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HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Fox News' ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight' spoke about President Trump's decision to temporarily halt legal immigration as the country works to stop the spread of the coronavirus, safely re-open the economy, and get the American people back to work. WATCH: Cruz on Tucker Carlson: Right Now We Need to Keep Americans Safe & Help Them Get Their Jobs Back As Sen. Cruz said during the interview: "We ought to have two priorities. Protecting American...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued a statement following the Senate's passage of additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): "The Paycheck Protection Program has provided significant relief to American small businesses and hardworking men and women who are hurting badly as a result of this unprecedented economic devastation. "But since Thursday, the program has been unable to provide this relief, because Speaker Pelosi and Sen. Schumer cynically blocked...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator for the Small Business Administration (SBA), requesting access for Chambers of Commerce and other 501(c)(6) organizations to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) once it's replenished. This comes after week two of Sen. Cruz's statewide tele-tour, where he has spoken with men and women in 27 cities, including members of Chambers of Commerce, who have raised this concern. The PPP, which...

HOUSTON, Texas - In his new op-ed in the Dallas Morning News, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who has been tapped to join the President's bipartisan task force to re-open the economy, discusses the energy crisis Texans are facing, the impact it is having on the economy, and the importance of helping Texans return safely to work. As Sen. Cruz writes: "The best way to protect America's energy industry and the millions of jobs it supports is to help Texans safely return to work and get the economy...

Greetings,  On Friday, I wrapped up another week of my statewide tele-tour, where I've been able to connect on video conferences and over the phone with Texans in 27 different cities. This week, I spoke with men and women on the frontlines of this pandemic in Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Wichita Falls, El Paso, Odessa, Waco, and the Bryan / College Station area. I had the opportunity to talk...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today completed another week of his statewide tele-tour across 27 cities to connect with communities combatting COVID-19 and the economic devastation that has followed. Sen. Cruz, who has been tapped to join President Trump's bipartisan task force to re-open the economy, kicked off this week with phone calls and video conferences with members of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, and Texas...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led a group of Senate colleagues in a letter urging President Donald Trump to "work with our allies and partners such as Japan, South Korea, and European nations to pursue an open and transparent investigation into the origins of COVID-19, as well as the WHO's decision-making related to the crisis." Joining Sens. Cruz and Rubio in signing the letter were Sens. Marsha...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in support of granting American refineries relief during these three unprecedented crises: the public health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the subsequent economic and energy crises, which have been especially devastating for energy producers and blue collar workers in Texas. Letters signed by five state governors, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott, sent to Environmental Protection Agency...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today was asked to join President Trump's task force to re-open the economy as the nation continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Following a phone call with the president and a bipartisan group of lawmakers this morning, Sen. Cruz said: "The consequences of the economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic are serious and dire. In just the last four weeks, 22 million Americans have lost their jobs. Congress took unprecedented action to...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Wednesday, appeared on Fox News' ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum' to discuss his legislation to sanction Chinese officials responsible for censoring whistleblowers and suppressing the sort of medical information that could have prevented the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan from becoming a global pandemic. WATCH: CRUZ on Fox News: China's Censorship Direct Threat to U.S. National...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced their intention to press for a $12 million appropriation in the upcoming Phase 4 / CARES 2 bill to enhance partnerships between companies in the United States and Israel to develop innovative medical projects aimed at detecting, treating, and curing COVID-19. The push is modeled on language in their bipartisan Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to...

HOUSTON, Texas - As the nation works to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and re-open America's economy, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced his intention to introduce two pieces of legislation when Congress returns to expand healthcare access and make testing more accessible and widely available. To expand healthcare access, especially in the communities hit hardest by the coronavirus, Sen. Cruz will introduce the Equal Access to Care Act - legislation to allow licensed health care...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on Lubbock's KCBD News Channel 11 during his statewide tele-tour to talk about the importance of defeating the coronavirus pandemic, getting our economy back on its feet, and getting Texans and the American people safely back to work. Explaining the dangers of keeping the economy closed for too long, Sen. Cruz said: "We've got to deal with the economic devastation of all of the people who are hurting and I'll tell you it is time for Texans...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Senate colleagues on Tuesday sent a letter to President Trump urging the Administration to maintain pro-life protections during the search for treatments and cures for COVID-19. The letter, which was signed by 35 senators, refutes a request by 15 pro-abortion state attorneys general requesting waivers to prohibitions on the use of fetal tissue for coronavirus research. In the letter they wrote: "These attempts to exploit...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), and colleagues in the Senate on Tuesday sent a letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to thank them for the recently issued interim final rule on protections for faith-based entities during the continued rollout of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related federal economic...

HOUSTON, Texas - In his new op-ed in the New York Post, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), warns about the dangers of "pandemic authoritarianism" and urges state and local leaders to protect Americans' civil liberties as we all work together to combat the novel coronavirus. As Sen. Cruz writes: "This crisis has shown us the character of the American people. We have seen that Americans of all walks of life are ready and willing to make sacrifices to help stop the spread of this virus. But it has also...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced his intention to introduce the "Ending Chinese Medical Censorship and Cover Ups Act of 2020," legislation to sanction Chinese officials involved in the ongoing suppression of medical experts, journalists, and political dissidents, amid Chinese censorship of its citizens that is helping to fuel the global pandemic of the coronavirus. The legislation builds on previous initiatives by...

HOUSTON, Texas - Men and women from all walks of life are doing their part to combat the two crises our nation faces: the serious health crisis caused by COVID-19, and the resulting economic crisis. The strength and resolve of the American spirit will get us through these crises, which is why U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today launched the #CombatCOVID19Challenge, a social media challenge to encourage Americans to continue supporting their communities as we all...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following video in observance of Easter Sunday. "Heidi and I want to wish to you and your family a wonderful and blessed Easter. Today we celebrate Jesus' triumph over death and sin that allows all of us to live in fellowship with God. "These are dark and challenging times for our country and for the world as we battle the coronavirus pandemic. And yet the truth and light and healing forgiveness of the gospel shines through. "He is...