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03.09.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Venezuela’s Release of Two U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement upon the news that two Americans were released after being detained in Venezuela: “I’m very glad to hear of the release of Gustavo Cardenas and Jorge Alberto Fernández. They were unjustly held captive by the Venezuelan government, and have endured a nightmarish journey. “The regime must immediately release the remaining,... -
03.05.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement After Call With Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, put out the following statement after a call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today: “The Ukrainian people and President Zelenskyy are showing the world what a free country looks like when fighting for its survival against totalitarian aggression, even at overwhelming odds. We have all been moved by their bravery and heroism. “It is incumbent upon the United States to ensure that... -
03.04.2022
Sen. Cruz Introduces the Energy Freedom Act to Make America Energy Independent Again
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Energy Freedom Act, in order to make America energy independent again by accelerating federal permitting for energy projects and pipelines, mandating new onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales, approving pending LNG export licenses, and generally speeding up solar, wind, and geothermal development. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz stated: “In the past year with Joe Biden as president, the United... -
03.01.2022
Sen. Cruz Raises Serious Concerns About DHS’ Transparency During the Worst Border Crisis in Decades
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding that the Biden administration release its annual report on immigration and customs enforcement and removal actions for Fiscal Year 2021. For the first time in a decade, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not released its annual report within three months of the end of the fiscal year. Secretary... -
02.25.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after President Biden announced his intent to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States: “I congratulate Judge Jackson on the honor of being nominated to the Supreme Court, and I look forward to sitting down with her as I study her record and judicial philosophy. “While I have concerns about how President Biden is handling this nomination process, I... -
02.23.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Successful Extradition of Fugitive Luis Calderon from El Salvador to Galveston County, Texas
HOUSTON, Texas– Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement following the announcement of the successful extradition of Luis Calderon: “I’m thankful to President Bukele, the government of El Salvador, and the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office for their work in facilitating Calderon’s transfer. This sends a clear message to any fugitives of the law: you will be brought to justice. Today is a testament to the importance of... -
02.23.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Following Biden Admin Announcement Rescinding Sanctions Waivers on Nord Stream 2
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced that it is rescinding sanctions waivers it granted to Nord Stream 2 AG - the company responsible for the planning, construction, and operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline - and its principals. The waivers had been granted for sanctions mandated by the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act (PEESA), bipartisan... -
02.21.2022
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement after Putin Escalates Aggression Against Ukraine and Deploys Troops
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would recognize the independence of Ukrainian territories and deploy forces into them — “Vladimir Putin's announcement today is just the latest step in his obsessive drive to rebuild the Soviet Union, at the expense of the national security of the United States and our allies. He seeks to make the lives of Americans worse, and he will use whatever... -
02.20.2022
Sen. Cruz on Fox News Sunday: ‘Biden Becoming President is the Best Thing That Ever Happened, Tragically, for Vladimir Putin’
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) scorched President Biden and the Biden administration on Fox News Sunday for their disastrous foreign policy failures, and most catastrophically waiving Nord Stream 2 sanctions, giving Vladimir Putin the ability to circumvent Ukraine's energy infrastructure and enabling a Russian invasion: In a morning interview with host Bill Hemmer, Senator Cruz stated: “Europe is on the verge of war because of the... -
02.17.2022
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Rosen Lead Resolution Condemning Antisemitic Attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Texas
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) led and passed a bipartisan resolution to condemn the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel on January 15th, 2022. Senator Cruz was joined by 55 of his colleagues from both sides of the aisle. In part, the resolution: “…condemns antisemitism in the United States, and around the world; and reaffirms the commitment of the United States to condemn antisemitism in all its forms; to protect the right... -
02.17.2022
Senators Cruz, Ossoff Introduce Bill to Achieve Justice for Civil Rights Era Victims
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at ensuring justice for the families of cold case victims of the Civil Rights era. The new legislative push, the Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022, would extend for three years the term of the Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board, which is tasked with investigations of cold case murders. Upon introducing the bill, Senator Cruz... -
02.16.2022
Senator Cruz Introduces Amendment to Stop COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates on Children, Cut Off Federal Funds for Schools that Enforce Them
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced an amendment to stop the flow of federal funds to schools and child care centers that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates on students and young children. The amendment would modify the short-term, $1.6 trillion continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government through March 11, 2022 by prohibiting federal funding provided under the CR from being distributed to schools and child care centers that have a... -
02.10.2022
Sen. Cruz, Reps. Chip Roy and Mike Johnson Lead on Amicus Brief Against Biden’s Federal Workforce Vaccine Mandate
WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), and Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) led a cohort of 42 other Republican Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), James... -
02.08.2022
Sen. Cruz Demands Investigation Into GoFundMe for Potential Illegal Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) demanding answers into whether GoFundMe violated federal law after removing the “Freedom Convoy 2022 Fundraiser” from its platform and announcing it would redirect donations to charities approved by GoFundMe if donors failed to request a refund within two weeks. In the letter, the Senator noted that... -
02.08.2022
Sen. Cruz Leads Letter with 32 Colleagues To President Biden, Commits To Blocking Implementation of Any Iran Deal Not Submitted To Congress For Approval
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to President Biden co-signed by 32 senators rebuking the administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal. Co-signers of the letter are: Sens. Hagerty (R-TN), Cotton (R-AR), Grassley (R-IA), Marshall (R-KS), Tillis (R-NC), Rubio (R-FL), Scott (R-SC), Cassidy (R-LA), Braun (R-IN), Scott (R-FL),... -
02.07.2022
Sen. Cruz on the Crisis in Ukraine: ‘President Biden and the Democrats Have Imperiled Ukraine and Put Europe on the Brink of War’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to the Senate floor to highlight how President Biden’s weakness and appeasement have been manifested in foreign policy crisis across the world—the Biden-Harris administration has ceded Afghanistan to the Taliban, enabled a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and now are hurtling to provide a nuclear arsenal to the Iranian regime and cede Taiwan to China. He described how our Ukrainian allies have said again and again that the only... -
02.07.2022
Sen. Cruz on Fox News: GoFundMe Is ‘Deceiving Consumers and It Is Wrong.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week joined Fox News’ ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the SCOTUS vacancy, GoFundMe’s decision to prevent donations from going to Freedom Convoy 2022—the truck drivers protesting against Canada’s vaccine mandate—and the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. Highlights of his interview are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Sunday Morning Futures On the SCOTUS vacancy and... -
02.05.2022
Sen. Cruz Condemns Biden Administration for Dismantling Iran Sanctions, Allowing Ayatollah To Build Up Nuclear Program
HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today condemned the Biden administration’s decision to restore civil nuclear waivers for international nuclear cooperation with Iran: “At a time when Iran is targeting the United States and our allies across the Middle East, the Biden administration is dismantling sanctions to allow them to build up their nuclear program. Along with unfreezing billions of dollars and looking the... -
02.03.2022
Sen. Cruz Sends Letter to Hospital CEOs About the Devastating Impact ‘Build Back Better’ Would Have on Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to over 700 Texas hospital executives about how President Biden’s Build Back Better Act would have a devastating impact on Texas hospitals, medical providers, and Texans who are uninsured or from underserved communities. As Sen. Cruz highlights in the letter, the Build Back Better Act would cut Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) and Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP) payments, which could cause a massive disruption in... -
02.02.2022
Sens. Cruz Issues Statement Condemning Threats Made Against HBCU’s
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) today issued the following statement after multiple reports that bomb threats have been made to over a dozen historically black colleges and universities: "These threats of violence against historically black colleges and universities are abhorrent. No one should be threatened or targeted because of the color of their skin. Law enforcement can, will, and must find the cowards responsible for creating fear in these communities and bring them to...