breaking in Sensitive Investigations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to committee Chairman Dick Durbin today calling on him to conduct a critical oversight hearing into the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s pattern of rule-breaking in sensitive investigations. According to an audit obtained by the Washington Times, FBI agents violated agency rules at least 747 times in 18 months while conducting investigations into politicians,... -
03.30.2022
Sen. Cruz Publishes Review of Judge Jackson’s Soft-On-Crime Track Record
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released a comprehensive review of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record of handing down significantly lower sentences in criminal cases, but especially lower sentences in cases involving child pornography. The review is linked here and below: JUDGE JACKSON’S DISTURBING RECORD SHOWS SHE HANDS DOWN SENTENCES WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE Judge Jackson’s sentences... -
03.30.2022
Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation Prohibiting Unilateral Fed Control of a U.S. Digital Currency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals. Sen. Cruz’s bill was cosponsored by Sens. Braun (R-IN) and Grassley (R-IA). Specifically, the legislation prohibits the Federal Reserve from developing a direct-to-consumer CBDC which could be used as a financial surveillance... -
03.29.2022
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to President Biden Urging Him to Renew Critical Title 42 Border Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to renew the Title 42 policy, which has played a crucial role the past two years in protecting Americans from COVID-19 by allowing border officials to expeditiously expel illegal immigrants. The Biden administration is reassessing Title 42 on Wednesday, March 30th. There have been reports that rescinding this policy would lead to a... -
03.24.2022
GOP Senators Called for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Hearing to Be Adjourned Until Democrats Share Probation Reports; Chairman Durbin Denies Request
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, led nine other Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee in writing a letter to Chairman Durbin asking for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing to be adjourned until probations reports and all information that Chairman Durbin and the Democrats on the committee have access to are released to Republicans. During the... -
03.23.2022
Sen. Cruz on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: ‘There is a Very Consistent Pattern’ in Her Light Sentencing of Child Pornographers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, during the second round of questioning in the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, pressed the judge on whether or not she would recuse herself from the Supreme Court’s consideration of the case concerning discrimination of Asian Americans at Harvard, where Judge Jackson is on the Board of Overseers, on gender... -
03.23.2022
Sen. Cruz on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: ‘I See a Record of Activism and Advocacy’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the initial round of questioning in the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, highlighted the judge’s comments about the 1619 Project, Critical Race Theory, her leadership on the board of Georgetown Day School—which teaches Critical Race Theory—and her record of giving child pornographers sentences far... -
03.21.2022
Sen. Cruz at Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearing: ‘Will You Protect Freedom Or Restrict It?’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, gave his opening statement on the first day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Watch Sen. Cruz’s opening statement here. The full text of Sen. Cruz’s opening statement is included below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz’s Opening Remarks at Senate Judiciary... -
03.17.2022
Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Ban the Biden Administration From Waiving Sanctions On Iran Nuclear Activities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from waiving Congressional sanctions that prohibit cooperation on Iran’s nuclear program, originally issued under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Cotton (R-AR), Cassidy (R-LA), Cramer (R-ND), Ernst (R-IA), Braun (R-IN), Rubio (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL), Hoeven (R-ND),... -
03.14.2022
Cruz, Cornyn Accepting Applications for Judicial Vacancies in Laredo and Del Rio
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX) announced 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 Del Rio and Laredo. 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 this vacancy. This panel, known as the Federal...