Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in observance of Passover:  “At sundown this evening begins the first night of Passover. Our Jewish friends will gather together at the Seder table and read from the Haggadah. They will recite the miraculous story of the Exodus celebrating the liberation of the Israelites from tyranny, bondage, and slavery in Egypt to freedom. “Heidi and I wish a happy Passover to the Jewish community in...

April 7, 2017 Greetings, This year is poised to be a blockbuster year. We have an historic opportunity to deliver on the promises Congress made to the American people - repeal Obamacare, pass fundamental tax and regulatory reform, and confirm a strong conservative to the Supreme Court.   I am happy to report that over the last two weeks, President Trump signed two bills I authored which are tremendous victories for the State of Texas.  The first bill, the bipartisan Cruz-Nelson...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday appeared on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” with Shannon Bream to discuss the U.S. missile strikes in Syria and his efforts to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. “Syria is a humanitarian disaster,” Sen. Cruz said. “It is a total mess. After eight years of Obama’s broken redlines and weakness, we have seen Syria turned into a war zone that has resulted in hundreds of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court: “Today’s Senate vote was a historic one. Ten, 20, 30 years from now, this vote will still be having an ongoing impact on the liberty and constitutional rights of millions of Americans.  “Today, the Senate followed through on a promise made to the American people more than a year...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding tonight’s U.S.-launched missile strikes in Syria: “Today, after eight years of Obama foreign policy failures, Syria is a humanitarian disaster. Bashar al-Assad is a monster, a puppet of Russia and Iran, and he has once again used chemical weapons against his own citizens, murdering innocent men, women, and children.  “Our prayers are with Assad’s victims, and with the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next associate justice of the Supreme Court. Sen. Cruz urged his Democratic colleagues who were willing to confirm Judge Gorsuch ten years ago to do so again. “Judge Gorsuch is no ordinary nominee,” Sen. Cruz said. “Because of this unique and transparent process unprecedented in our nation's history, his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Egyptian news organization, Ahram, reported on a meeting between the Office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and members of Egyptian Parliament to discuss efforts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Relevant excerpts are as follows:  Hussein Wahdan, head of the Egyptian parliamentary delegation, also said in a statement Saturday that the delegation met with US senator and former presidential election candidate Ted [sic] Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Numerous conservative news outlets have taken note of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) two bills signed into law by President Trump in the last two weeks. Last week, President Trump signed legislation sponsored by Sen. Cruz and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) that returns discretion back to the State of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over how to best implement the state’s unemployment insurance program. A week earlier, President Trump signed the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday appeared on Fox News’ 'Hannity' to discuss the Senate's efforts to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and the senator's fight to deliver on the promise Congress made to the American people to repeal and replace Obamacare. Sean Hannity also noted that in the last two weeks, President Trump has signed two bills authored by Sen. Cruz. “Judge Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed at the next associate justice of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today defended the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, reiterating Republicans’ commitment to confirming him with or without Democrats’ support. He spoke both in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and in a press conference with GOP colleagues following the hearing. In his remarks, Sen. Cruz noted that Democrats’ efforts to filibuster the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement in response to the United Nations’ recent targeting of U.S. states on matters of free speech: “The hypocrisy of the United Nations is astounding. The United States does not need any lectures from the U.N. regarding free speech, free assembly, or any issue pertaining to safeguarding human rights, especially from appointees of the U.N. Human Rights Council. America’s Constitution is a model...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, The Dallas Morning News covered President Trump’s signing of legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas). This marks the second piece of legislation sponsored by Sen. Cruz that has been signed into law in the span of two weeks, following the President’s signing of the bipartisan Cruz-Nelson NASA Transition Authorization Act on Tuesday, March 21. The full Dallas Morning News article...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the recent developments in Venezuela: “The Maduro regime knows no limits. It has nationalized businesses, arrested desperate owners who can barely break even with the regime’s destructive excuse for an economic policy, and forced thousands of poor Venezuelans to cross into neighboring countries just to buy basic necessities. Seemingly unsatisfied by the devastation already inflicted, Maduro and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today President Trump signed into law legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) to disapprove and nullify a drug-testing rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor in the final months of the Obama administration. The rule previously limited states’ congressionally intended discretion in implementing their unemployment compensation and unemployment insurance programs. The bill was originally introduced in the U.S. House of...

March 31, 2017 Greetings, This week the Trump Administration issued an executive order rolling back a number of costly Obama-era regulations, including the Clean Power Plan, the rules for new power plants, and the methane rule. Excessive regulations like these slow the economy, and crush job creation. This is a significant victory for Texas and the nation and I am hopeful it serves as an initial, powerful early step in unleashing the American Energy Renaissance. On Wednesday, I joined a majority...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement praising the U.S. Coast Guard for advancing Texas’ Presidio International Rail Bridge permit process after urging action in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing last week. Sen. Cruz’s exchange with the U.S. Coast Guard in the hearing may be viewed here. “Reconstruction of the Presidio International Rail Bridge is an important project to the State of Texas,” Sen. Cruz said....

Yesterday I introduced the Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act, to protect Texas' water supply. https://t.co/PKXNubzOTz pic.twitter.com/JSbjp6STnQ — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) March 31, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday introduced a bill to provide certainty to water agencies who supply water to Texans and to protect the water supply future of Texas. The legislation ensures that interstate water transfers between Texas, Louisiana and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined his colleagues in the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Sen. Cruz urged his Democratic colleagues who were willing to confirm Judge Gorsuch ten years ago to do so again. Video of the Senator’s remarks may be viewed here. Video of the press conference in its entirety may be viewed here.  “Judge Gorsuch should be confirmed to the Supreme Court and he...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz(R-Texas)today released the following statement praising the Trump Administration’s executive action to roll back a number of costly Obama-era climate regulations, including the Clean Power Plan, the rules for new power plants, and the methane rule:  “Today’s executive order is a huge victory for Texans and Americans in every corner of our nation. President Trump should be commended for rolling back these regulations that were...