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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after President Trump delivered his third State of the Union Address: "Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, his administration, and Republicans in Congress, Americans from every walk of life are experiencing the lowest unemployment in 50 years, higher wages, and more opportunities than ever before. Today, we have the lowest African American unemployment that has ever been recorded, the lowest Hispanic...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today delivered remarks on the Senate floor in advance of the Senate's historic vote tomorrow to reject Democrats' impeachment charges and acquit President Trump. Watch Sen. Cruz's floor speech in its entirety here. The full text of his remarks is below: Sen. Cruz: "Madam President, tomorrow afternoon the Senate will vote to acquit President Trump in these impeachment proceedings. That's the right...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, this morning appeared on Fox News' ‘Fox & Friends' ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address and acquittal. Highlights are below. WATCH: CRUZ ON FOX & FRIENDS: Dems' Impeachment Sham Is Nearly Over, the President Will Be Acquitted State of the Union Should Focus on Economic Successes and Security Victories: "I expect to see some angry partisan Democrats behaving as sore...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a letter to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concerning Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization (WHO) and urging the WHO to grant Taiwan observer status at WHO meetings and gatherings. On Thursday, the WHO declared the Wuhan coronavirus a global health emergency, but has not permitted Taiwan to attend any emergency...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Amid growing public concerns about the coronavirus, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the subcommittee on Aviation and Space, today called for the administration to issue a travel ban to and from China and implement advanced screenings at U.S. airports to help ensure the health and safety of traveling public. "Given the severity of the coronavirus in China and its rapid spread across the region, as well as the mounting public fear, it's imperative that this disease is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today during National School Choice Week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a video highlighting the importance of expanding school choice and opportunities for every American child. Sen. Cruz, a cosponsor of Sen. Tim Scott's (R-S.C.) National School Choice Week Resolution, said: "I believe school choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. It shouldn't matter what your race, ethnicity, or zip code is -- every single child in America should be able to access an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrats and members of the mainstream media are lighting their hair on fire claiming that it is crucial the Senate hear from additional witnesses. The House has already heard from 17 witnesses. And they still can't prove their case. As Sen. Cruz said on 'Hannity' last night: "Enough already. Move on. On Friday, I'm going to vote that we don't need any more witnesses. With 17 witnesses in the House, we've heard all the evidence. The House Managers have failed." READ: CRUZ: We...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) into law: "As a fierce competitor on the international stage, no state in the union has more invested in trade with our neighbors than Texas. This trade agreement puts American jobs first, including the 2.2 million jobs in Texas directly dependent on international trade. "By increasing access to the Canadian market for American wheat,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, on Tuesday appeared on Fox News' ‘Hannity' after the White House defense team wrapped up their opening arguments. Highlights are below. WATCH: CRUZ on Hannity: House Managers Failed, Time for Senate to Acquit Articles of Impeachment Fail to Meet Constitutional Standard: "Professor Dershowitz's argument that he presented to the Senate was powerful and compelling. That the Constitution requires...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - To expedite North Texas' recovery from severe weather this October, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urging it to quickly review the damages and promptly communicate its findings to President Trump to aid the recovery of North Texans. This follows their letter to President Trump earlier this month asking him to expedite FEMA's review and to support Governor Abbott's request for a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Saturday, CNN's Don Lemon and his guests Rick Wilson and Wajahat Ali made clear what we have known all along: the Democrats and the mainstream media despise the American people who elected President Trump. As Rick Wilson said: "Donald Trump couldn't find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter ‘u' and a picture of an actual physical crane next to it. He knows that this is a, you know, an administration defined by ignorance of the world. And so that's partly him playing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined President Donald Trump at a White House ceremony, where the President unveiled his Middle East peace proposal. Following the ceremony, Sen. Cruz issued the following statement: "Today's plan marks another important step by the Trump administration to undo the sad legacy of the Obama administration, specifically by rendering United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 null and void,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Britain announced it will give Huawei approval to build its 5G network: "Today's decision by the British government is deeply unfortunate and will endanger the national security of Britain, as well as the United States, and our allies, for generations to come. Huawei's activities and infrastructure are a global espionage operation run on behalf of the Chinese...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democrats and the mainstream media have pounced on the leak of former National Security Advisor John Bolton's manuscript. But they're refusing to acknowledge the serious evidence of corruption concerning Burisma, a Ukrainian natural gas company, which had Hunter Biden on its board. Why? Because, for them, this is all about undoing the results of the 2016 election and undermining the 2020 election. As Sen. Cruz noted on the Mark Levin Show: "[Democrats] are trying to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the White House's defense team will continue to lay out President Trump's case. To the surprise of no one, Democrats and members of the mainstream media are continuing to follow the playbook they tried to use against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. WATCH: Burisma, Biden, and the Bribery Democrats Want You to Forget About As U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said this morning: "Last week we had Lev Parnas on Maddow and ‘secret tapes.' This week, the ‘Bolton...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - After months of attacks from House Democrats, the President's defense team was finally given a chance on Saturday to lay out the President's case. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, appeared on Fox News' ‘Justice' with Judge Jeanine Pirro, where he discussed his top takeaways from the defense's opening arguments and what he expects to happen during the trial next week. On the White House defense team, Sen. Cruz outlined his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke with Fox News' Mike Emmanuel and appeared on The Ben Shapiro Show and Joe Pags Show, ahead of the President's defense team's opening arguments. On Fox News, Sen. Cruz shared his advice for the White House's defense team, saying: "Focus on making the case on the merits and laying out the factual reasons for the President's innocence. The President is innocent of these charges. The Senate is going to acquit him. It's going to find...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - For two days, Democratic House Managers have sanctimoniously lectured the American people from the Senate floor. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel - Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) are finally wrapping up their oral arguments. Tomorrow will be the first time in which the President and his lawyers will be able to make their case to the American people, which is why U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a video message supporting the 2020 March for Life, where hundreds of thousands of Americans rally in D.C. and across the country in support of pro-life policies at all levels of government. Watch Sen. Cruz's video message here. A full transcript is below. "This week marks the 47th tragic anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Since that decision, over 61 million unborn children have lost their lives. All of the little boys and little girls...