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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, and John Cornyn (R-Texas) filed an amicus brief in support of the State of Texas’ emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of the district court injunction that barred Texas from implementing its new congressional district map. The Senators did so in part on the basis of the Purcell principle, which holds that courts...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Stop TSP ESG Act. The legislation would prevent professional asset managers who manage federal employee retirement funds from using those taxpayer dollars to push Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies through corporate shareholder votes. The retirement savings program for U.S. government employees is the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which holds over $1 trillion in assets and in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the United States will begin a process to designate Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations.   Sen. Cruz said,“I applaud President Trump for his leadership in advancing and announcing today’s Executive Order, which is critical to American national security and to the safety of Americans. This battle has been...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a bipartisan letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to increase pressure on Chinese authorities to immediately release Pastor “Ezra” Jin Mingri and dozens of other Zion Church leaders who were wrongfully detained for their beliefs. Excerpts and highlights from the letter: “Pastor Jin, the 56-year-old founder and senior pastor of Beijing’s Zion Church, was detained on October 10, 2025, along with nearly...

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the approval of Texas’ proposal to use over $1.2 billion of funding to deliver universal high-speed internet access through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Chairman Cruz’s oversight of the program under the Biden administration saved billions of taxpayer dollars, while ensuring states were not saddled with onerous mandates that prevented unserved...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statements after their bipartisan Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act passed the Senate. This bill would help ensure that life insurance packages for service members and veterans account for increases in the cost of living and inflation. The legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Sen Cruz said, “Our nation’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced a key promotion in his Washington, D.C. office. KEN LEE promoted to Chief Counsel. A member of Senator Cruz’s team since May 2024, Ken previously served Senator Cruz as Senior Counsel. Originally from Hawaii, Ken is a proud graduate of the University of Southern California and a law school graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to his time in Senator Cruz’s office, Ken clerked for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law in...

AUSTIN, TEXAS- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated the work of his Service Academy Nominations Board after it concluded its annual meeting. The Board recommended the most qualified Texas candidates for nomination to our nation’s distinguished military service academies. Following the annual meeting, Sen. Cruz said, “Texas has long produced remarkable military leaders who embody service, courage, and commitment to our nation’s values. I am thankful for the tireless work of my Service Academy...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Congressman August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) led a letter with members of the Texas congressional delegation to the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) urging them to prioritize the release of funds set aside in the One Big Beautiful Bill to reimburse the State of Texas for the more than $11 billion spent on border security efforts during the disastrous Biden-Harris border crisis. Excerpts and highlights...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statements after President Trump announced that he is nominating Nicholas Ganjei to be the District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. Sen. Cruz said, “Nick served as my Chief Counsel for three years, during which he oversaw vital initiatives on criminal justice, border security, judicial nominations, antitrust issues, intellectual...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and their colleagues issued statements following Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution condemning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the abduction of Pastor Ezra Jin and other leaders of the Zion Church and calling for their release. Sen. Cruz said, “Christians are fighting daily for their religious freedom against the Chinese Communist Party. Last month, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, along with Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), sent a letter requesting that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi unseal the application for a non-disclosure order signed by Obama-appointed Judge James Boasberg, which required phone carriers to keep the Biden DOJ and Jack Smith’s subpoenas secret for one year.   Click...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement about Senate passage of the House version of the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act, legislation which he drafted and will now pass into law. The act was unanimously passed by the Senate had previously been passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives It will increase the monthly pension for living Medal of Honor recipients...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) introduced the Upholding a Secure Postal System (USPS) Act to direct the U.S. Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on nationwide mail theft trends and the security of postal property. Sen. Cruz said, “Mail theft has become a growing concern for Texans who depend on a reliable postal service. I am committed to restoring trust in the USPS by addressing the widespread theft...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in favor of the House-passed version of the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act, legislation that he drafted, after which the Senate unanimously passed the bill. The act had previously been passed unanimously by the U.S. House of Representatives and will now go to the President for his signature to become law. This legislation will increase...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025. The bill strengthens enforcement of the 1944 Water Treaty relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico, and holds the Mexican government accountable for not meeting its water delivery requirements under...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Deporting Fraudsters Act, which would make defrauding the United States or unlawfully obtaining public benefits as grounds for inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Sen. Cruz said, “Americans who meet eligibility requirements should be the only ones to receive taxpayer-funded benefits. Under the Biden administration’s border policies, abuse of these...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Washington and Trump v. Barbara. The brief argues that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause does not grant automatic citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are illegally present. This case is before the U.S. Supreme Court. Upon filing, Sen. Cruz said, “Birthright...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s announcement to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern. Sen. Cruz said, “I am deeply gratified to President Trump for making this determination. I have fought for years to counter the slaughter and persecution of Christians in Nigeria, and this year introduced legislation that will lock in the designation made today. Today’s designation is a critical step in holding...