Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday held a hearing, “With Prejudice: Supreme Court Activism and Possible Solutions,” in the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts. The hearing focused on the Supreme Court’s recent lawless decisions ending traditional marriage and rewriting Obamacare to save it. “The Court today is not a body of jurists. It is not a body of judges following the law, but rather it has...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following this week's opening of the Cuban Embassy, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to rename the street where the embassy is located as "Oswaldo Payá Way" in honor of Cuba's late leader in democratic movements. The bill serves as a tribute to those who have contested the cruelty and oppression of the Castro regime. "The opening of the Cuban Embassy is yet another example of the Administration's long, slow capitulation to oppressive...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday demanded answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Sarah Saldaña in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, which focused on the Administration’s egregious release of criminal illegal aliens and its refusal to enforce immigration laws.  Fox News: Father of Kate Steinle blasts ‘legal loopholes’ that helped daughter’s alleged killer In dramatic...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced "Kate's Law," the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015 as a companion to legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.). The bill would amend federal law to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for any illegal reentry offense. The bill is named for Kate Steinle, the 32-year-old woman who tragically died in the arms of her father on a San Francisco pier...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called on Senate leadership to prove that there was no corrupt deal to allow the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank to be attached to S. 22, the highway reauthorization bill. Cruz will also file eight amendments to the bill. The amendments would advance conservative policies addressing illegal immigration, Obamacare, Second Amendment rights, federal funding for Planned Parenthood, and the Iranian nuclear deal, among other policy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today questioned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah Saldaña in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing regarding the Administration's failure to enforce immigration law against criminal illegal aliens. "Ms. Saldaña, I will note in your opening statement here, you said after listening to the victims' families you were so sorry for their losses, and yet the Obama Administration keeps doing it. When I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the fourth anniversary of the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas-04) have introduced legislation to eliminate it. The CFPB, like the Dodd-Frank legislation which created it, is just another example of the cronyism that infects our nation's capital. The CFPB was sold as an entity to help consumers by regulating and reining in larger financial institutions. Ironically, the Bureau has had...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In light of last week’s revelations that a senior official with Planned Parenthood admitted to working with abortion providers to potentially violate federal and state laws, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent letters today to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Cate Dyer, CEO of StemExpress. The letters request documents and additional information from NIH and StemExpress in order to...

July 17, 2015 Greetings, The Supreme Court’s recent decision requiring a nationwide redefinition of marriage is deeply concerning for religious liberty in Texas and across America. This week I sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Koskinen asking him to remain vigilant in ensuring the Court’s decision does not discriminate against institutions that affirm marriage as the union of husband and wife. I remain resolved that Americans should not be targeted because of their faith, and will...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier today asking the Commission to reject requests from incumbent businesses and members of Congress to apply additional regulations on the sharing economy. "Over and over again, government is sought out as an ally of incumbent businesses to restrict competition from new entrants," Cruz wrote. "In a number of instances, and in a number of states, pre-existing regulatory regimes have been...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement in response to yesterday's act of terror in Chattanooga, Tennessee: "Yesterday, members of our armed services in Chattanooga, Tennessee, went to work in the service of our nation. Some went to a recruiting center to assist the young people who, like so many before them, would walk through the door on any given Thursday morning and volunteer to defend the United States of America. Four brave Marines went to a Naval...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced new staff roles and hires in his U.S. Senate press office. He has named Rachael Slobodien communications director and Heidi Watson media booker and press assistant. He recently promoted Phil Novack to Press Secretary. Following is brief background:   Rachael Slobodien, Communications Director: Slobodien previously worked at The Heritage Foundation as manager of media affairs where she led the regional...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today voted against S. 1177, "Every Child Achieves Act," which maintains federal mandates on education and keeps decision-making in Washington rather than returning it to local governments and parents. Following the bill's passage, Sen. Cruz remarked: "While this bill makes some improvements to the status quo, it ultimately falls short of empowering parents and local school districts. To that end, it is a missed opportunity for meaningful...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama declaring his intention to hold reauthorizing legislation and block all nominees for the U.S. State Department unless the President provides written assurances that he will block any U.N. Security Council resolution approving the Iranian nuclear deal until the statutory timeline for Congressional review has run its course. “Nowhere does the Annex [of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen asking him to confirm that his agency will respect America’s longstanding principle of religious liberty in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Obergefell v. Hodges requiring a nationwide redefinition of marriage. As Chief Justice John Roberts noted in his dissent to the decision, the majority’s ruling “creates serious questions about...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined leading conservatives yesterday to applaud the demise of the Export-Import Bank and called on House and Senate leadership to preserve this important victory against Washington cronyism: Houston Chronicle: Ted Cruz, other Republican members aim to bury Ex-Im Bank Cruz was joined by other Republican lawmakers and tea party activists Wednesday at a Capitol Hill rally to celebrate the end of the bank’s charter 15...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today hosted a press conference with conservative leaders calling on leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to ensure the Export-Import Bank remains expired and is not reauthorized on any future legislation Congress may consider. Cruz was joined at the press conference by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Club for Growth...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding recent reports that Planned Parenthood is selling body parts of aborted babies: "Today's news regarding allegations that Planned Parenthood is possibly selling the body parts of the babies it has aborted is sickening. "There is no place for taxpayer funding of organizations that profit from taking away innocent life, much less profiting off the bodies of the lives they have stolen. Congress should...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today held a hearing, “Unlocking Cures for America’s Most Deadly Diseases,” in the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness. At the hearing, experts from across the field agreed that expanding federal research and making fundamental changes to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could lead to vast improvements in the lives of millions of Americans. The conversation focused on how bold and aggressive reforms...