Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today responded to the Obama administration’s threat to veto his bill to rename the plaza in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza,” after pro-democracy dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Liu Xiaobo. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bill on Friday, and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) has introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. “The Obama...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: "Today our Nation mourns the loss of one of the greatest Justices in history – Justice Antonin Scalia. A champion of our liberties and a stalwart defender of the Constitution, he will go down as one of the few Justices who single-handedly changed the course of legal history. "As liberals and conservatives alike would agree,...

February 12, 2016 Greetings, This week, I was proud to introduce legislation with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) to provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with necessary resources to help the agency enforce our immigration laws. Unfortunately, for far too long, the Obama administration has discouraged the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws. Border security is national security, and we must enforce the rule of law. Americans, particularly Texans, have witnessed the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate unanimously passed legislation authored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to rename the plaza in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza,” after pro-democracy dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Liu Xiaobo. Dr. Liu and his wife, Liu Xia, have been imprisoned for seeking basic human rights denied to them by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Detained in 2008, Dr. Liu continues to be unjustly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, on Wednesday introduced the PLO Accountability Act (S. 2537/H.R. 4522). Rep. Ros-Lehtinen was joined by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) in leading this effort in the House of Representatives, accompanied by 11 other original cosponsors.  Cruz’s and Ros-Lehtinen’s bill would close down the Palestinian Liberation Organization...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) introduced the ICE Agent Support Act of 2016 (S. 2538), which would provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with necessary resources to help the agency enforce our nation’s immigration laws. This legislation would provide ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations with dedicated, substantial revenue from statutory fines and penalties for illegal aliens that are not currently...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama that expresses grave concerns about the administration’s North Korea policy and outlines a specific course of action to address North Korea’s illegal nuclear tests, strengthen U.S. national security and return greater stability to East Asia and the Korean Peninsula. Cruz sent the letter today after announcing he will vote for the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016 (H.R....

February 5, 2016 Greetings, This week, I was pleased to work with fellow Texans, Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Pete Olson, and Rep. Lamar Smith, along with Rep.Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), to file a bipartisan, pro-life amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Texas H.B. 2, which establishes standards for abortion providers and facilities. This brief defends the ability of state legislatures across the country to enact medical protections for women. Texas H.B. 2 simply ensures that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter to Fadi Chehade, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), currently under contract with the federal government. The senators raised serious concerns and requested information regarding Mr. Chehade’s involvement with the World Internet Conference, organized by the Chinese government, a regime notorious for its censorship of the Internet...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), Pete Olson (R-Texas), and Lamar Smith (R-Texas), led a broad congressional coalition filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Texas HB 2, which establishes standards for abortion providers and facilities. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt later this spring.        ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced that the Educational Freedom Accounts Act (S. 2455), which creates a unique educational choice program in Washington, D.C. that would expand opportunities for every public school student in the nation’s capital, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) filed the companion legislation (H.R. 4426).  “School choice is the civil rights issue of our era. Each and every...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced that legislation to rename the plaza in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza,” after pro-democracy dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Liu Xiaobo, (S. 2451) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). Dr. Liu and his wife, Liu Xia, have been imprisoned for seeking basic human rights denied to them by the People’s Republic of...

January 29, 2016 Greetings, This week, students, parents, and educators across the country celebrated National School Choice Week. School choice continues to be the civil rights issue of our time. Each and every child has the right to access a quality education. Not only does school choice give low-income children the same choices and opportunities that children from wealthy families have always had, it also improves the public schools, making them stronger and more effective. I will continue to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) today penned a joint op-ed for The Greenville News, underscoring the dangers of the Obama administration’s refugee program and inadequate vetting process that have already resulted in tragedy on our homeland. Sen. Cruz and Rep. Duncan also touted the State Refugee Security Act of 2015 and the Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015, legislation introduced by Sen. Cruz that empowers states to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, condemning the department’s negligent blindness to publicly available information on social media and demanding specific information on DHS documents that show U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was actively preventing dedicated USCIS personnel from conducting immigration fraud and national security investigations.  “Recent...

January 22, 2016 Greetings, This week, Senate Democrats again chose to value partisan loyalty to the Obama White House over protecting the American people, as they blocked legislation that took steps to prevent terrorists from exploiting our nation’s refugee program. Despite this setback, I will continue to fight for legislation I’ve introduced that secures our country’s borders and protects the safety and security of American citizens, such as the Expatriate Terrorist Act, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Educational Freedom Accounts Act (S. 2455), creating a unique educational choice program in Washington, D.C. that would provide opportunity to every public school student in the nation’s capital, including those enrolled in public charter schools. Sen. Cruz’s bill, modeled after Nevada’s recently passed Education Savings Account (ESA) law, would allow every student enrolled in District of Columbia...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, outlining concerns for Cuba’s participation in the upcoming Caribbean Nations Security Conference and urging Sec. Carter to rescind the invitation to the Castro regime until the dummy American Hellfire missile in Cuba’s possession is returned to the United States.  Read The Washington Free Beacon’s coverage of Sen. Cruz’s letter here and below: Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a statement after voting to advance the American SAFE Act (H.R. 4038), authored by Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) in the House of Representatives. The bill, which would require the Obama administration to certify that any Syrian or Iraqi refugee admitted to the United States is not a national security threat, was blocked by Democrats and failed to proceed to consideration.  “Today, partisan politics prevailed, as...