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Greetings,  This week was an important week in the fight against COVID-19, as health officials urged Americans to continue social distancing and stay home. It was also Holy Week. On Wednesday, Jews in Texas, America, and around the world celebrated Passover, remembering the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt to freedom. And this weekend, Christians will celebrate Christ’s triumph over sin and death so that we might live in fellowship with God and one another...

HOUSTON, Texas - In the first week of his virtual statewide tele-tour across the Lone Star State, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) connected with communities in Central, Southeast, and East Texas who are on the frontlines combatting COVID-19. On Monday, Sen. Cruz kicked off the tour in Austin with members of the Texas Hospital Association. He spoke with them about the challenges they are facing fighting this virus. Later in the day, he spoke with members of the Texas Trucking Association, to hear...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to keep the financial assistance authorized by the CARES Act industry neutral and free of bias. "We urge you to ensure that the financial relief offered under the CARES Act is fully available to companies throughout the economy," the senators wrote. "Some outside groups have already advocated certain sectors of the...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who has long-warned that China poses the most significant long-term geopolitical threat facing America and our allies - on Tuesday slammed the Chinese Communist Party for its culpability in allowing the coronavirus to become a global pandemic and vowed to hold Chinese officials accountable for endangering millions of lives around the world. On Houston's Michael Berry Show, Sen. Cruz said: "China's...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in observance of Passover: "Heidi and I would like to wish a Chag Sameach to the Jewish community in Texas, America, Israel, and around the world. Today at sun down, Jews around the world will read from the Haggadah to remember the Israelites' exodus from Egypt to freedom. Though seders will look differently this year as we work to combat the coronavirus pandemic, we can claim God's covenant promise in Exodus that...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senate colleagues sent a letter on Tuesday to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressing opposition to the appointment of Minister of the Chinese Mission in Geneva Jiang Duan to the United Nations Human Rights Council Consultative Group. As the Senators wrote: "In this position, Jiang will provide China with the opportunity to play a central role...

HOUSTON, Texas - During his statewide tele-tour to connect with men and women on the frontlines combatting COVID-19, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called into Houston's Michael Berry Show to talk about the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic to public health, the economy, and the energy industry. LISTEN: Cruz Talks Protecting Energy Jobs & Holding China Accountable for COVID-19 When asked about the White House energy roundtable he attended last week and protecting millions of energy...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Senate colleagues on Monday sent a letter to President Trump applauding the administration's recent decision to include firearm retailers and manufacturers in the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advisory memo to states and localities regarding America's essential critical infrastructure workforce. The CISA advisory memo is used by many states to help determine which...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.), along with Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas), and House and Senate colleagues today announced they are introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The legislation aligns with the request made by President Trump and Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to fill the SPR....

HOUSTON, Texas - In an op-ed published on Fox News, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, and Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, discuss how the CARES Act will help the aviation industry and the hundreds of thousands of workers it supports recover and boost the entire economy. Read the full op-ed here and below. Coronavirus recovery - helping airlines take wing will boost entire...

HOUSTON, Texas - As millions of Americans file for unemployment assistance as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today urged Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar in a letter to procure and distribute serological tests from the Strategic National Stockpile to help determine whether an individual has previously contracted and recovered from the coronavirus and enable more Americans to safely return to work. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote: "As you know,...

HOUSTON, Texas - As Texans work together to confront the two crises our country is facing, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today launched a virtual statewide tour to connect with men and women on the frontlines combatting COVID-19. "This pandemic has affected how we all live, work, and play - but it hasn't changed the fact that in times of crisis, Texans always step up to help each other," Sen. Cruz said ahead of his calls with the Texas Hospital Association and Texas Trucking Association. "Today,...

HOUSTON, Texas - In an op-ed published in Yahoo Finance, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discusses how the emergency relief bill passed by Congress and signed into law last week, known as the CARES Act, will help the millions of small businesses hurting as communities work together to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full op-ed here and below. Sen. Cruz also released a video explaining how small businesses can access guaranteed loans through the newly established Paycheck Protection...

Greetings,  Right now, our nation is fighting two crises simultaneously. We are fighting a serious health crisis, COVID-19.  And, as a result of fighting this serious public health crisis, we are also fighting a serious economic crisis.Small businesses across this country have seen their customers disappear and are on the verge of bankruptcy. Just last week, a record-breaking 6.6 million Americans sought unemployment assistance.  If you have lost your job or are unable to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today met with President Donald Trump, members of Congress, and business leaders to advocate for the millions of Texans and Americans whose jobs depend on a vibrant energy sector. At the meeting, Sen. Cruz said to President Trump: "The combination of the economic harm of the coronavirus crisis combined with the Saudis and Russians waging economic warfare on jobs in this country has been a perfect storm in the energy sector. [...] There are small...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator for the Small Business Administration (SBA), expressing concerns about how the Payroll Protection Program of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is being administered in a way that undermines existing protections for religious organizations. As Sen. Cruz wrote: "The Payroll Protection Act (PPA) section of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES)...

HOUSTON, Texas - As COVID-19 continues to spread in communities across the country and a record 6.6 million Americans seek unemployment benefits, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called in to Lubbock's Chad Hasty Show and Houston's Sam Malone Show to discuss the immediate emergency relief that is on its way to individuals and families. On the Chad Hasty Show, Sen. Cruz responded to the record breaking unemployment claims, saying: "The economic damages we're seeing right now are catastrophic. We're...

HOUSTON, Texas - As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this morning appeared on Fox Business' ‘Mornings with Maria', The Hugh Hewitt Show, and The Mark Davis Show to discuss the $2 trillion in emergency relief that is on its way to the American people and continued steps the Trump Administration and Congress must take to defeat COVID-19 and save lives. While on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo, Sen. Cruz explained the Chinese Communist...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement commending the Trump administration's proposal to form a transitional government in Venezuela: "Today's announcement provides a path for moving forward in Venezuela, which is important for American national security, for the region, and for the Venezuelan people who have suffered at the hands of Nicolas Maduro. The COVID-19 outbreak threatens to overwhelm...