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October 2, 2015 Greetings, This week we’ve seen, once again, why the American people are so frustrated with Washington. With the passage of a “dirty” continuing resolution spending bill, the American people are facing a setback in the fight to block funding for Planned Parenthood and the Iran nuclear deal. However, I have made it clear to my colleagues in the Senate that the fight is far from over. The funding bill passed this week will expire December 11, and until that time I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement on the devastating U.S. military transport plane crash in Afghanistan: “Today, Dyess Air Force Base and our country face a heartbreaking loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the airmen, contractors, and Afghans killed in today’s C-130 crash in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. While the specifics of the crash are still unfolding, one thing we know is that Texans and our fellow...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement upon the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a stricter standard for ozone levels, lowering the acceptable standard from 75 parts per billion to 70 parts per billion:  “The EPA’s new ozone standard is the latest in a multitude of back-breaking regulations the Obama Administration is intent on implementing, despite the great harm these regulations will inflict on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an affirmative determination of whether the Obama Administration’s plan to transfer U.S....

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter seeking information on the appalling sexual abuse of children reportedly occurring in Afghanistan and requesting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan to eradicate this despicable violation of human rights. Sen. Cruz’s letter follows recent reports of potentially widespread sexual abuse of young boys in Afghanistan, a practice known as “Bacha...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  This week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced S. 2094, the IRGC Terrorist Designation Act, urging the U.S. Department of State to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) also introduced companion legislation in the House, where it has received bipartisan support. The IRGC serves both a military and economic stronghold for the Iranian regime, and is their primary...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement upon the Senate’s passage of a short-term continuing resolution maintaining the use of taxpayer dollars to fund Planned Parenthood and the President’s disastrous nuclear deal with Iran: “Today was a win for the Washington Cartel, and another setback for the American people.  Republican leadership chose to abandon its constitutional power of the purse and to fund 100 percent of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — While speaking on the Senate floor yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) implored Republican leadership to defend the right to life – an issue for which many Republican leaders have strongly advocated – and fight for conservative principles. Sen. Cruz’s speech followed Senate GOP leadership’s blocking of his attempt to get a vote on his amendment to end taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood and the Iranian nuclear deal. Breitbart: Ted Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor highlighting the many examples of Republican leadership surrendering to President Obama’s demands, including funding Planned Parenthood and the catastrophic Iran nuclear deal. Sen. Cruz’s speech followed an attempt to permit a vote on his amendment to end taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood and the Iranian nuclear deal. His colleagues refused to allow him the courtesy of a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an affirmative determination of whether the Obama Administration’s plan to transfer U.S. oversight of the...

September 25, 2015 Greetings, This week, I continued leading the fight to protect the lives of unborn children and to ensure not a penny of taxpayer dollars is directed to Planned Parenthood, a private organization under criminal investigation. When video evidence surfaced depicting the barbaric selling of unborn baby parts by Planned Parenthood, Americans of conscience —both pro-life and pro-choice— were understandably shocked. This is more than a fiscal matter, it is a moral...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor asking colleagues for unanimous consent to  his resolution that would rename the plaza in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. as “Liu Xiaobo Plaza,” after Dr. Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been imprisoned, along with his wife, Liu Xia, for seeking basic human rights denied to him by the People’s Republic of China...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on Pope Francis’ speech to Congress:  “It was an honor to have Pope Francis address Congress. It was a powerful call for all of us to set aside pettiness and partisan divides and come together with shared values to solve the very real challenges facing this country, and I hope that is a message that is heard on both sides of the aisle. Pope Francis is a powerful voice for life. He is...

Sen. Cruz: The Refugee Flow Out of Syria Must Be Treated as a National Security Risk WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Secretary of State John Kerry, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey. In his letter, Sen. Cruz acknowledges the need to address the humanitarian crisis in the region, but also shares grave concerns regarding the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) penned an op-ed for The Federalist, applauding Pope Francis for boldly and unabashedly standing for life, marriage, and faith.  “Pope Francis has spoken to the world, proclaiming the inherent truth and goodness of life, marriage, and religious liberty. I am grateful for his leadership on these central issues. In an era when many global leaders are descending to relativism, his courageous defense of the dignity of the human...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned the following op-ed for POLITICO: Read Sen. Cruz’s op-ed in its entirety below and here.  The Republican Party's Surrender PoliticsPoliticoBy: Sen. Ted CruzSept. 23, 2015  What happens in politics when one side is absolutely committed to its principles, willing to fight for them no matter the cost, and the other side reflexively surrenders on every issue? We have modern-day Washington. Today, President...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: “Today, Senate Democrats voted against protecting children, capable of feeling pain, by blocking legislation that would stop abortions from being performed on babies older than five months. Despite the Senate’s refusal to take up this legislation, I am confident that one day America will end the horrific...

September 18, 2015 Greetings, This was a special week for patriots as we celebrated Constitution Day on Thursday. The Constitution, crafted by our Founding Fathers, acts as a chain to bind the mischief of government and to protect the liberties endowed to us by our Creator. The Constitution was created to lend power to government — not to give it — to lend it, and to lend it I would suggest only in good behavior. Unfortunately, we’ve witnessed the Obama Administration wield...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced that they are accepting applications for judicial vacancies and U.S. Attorney vacancies in Texas. The Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee (FJEC), a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas, will review applications, interview candidates, and make recommendations to the Senators. The judicial vacancies are in the Eastern (Tyler) and Southern (Brownsville) Districts of Texas. The U.S....