Press Releases

  April 15, 2018 Greetings, On Tuesday, I questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a joint Senate hearing on whether Facebook considers itself a neutral public forum and the pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship demonstrated by it and other social media platforms. In radio interviews with KTSA’s Michael Berry and WOAI’s Joe Pags, I discussed the unprecedented power and influence social media has in our political discourse, and the legal...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the U.S.-launched missile strikes in Syria: "Tonight, the United States responded to the atrocities of Bashar al-Assad. "As the President said, it is in our national interest to deter the use of chemical weapons. Critically, that includes preventing those chemical weapons from falling into the hands of the radical Islamic terrorist elements in Syria. It is now absolutely crucial that any further military...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) penned the following letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, and U.S. Department of State Acting Secretary, John Sullivan, urging the Trump Administration to stop a Syria-North Korea sanctions evasion scheme and North Korean efforts to advance Syria’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) applauded the passage of a bipartisan resolution honoring the legacy of  Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá on the sixth anniversary of his death, and calling for an impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding it. An outspoken activist for free speech, democracy, and human rights, Payá died in a suspicious car crash on July 22, 2012. While the Castro regime...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced in a press conference with Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) his intention to introduce a bill to end capital gains tax on inflation, which will expand economic growth and encourage more investment into the economy, helping create more opportunities for hardworking Americans. He also argued that on tax reform, there is much more Congress can do on behalf of the American people, including passing his bill to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today questioned Secretary of the Army Mark Esper and General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army regarding the Army’s FY2019 budget submission given the accelerated modernization of Russia and China’s militaries and the modernization efforts of the United States military as outlined in the National Defense Strategy [NDS]. “Over the past two decades, for a whole lot of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, participated in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today entitled: “Are We Ready for the Next Hurricane Season? Status of Preparation and Response Capabilities for 2018,” where representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided updates on their agencies’ response to Hurricanes...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today penned the following op-ed for CNN.com regarding their letter to President Trump urging him to direct his trade negotiators to take a much broader view of the economic potential of NAFTA negotiations, and advance the Republican economic growth agenda by prioritizing American jobs and competitiveness. Read the op-ed in its entirety here. Excerpts are available below: Utilize NAFTA...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today met with members of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce during their annual ‘DC Days’ fly-in. There he discussed the victories achieved in the new Congress, including massive tax cuts and full funding for the military, his priorities for 2018, and the pressing issues facing businesses in the Panhandle and across the Lone Star State. "The men and women of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce work tirelessly to promote the interests...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on KTRH’s ‘The Michael Berry Show,’ and WOAI’s ‘The Joe Pags Show’ to discuss his exchange earlier this week with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In his interview with Berry, Sen. Cruz discussed the expanding role social media plays in our political discourse, saying, “The power that Facebook and social media has is unprecedented. I and many, many others, are concerned about the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks and participated in a Q&A with members of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT). There, he discussed the major regulatory victories achieved in 2017 and his priorities for making middle class tax cuts permanent and Dodd-Frank reform. He also held meetings in his D.C. Senate office with Texas Cattle Feeders and Texas Corn Growers. In his remarks to IBAT, he discussed the victories achieved for hard-working...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in a Q&A moderated by Thomas A. Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste, at Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide With Next-Gen Connectivity, the first event in Charter Communication's "Think Forward" series. During the Q&A Senator Cruz discussed expanding rural broadband, net neutrality, 5G nationalization, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees joint...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent the following letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan regarding China’s growing influence around the world, and urged particular examination of the expanding relationship between China and the Guelleh government in Djibouti. “Djibouti is the case study of China’s subterfuge, masked as sacks of Yuan.” Sen. Cruz wrote. “Following Chinese demands that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for FoxNews.com following his exchange on Tuesday with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, where he asked whether Facebook considers itself a neutral public forum, and discussed how many Americans believe Facebook is engaged in political bias and censorship. “As I expressed to Mark Zuckerberg, as a private business Facebook has a clear First Amendment right to publish whatever it wants on its website within the bounds of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) announcement that Texas will receive $5 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for unmet needs and mitigation efforts following Hurricane Harvey and previous flood events. This funding was provided through the $89.3 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill passed by Congress in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) member of both the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a joint hearing, raising questions whether Facebook considers itself a neutral public forum and emphasizing that many Americans believe Facebook is engaged in political bias and censorship. Several news outlets covered Sen. Cruz’s line of questioning. Selected news coverage...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today questioned General Darren W. McDew on military vulnerabilities with U.S. Transportation Command [TRANSCOM], including cyber threats to commercial and space assets. He also discussed various training exercises conducted by the military to combat and prepare against these threats. Sen. Cruz's exchange with General Darren W. McDew, USAF may be viewed here. A full transcript is below: Sen. Cruz:...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of both the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a joint hearing entitled: "Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data." There, he questioned Mr. Zuckerberg on whether Facebook considers itself a neutral public forum, emphasizing that many Americans believe Facebook is engaged in political bias and censorship. "Mr....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after President Trump announced his intention to nominate David Morales to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Corpus Christi:  “David Morales will make an outstanding federal judge,” Sen. Cruz said. “Having worked side-by-side with David in the Texas Attorney General’s Office defending the...