Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voted on two bills that would rein in Obama’s regulatory state. First, Sen. Cruz voted to begin consideration of Sen. John Barrasso’s (R-Wyo.) Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140, which would halt the Obama Administration’s “Waters of the United States” rule and force the Administration to go back to the drawing board by revising the rule in order to protect Americans and their private property....

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting that the Department of Justice (DOJ) preserve all Internal Revenue Service (IRS) documents and information for investigation under the next administration. Sen. Cruz’s letter comes after the DOJ recently closed its investigation into improper targeting of conservative groups by the IRS. “Make no mistake: the IRS’s targeting of ordinary citizens for their...

October 30, 2015 Greetings, This week, Republican leadership again capitulated to President Obama – this time by joining with Democrats to pass the Obama-Boehner Budget Deal, a backdoor agreement that recklessly increases our nation’s debt by roughly $80 billion. As an active opponent of this blank check for Barack Obama, I fought hard to block this legislation. Although conservatives were unable to prevail this time, I will continue to stand up to this type of irresponsible spending...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upon the Republican leadership’s passage of the Obama-Boehner Budget Deal, a backroom agreement to grow our nation’s debt and bust responsible budget caps, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after voting against this reckless bill: “Pay no attention to another roughly $80 billion in debt. Pay no attention to the fact that it is the Republican-controlled Congress giving an unlimited credit card to Barack Obama, scheduling votes...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor, denouncing the shockingly bad budget deal and outlining the Republican establishment’s multitude of broken promises. Excerpts of Sen. Cruz’s speech can be read below. Watch the speech in its entirety here.  “Mr. President, for many months, I’ve been speaking about what I call the Washington Cartel. The Washington Cartel consists of career politicians in both parties...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs Robert McDonald today urging him to address the long wait times for veterans seeking health care in San Antonio. “We are troubled that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continues to struggle with providing timely health care to many of our nation’s veterans, even after Congress provided the VA with enhanced authorities and additional funding to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal outlining his tax plan for economic growth. Full details and analysis by the Tax Foundation of Sen. Cruz’s tax plan can be found here. Below is an excerpt of the op-ed and the full version may be viewed here. A Simple Flat Tax for Economic GrowthThe Wall Street JournalBy: Sen. Ted CruzOct. 28, 2015 American workers are the most creative and dynamic people in the world, if they...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement regarding the latest Center for Medical Progress video involving a Texas abortion provider: “I am shocked at the contents of this footage, and I’m saddened that much of it involves a late-term abortionist from Austin, Texas. The doctor in question laughs that harvesting a fetal brain is something she hasn’t been able to do yet, but will be ‘something to strive for!’ At...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank, an egregious example of cronyism on the dime of hardworking Americans: “Today was a win for the Washington Cartel and a loss for the American people.  Just hours after lame-duck Speaker John Boehner joined with lame-duck President Obama in agreeing to bust the budget caps and add over a trillion dollars...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement about the budget emerging from negotiations between the Obama White House and GOP Congressional leadership: “Majority Leader McConnell and a lame duck Speaker Boehner have once again linked arms with a lame duck President Obama and Congressional Democrats to extend Washington’s failed spending policies another two years. This is not a ‘grand bargain’ or negotiation -- it is complete...

October 23, 2015 Greetings, This week, the fight against illegal immigration and the dangerous policy of sanctuary cities continued. Although we faced a hurdle when Senate Democrats blocked legislation cracking down on illegal immigration, I answered their senseless partisanship by placing Kate’s Law directly on the Senate calendar, making it immediately available for action on the Senate floor. This class of illegal aliens has a special disregard and disdain for our nation’s laws,...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. —Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote an op-ed for National Review Online, promoting medical innovation and previewing his FDA reform legislation. Read Sen. Cruz’s entire op-ed below and here.  Let’s Revive America’s Culture of Cures and Innovation National ReviewBy: Sen. Ted CruzOctober 22, 2015 America has always been a pioneering place. It has spurred innovation and offered hope and opportunity to millions of people from around the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), issued a joint statement calling for H.R. 3762, the current reconciliation bill in the House of Representatives, to be amended to include a full repeal of Obamacare. Read the entire statement below and here. “On Friday the House of Representatives is set to vote on a reconciliation bill that repeals only parts of Obamacare. This simply isn’t good enough. Each of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke on the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent on his resolution to rename the plaza in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza,” after Dr. Liu Xiaobo. Dr. Liu is a Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been imprisoned for peacefully advocating for the basic political freedom denied to the Chinese people by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Sen. Chuck Grassley...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday reintroduced Kate’s Law and placed the bill directly on the Senate calendar, making it immediately available for floor action. Today, Sen. Cruz intends to ask for Kate’s Law to be called up and passed by unanimous consent. Sen. Cruz introduced Kate’s Law, or the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015, earlier this year. The bill is named for Kate Steinle, the 32-year-old woman who...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement praising the passage of Rep. Tom McClintock’s (R-Calif.) Default Prevention Act in the House of Representatives: “First and foremost, Congress must enact critical reforms to restore fiscal sanity for our nation and reverse the continued upward trajectory of our spending. We cannot continue to cripple future generations. The House took a significant step today in that regard and passed the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats displayed yet another act of senseless partisanship, filibustering the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act (S. 2146): “Today, the Senate had an opportunity to send the message that defiance of our laws will no longer be tolerated. While Senate Democrats chose partisan loyalty over protecting the lives of Americans, I will continue fighting to stop illegal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor citing the Obama Administration’s persistent negligence of immigration law enforcement and bolstering the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act (S. 2146), of which he is a lead cosponsor, as a small step in the right direction. In addition to stripping certain federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions, the legislation also incorporates critical elements of Kate’s Law, which...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement praising the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s decision to drop Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program: “Today, my home state of Texas proved that states can make a real difference in the fight to block taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood,” Sen. Cruz said. “I’m proud of Texas for leading the way in affirming the sanctity of life, and I...