Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s address today at the United Nations General Assembly: “At the United Nations today, President Obama took to the podium to once again blame the United States for the woes of the world. He suggested our country is just one of many that need to get beyond the old divisions of nationality. He chided those who would limit the inflow of refugees from nations...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz today issued the following statement regarding Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.) and Mike Rounds’ (R-S.D.) letter to President Obama on opposing all one-sided, anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations: “I support the spirit of Sens. Gillibrand’s and Rounds’ letter to President Obama, which is to urge him to oppose any anti-Israel activities at the United Nations Security Council.  “Unfortunately, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the recent string of terrorist attacks on American soil:  “Terrorist attacks over the last several days across our homeland, from Manhattan to Minnesota, indicate we are moving into a new phase of the war against ISIS and al Qaida, who are increasingly targeting Europe and the United States. Two years ago, a focused, aggressive military campaign against ISIS’s claimed caliphate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, an article in The Wall Street Journal highlighted the bipartisan NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2016, introduced by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) last week. The article notes that this legislation, which aims to ensure continuity of NASA’s Mars plan, is “big picture and more strategic” than previous NASA...

September 16, 2016 Greetings, The Internet is one of the most powerful and transformational inventions of our time, and Texans, in particular, recognize its tremendous economic importance to our state. In 2015 alone, Texas was home to more than 500 Internet-based companies. The Internet allows anyone across our great state, with minimal capital, to bring a dream or an idea to life and participate in the national and global marketplace. This extraordinary ability is a direct result of American...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-A.K.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following joint statement urging Democratic senators to oppose the Obama administration’s proposed Internet oversight transition set to take place on October 1:  “It is profoundly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) today announced the introduction of S. 3346, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2016. The legislation provides stability for NASA to sustain and build upon existing national space investments designed to advance space exploration and science with an overall authorization...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in light of the newly signed 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Israel: “All supporters of the US-Israeli alliance should be pleased that a new 10-year MOU has been signed that will form the foundation of our ongoing security partnership from FY 2019-2028. It is particularly significant that this agreement was negotiated with a Democrat administration, thus...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chaired a hearing investigating the risks of President Obama’s proposal to cede guardianship of the Internet to a global organization known as ICANN, which is composed of multinational corporations, civil society groups, and more than 160 foreign countries. During the hearing, Sen. Cruz and expert witnesses warned of specific threats this transition poses to free speech online and national security. Congress must act by...

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act: “When I was elected to the Senate, I pledged that my top priority would be to help create good-paying jobs for Texans in every corner of our great state. And job creation remains my top priority today.  “In keeping with that commitment, I am pleased to join with my colleagues today to pass the Water Resources...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Jenny Beth Martin, President and Co-Founder of Tea Party Patriots, penned an article for The Washington Times imploring congressional leadership to stop Obama from giving the Internet away to foreign corporations and countries. “The Internet was conceived, built, developed, and grown to fruition long before Barack Obama became president,” Martin wrote. “It was done at the hands of U.S. scientists and engineers, working with funds taken...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today chaired a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing examining the dangerous implications of President Obama’s plan to give oversight of the Internet away to the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), consisting of international corporations, civil society groups, and more than 160 foreign countries.  During the hearing, Sen. Cruz and expert witnesses shared serious concerns about this Internet handover,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While chairing a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing to investigate the risks of President Obama’s proposed Internet handover, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today questioned Assistant Commerce Secretary Lawrence E. Strickling, an appointee of President Obama, and ICANN’s CEO and President Göran Marby. Sen. Cruz’s exchanges with these witnesses reinforced many of the free speech concerns that have been raised by members of Congress and the American...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, today convened a hearing titled ‘Protecting Internet Freedom: Implications of Ending U.S. Oversight of the Internet,’ in which he raised numerous concerns regarding the Obama administration’s plan to relinquish American guardianship of the Internet and give it to an international body known as ICANN. Sen. Cruz specifically cited the...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, strongly urging Congress to stop the Obama administration from giving away control of the Internet to an international organization akin to the United Nations. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz affirms that the administration is not authorized to relinquish oversight of the Internet without the authorization of Congress. Cruz also contends that the president’s radical proposal would remove...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today unveiled a list of lawmakers who have joined him in opposing President Obama’s radical proposal to hand control of the Internet over to a global organization consisting of 162 countries, including Russia, China, and Iran. Congress must act by September 30 in order to stop this handover and preserve Internet freedom.  Last week, Sen. Cruz urged his Senate and House colleagues to take affirmative action to stop the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a video highlighting the ongoing efforts to stop President Obama from handing oversight of the Internet to more than 160 countries, including Russia, China, and Iran. The video includes Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Reps. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and John Culberson (R-Texas), who have helped lead the fight against this dangerous proposal. “Today our country faces a threat to the Internet as we know...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 108 conservative leaders with the Conservative Action Project (CAP), including former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, CAP Chairwoman Becky Norton Dunlop, Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell, ForAmerica president David Bozell, and Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham, among others, issued a memo calling on Congress to stop President Obama’s Internet handover before it goes into effect on October 1. The conservative group also praised...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for TIME, calling on Congress and President Obama to actively oppose the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) disregard for human rights and pass legislation that would put the PRC on notice that the United States will not stand for the Communist regime’s oppressive tactics. Sen. Cruz detailed the plight of Dr. Liu Xiaobo, a pro-democracy dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been imprisoned...