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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along with fellow members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), today introduced a Senate resolution commending the men and women of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today penned a letter to Attorney General William Barr, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, and FBI Director Christopher Wray calling for an investigation into Antifa and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). "I write to urge you to open an organized crime investigation into Antifa, a left-wing anarchist terrorist organization that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued a statement following the Senate's passage of Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act. Sen. Cruz cosponsored the bipartisan bill. "While the world briefly stopped turning, as planes crashed, buildings crumbled, and thousands of innocent lives were lost, brave men and women-firefighters, law enforcement officers, first responders,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today introduced legislation that calls for the posthumous promotion of native Lieutenant Colonel (Lt. Col.) Richard E. Cole. This bipartisan legislation also recognizes the accomplishments, sacrifices, and legacy of Lt. Col. Cole, the last of the living Doolittle Raiders until he passed away earlier this year at the age 103. The Doolittle Raiders...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today participated in a full committee hearing focused on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). There, Sen. Cruz urged FBI Director Christopher Wray to open an investigation into Antifa under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). "Let me turn to a final topic which is an area of concern for me, which is the group that has called itself Antifa," Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the budget deal reached yesterday: "The budget deal reached by administration negotiators and congressional leadership is yet another missed opportunity to rein in excessive government spending. This deal irresponsibly jacks up spending by $320 billion without real offsets, and suspends the debt limit into 2021. Instead of finally dealing with our nearly $1 trillion deficit and $22 trillion debt, this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to urge his Brazilian and Paraguayan counterparts to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization in light of the Iran-backed group's past and ongoing terrorism across the region and globally. The letter comes during Secretary Pompeo's visit to Argentina this weekend to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the tragic Hezbollah...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Examiner highlighted U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) reintroduction of the RESULT Act, which would amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to allow for reciprocal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of drugs, devices, and other medical therapies already approved in other trusted countries, thereby increasing access to life-saving innovations for all Americans. The bill text may be viewed here. "This is a commonsense reform that should garner bipartisan...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today applauded the Senate's unanimous vote in support of their bipartisan bill that would allow NASA to preserve the Apollo landing sites on the moon. The One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act provides legal recognition and protection for the Apollo sites and artifacts from intentional and unintentional disturbances from future missions. The bill passed a full Senate vote ahead of the 50th anniversary of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution remembering the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The deadliest terrorist attack in Argentina's history, the bombing occurred on July 18, 1994 and resulted in the death of 85 people and more than 300...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) today introduced a resolution to the U.S. Senate condemning the violent acts carried out by members of Antifa and calling for the designation of the group as a domestic terrorist organization. "Antifa is a group of hateful, intolerant radicals who pursue their unhinged agenda through aggressive violence," Sen. Cruz said. "Time and time again their actions have demonstrated that their only purpose is to inflict harm...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week went on The Michael Berry Show to discuss his recent hearing investigating Google's pattern of political bias and censorship. "The pattern of political bias from YouTube, from Google is massive," Sen. Cruz said. "And I'll tell you Michael, the most stunning testimony was from a psychologist Dr. Epstein, who is not a Republican. He is by his own...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, today convened a hearing titled, "Google and Censorship through Search Engines." The hearing will focus on political bias and censorship by Google, and will include testimony from a representative from Google and Dennis Prager of PragerU. Livestream of Sen. Cruz's hearing may be viewed here. As chairman, Sen. Cruz held a hearing in April with representatives from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, appeared on Fox News' ‘Fox & Friends' to discuss today's investigative hearing on Google and Big Tech censorship. As chairman, Sen. Cruz held a hearing in April with representatives from Facebook and Twitter, where he addressed concerns over social media bias and censorship. "Today, I'm chairing a hearing with Google," Sen. Cruz said. "Google is a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke to Julie Fine of NBC in Dallas, and penned an op-ed for Fox News to discuss the security and humanitarian crisis on the southern border, as well as the stonewalling from congressional Democrats. Earlier this month, Sen. Cruz toured the largest immigration processing center in the country, the Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center, and received a briefing from Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials in ‘Rincon Village',...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday delivered remarks on the Senate floor describing his recent trip to the southern border, where he witnessed the existing security and humanitarian crisis firsthand. Then he called on congressional Democrats to acknowledge the ongoing situation at the border as a crisis, and solve the problem. Specifically, he called on Congress to increase the number of federal judges and to close the loopholes within the asylum system. "From...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's ongoing efforts to silence his critics and promote impunity for human rights abuses. Citing new reports on the worsening political crisis in Nicaragua, the senators identify a series of Nicaraguan government officials -...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy los Senadores Ted Cruz (R-Texas) y Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) enviaron una carta al Secretario de Estado Mike Pompeo acerca de los continuos esfuerzos del presidente nicaragüense Daniel Ortega de silenciar a sus críticos y promover la impunidad de las violaciones a los Derechos Humanos. Citando nuevos reportes acerca de la creciente crisis política en Nicaragua, los senadores identificaron a una serie de funcionarios gubernamentales, incluyendo al...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today in response to a report published by the Institute for Science and International Security. The report revealed Iran's Fordow nuclear facility was never repurposed, as Iran committed to doing under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and that Iran retains a surge capability to produce weapon-grade uranium at the facility: "Today's report once again...