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HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week held meetings in his Washington, D.C. Senate office with members of the Border Trade Alliance and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership. In those meetings, Sen. Cruz participated in a dialogue with the members, and discussed his views regarding trade and immigration, among other issues facing the Texas-Mexico border. During his meeting with the Border Trade Alliance, Sen. Cruz highlighted the over 144,000 apprehensions on the Texas-Mexico...

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 ‘The Ben Shapiro Show' regarding his efforts to enact term limits in Congress and his anti-Semitism legislation in the Senate. During the interview, Sen. Cruz highlighted the hearing he chaired to examine term limits as a method of creating accountability in Congress. He also highlighted the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border and called...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week led a hearing entitled, "Keeping Congress Accountable: Term Limits in the United States." The hearing examined the use of term limits as a method to encourage accountability in Congress and take career politicians out of Washington. In January, Sen. Cruz and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) introduced a constitutional amendment which would impose term limits on members of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in a nominations hearing where he questioned Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, President Trump's nominee to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, and Mr. Andrew P. Bremberg, the nominee to serve as the Ambassador to the United Nations Mission in Geneva. The hearing highlighted the strategic importance of our partnership with Colombia, and the power of dissidents in advancing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Jason Pulliam to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio: "Jason has served our country and the Lone Star State with excellence," Sen. Cruz said. "His experience, coupled with his commitment to public service and professionalism will serve Texans in the Western District well, and I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after the Senate today voted to confirm Matthew J. Kacsmaryk to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. "I am glad to see the Senate vote today to confirm my good friend, Matt Kacsmaryk, to fill this crucial judicial vacancy for the Northern District of Texas," Sen. Cruz said. "As a passionate constitutionalist, Matt has served Texas well in his various professional...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in support of President Trump’s nomination of Kelly Craft to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: “Ambassador Craft demonstrated today that she has the experience and temperament to be the next United States ambassador to the United Nations and to advance America’s interests in this challenging post,” Sen. Cruz said....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) this week sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to utilize the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act, imposing additional sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran. The letter was signed by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Rounds (R-S. D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas). "After the United States exited the Iran nuclear deal, the Treasury...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, today chaired a hearing entitled, "Keeping Congress Accountable: Term Limits in the United States." The hearing examined the use of term limits as an avenue to break the cycle of career politicians and encourage accountability in Congress. Sen. Cruz previously introduced a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on congressional members with Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.) today introduced the Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019, which would withhold 20 percent of U.S. military assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) unless the President can certify they're taking necessary steps to end Hezbollah and Iran's influence over the LAF. United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 calls upon the Lebanese government and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the decision by Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam to suspend consideration of the controversial extradition bill, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called for the bill to be completely withdrawn from consideration: "The decision to suspend the extradition bill's reading is a positive step but inadequate to address the continued, worrying erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy by the Chinese Communist Party. The bill should be completely withdrawn from future...

HOUSTON, Texas – Following the Senate’s unanimous passage of the bipartisan Cruz-Kaine resolution condemning all forms of anti-Semitism, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to follow suit: “Last week the Senate came together and in one voice condemned anti-Semitism as a unique prejudice with a unique history, which has resulted in unique horrors throughout history. The House has thus far been unable to pass a similar resolution, and...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, this week joined NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures, Dr. Christine Darden, and the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson in a ceremony to unveil the new "Hidden Figures Way" street sign in front of NASA's headquarters. Sen. Cruz led efforts in the Senate to rename the street to honor...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led a bipartisan effort with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in the Senate to pass a resolution to condemn anti-Semitism within the United States. Following Sen. Cruz’s remarks on the Senate floor, the resolution was unanimously passed by the Senate in a vote of 100-0. Watch Sen. Cruz’s floor speech in its entirety here. Several news outlets covered Sen. Cruz’s anti-Semitism resolution. Selected news coverage is below: Fox News: Senate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the United States Senate unanimously passed U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine's (D-Va.) bipartisan resolution condemning all forms of antisemitism. "‘In the United States, Jews have suffered from systematic discrimination in the form of exclusion from home ownership in certain neighborhoods, prohibition from staying in certain hotels, restrictions upon membership in private clubs and other associations, limitations upon admission to certain educational...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) this week introduced a bill which would amend the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to require a report on how the People's Republic of China (RPC) exploits Hong Kong to circumvent the laws of the United States. The bill addresses recent developments of the PRC forcing a controversial extradition bill through the Hong Kong government that would subject Hong Kong residents and foreign nationals to extradition to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after voting for a resolution disapproving a sale of arms to Qatar: “Qatar is a deeply problematic ally. The Qataris aggressively support the Muslim Brotherhood, which foments terrorism across the Middle East and beyond. They finance Al Jazeera, which spreads disinformation and incitement globally. I hope and expect that today’s vote will be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, participated yesterday in a fireside chat with Uber's Head of Federal Affairs, Danielle Burr, at the annual Uber Elevate Summit. There, he discussed his Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, a bill he recently introduced that would expand elementary, secondary, and vocational education opportunities for students by providing a federal tax credit to encourage individuals and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today led a bipartisan group of senators to reintroduce the Military Justice Improvement Act, which would professionalize how the military prosecutes serious crimes by moving the decision over whether to prosecute them to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors. "Sexual assault is a horrific wrong, and, tragically, it has proven far too pervasive in our armed forces," said Senator Cruz. "We have a...