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HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the decision to designate the City of Arlington, Texas, as the location for the new Medal of Honor Museum: "This is great news for the City of Arlington and for Texas, home to 1.8 million veterans and active duty military. The Medal of Honor is our nation's highest and most prestigious military decoration, and I'm proud that the Lone Star state will host the museum to recognize all the men and women who...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks at the funeral service for Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, the first Sikh to serve in the position. There, Sen. Cruz paid tribute to Deputy Dhaliwal's life of service and dedication to peace and love. Watch Sen. Cruz's full remarks here or read them below: "We are here today celebrating a hero. We are here today as a community - grieving together, standing together expressing our unity and our love. "Last...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a Senate Resolution celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2nd, 1869. This bipartisan Resolution recognizes Gandhi's decades-long struggle for Indian independence from Great Britain, and his pioneering of non-violent protest as a means of political change-which helped to liberate millions of Indians, and inspiring...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) along with 50 Senators and 120 Representatives penned a letter to President Trump expressing their support and urging for his continued efforts to secure Austin Tice's return to the United States. Seven years ago, while working as a freelance journalist, Austin Tice, a veteran Marine Corps Captain and Texan, was kidnaped and detained in Syria. As the Senators wrote: "It has now been more than seven years since Austin...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today urged President Trump to issue a federal disaster declaration in response to the severe flooding in southeast Texas after Tropical Storm Imelda: "The Governor and local officials have informed us that the losses and property damage in these areas are of a magnitude that is beyond the response capability of the state and local government," they wrote. "We urge you to strongly support this request and provide any and...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement condemning the Chinese Communist Party's shooting of a peaceful protester: "Today's shooting in Hong Kong marks an unacceptable escalation in the Chinese Communist Party's assault on the people of Hong Kong and their peaceful protests against tyranny. This violence occurred against the backdrop of China's systematic campaign to undermine Hong Kong's freedom and...

HOUSTON, Texas - Today, ‘Why is This Happening?' - a podcast hosted by MSNBC's Chris Hayes - released its latest episode featuring U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who participated in a live recording at The Paramount Theatre during the annual Texas Tribune Festival. There, Sen. Cruz and Hayes had a wide-ranging discussion, covering Republican victories for the American people, Texas' booming economy, environmental issues, foreign policy, and more. As Sen. Cruz highlights in the...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) in introducing the Dignity for Aborted Children Act, a bill which would enforce guidelines for the dignified handling of aborted fetal remains and penalties for failing to respect the sanctity of human life. Read the full text of their bill here.  “Harvesting the...

AUSTIN, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Saturday participated in a live recording of MSNBC's ‘Why is This Happening?' with Chris Hayes at the annual Texas Tribune Festival. There, Sen. Cruz and Hayes had a wide-ranging discussion on domestic and foreign policy, as well as news of the day. Sen. Cruz highlighted the tremendous results President Trump and Republicans in Congress have delivered to the American people, including expanded economic opportunity and rising wages. A recent...

NEW YORK CITY, New York - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared in studio on Fox News' ‘America's Newsroom' where he urged congressional Democrats to get over their anger at the American people for electing President Trump and do their jobs. When asked about the impeachment inquiry, Sen. Cruz said congressional Democrats are only interested in attacking President Trump: "At the end of the day, congressional Democrats are angry. They are angry about the 2016 election, and ultimately...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, Britain, France, and Germany released a statement blaming Iran for the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. The acknowledgment came despite a campaign of denial aimed at preserving the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal.  As U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has repeatedly urged, the U.S. should invoke the snapback mechanism in United Nations Security...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor honoring Shea Woodard Hall for her 26 years of service in the U.S. Senate and to congratulate her on her upcoming retirement. Shea has been a member of Sen. Cruz’s staff for seven years, serving as the West Texas Regional Director for Sen. Cruz, and will retire in October. “Mr. President, I rise today to give tribute to a great American, a great Texan, a dear friend, and a 26-year...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement applauding the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement: "This is good news for hardworking farmers and ranchers in Texas and across the country who will be able to sell their homegrown products to even more consumers around the world. The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement is another important step in growing our agriculture industry and the U.S. economy, and will help strengthen economic and diplomatic ties to an important ally in the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on congressional Democrats' latest calls for impeachment: "Since the day President Trump was elected, congressional Democrats have been working to find any reason under the sun to impeach the president and undo the results of the last election. First, it was Mueller, then the Mueller report found no collusion. Now it's Ukraine. Next month, it will be something else. "Despite the wild speculations from the media,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the committee's passage of legislation supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The approved measure includes a provision of Sen. Cruz's bipartisan bill that amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to require the administration to evaluate and report on how the People's Republic of China (PRC) exploits Hong Kong to circumvent the laws of the...

This week is National Clean Energy Week, an opportunity to recognize the vital role abundant natural gas has played in creating good-paying jobs, boosting our economy, and providing cleaner, more affordable, and more reliable energy that powers communities here and around the world. Under President Trump's leadership, Texas has become the leading natural gas producer and the United States has become a net exporter of natural gas. Increasing natural gas production has allowed the U.S. to lower...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, today is chairing a hearing on "Improving Air Traffic Control for the American People: Examining the Current System." Today's hearing is the first in a series of hearings Sen. Cruz will be chairing to examine the current state of the United States' Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. Witnesses will discuss challenges and highlight possible improvements to the efficiency and safety of the ATC...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued a statement after Britain, France, and Germany said that Iran was responsible from the recent attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia: "This announcement by our European partners confirms what those of us who had directly seen the evidence always knew: Iran committed an act of war aimed at harming our economy and thwarting President Trump's maximum pressure campaign against its...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit: "I am very pleased President Trump has nominated Lawrence VanDyke to the Ninth Circuit," Sen. Cruz said. "He has rightfully earned a reputation as a principled constitutionalist who will remain faithful to the law, a welcome change to the Ninth Circuit, which has traditionally sought to undermine the...