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HOUSTON, D.C.-Following President Trump's national emergency declaration, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent him a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to work closely with State of Texas emergency management officials and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase awareness of the many financial tools available to assist Texans experiencing the economic impact of the coronavirus. As the Senators wrote: "We commend your decision to...

HOUSTON, Texas - After calling on federal officials to take four immediate steps to detect, treat, and prevent the spread of COVID-19 on Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is in self-quarantine out of an abundance of caution, called into ABC News Live with Diane Macedo. On Saturday, Sen. Cruz spoke with WFAA Dallas' Jason Whitely, KXAS Dallas' Katy Blakey, and KTRK Houston's Tom Abrahams. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on ABC News Discusses COVID-19 & Decision to Extend Self-Quarantine When asked...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called on federal officials to take four immediate, concrete steps to detect, treat, and prevent the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19. Upon sending letters from self-quarantine to Vice President Pence, Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Carvajal, Health and Human Services Secretary Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Verma, and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Hahn, Sen. Cruz said: "With the rapid...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today sent a letter to President Trump calling on the administration to take all available and appropriate action to protect U.S. service members from International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution following the recent misguided decision to authorize an investigation into U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. In the letter, they wrote: "The ICC's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called into CBS This Morning from his home in Texas, where he announced his decision to extend his self-quarantine until March 17 out of an abundance of caution. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on CBS This Morning Discusses Decision to Extend Self-Quarantine Sen. Cruz reassured viewers that he is feeling healthy and experiencing no symptoms, saying: "I remain strong and healthy and have no symptoms. And based on the medical advice I've received, there's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement: "My self-quarantine ended yesterday afternoon. I still have no symptoms and feel fine, and I was looking forward to taking my family out to dinner tonight. "Unfortunately, last night I was informed I had a second interaction with an individual who yesterday tested positive for COVID-19. "On March 3, I met in my D.C. office with Santiago Abascal, the leader of the Vox Party in Spain. We met for about 20 minutes,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), on Wednesday sent a letter to President Trump urging him to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty (OST). In the letter, they wrote: "The costs of the OST go far beyond wasteful spending, and directly erode our national security by enabling Russian espionage over the United States. The Russians have installed advanced digital...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas), this week led a bipartisan letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging FEMA to grant the State of Texas appeal for Public Assistance funding in order to support the Texas communities that suffered public infrastructure damage during Tropical Storm Imelda. The letter highlights the troublesome discrepancy between FEMA and local jurisdictions' preliminary damage assessments. In the letter, they...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, on Wednesday sent a letter to Vice President Pence and members of the coronavirus task force urging them to implement a single online webform that would allow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to directly collect complete, accurate, and timely data to trace infected or exposed travelers. In the letter, they wrote: "As the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in introducing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This bipartisan and bicameral bill will hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for the use of force labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and ensure that goods produced through forced labor do not enter the United States. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The press office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement: "In response to reports that an aide from another Senate office has tested positive for COVID-19, Sen. Cruz has temporarily closed the D.C. office out of an abundance of caution to protect the health and welfare of staff, constituents, and colleagues in Congress. Sen. Cruz's office had previously established a working group to prepare for a scenario just like this and is fully equipped for staff...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the threat of the coronavirus pandemic or COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States and around the world, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today announced their intention to introduce the RESULTs for Coronavirus Patients Act, legislation specifically designed to expedite the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval process for drugs and devices approved in other countries that could treat COVID-19 patients and help stop this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is currently at his home in Texas after a brief interaction 13 days ago with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, called into KTRH's ‘The Michael Berry Show'  on Tuesday to discuss the latest news about the coronavirus outbreak. On the show, Sen. Cruz reassured listeners that he feels healthy and is not experiencing any symptoms. When asked about his decision to self-quarantine, Sen. Cruz said: "I hope people treat...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Rules Committee, today submitted to the record the following statement on Trey Trainor to be a member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC): "Although I cannot be physically present to introduce my friend Trey Trainor at this hearing on his nomination to be a member of the Federal Election Commission, the nearly 1,500 miles that separate us at the moment cannot stop me from saying a few words on behalf of his nomination. "I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The press office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement: "Sen. Cruz feels great, has not exhibited any symptoms of the coronavirus in the last 11 days, and is not currently experiencing any symptoms. Sen. Cruz's own decision to stay at home in Texas this week - until a full 14 days have passed since the interaction on February 27 - was made out of an abundance of caution and to give everyone peace of mind, not because it was medically...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement: "Last night, I was informed that 10 days ago at CPAC I briefly interacted with an individual who is currently symptomatic and has tested positive for COVID-19. That interaction consisted of a brief conversation and a handshake. "I have consulted with medical authorities from the Houston Health Department, the Harris County Public Health Department, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with Reps. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), Brian Babin (R-Texas), and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), on Thursday sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service urging the agency to expedite the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) review of a proposal to lease large areas in and around the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT) for oil and gas development, which is now months overdue. In the letter, they wrote: "Reopening...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Pat Toomey (R-Penn.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today issued a statement following reports that President Trump will appeal the Tenth Circuit's decision on small refineries: "We're encouraged by the reports that the administration will appeal the Tenth Circuit's decision on small...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced sanctions against the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP), as well as three NNP commissioners, for their involvement in serious human rights abuses. This announcement comes as a result of Sen. Cruz's Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) and Executive Order 13851. "The Nicaraguan National Police has operated with...