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WASHINGTON, DC -- Below is a letter penned by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, championing the House's leadership on immigration: The House Is Dealing With the Illegal Immigrant CrisisIf you grant amnesty to those who come as children, many more children will come.The Wall Street Journal Your editorial "The GOP's Border Spectacle" (Aug. 2) laments divisions among Republicans, and then sets out to divide Republicans. Rather than lambaste conservatives for seeking meaningful solutions...

The facts show that the amnesty President Obama unilaterally declared in 2012 continues to allow dangerous drug cartels and transnational gangs to smuggle immigrant children into our country. I am deeply disappointed that the Democrat-led Senate decided to break for August recess without curbing the President’s lawlessness. Over August recess, I will continue to shine a light on the cause of this crisis and what we can do to stop it. Please keep reading for more. All the best, Ted...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the Senate vote this evening on border funding legislation: “Today Harry Reid blocked all consideration of legislation to stop President Obama’s amnesty. By refusing any debate or even a vote on legislation to stop Obama’s amnesty, Senate Democrats are cynically choosing to perpetuate the crisis.  Every Senate Democrat but two voted against taking up legislation to stop...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today requested unanimous consent to pass H.R. 3086, a bill that would stop Internet bills from increasing by making permanent the current ban on Internet access taxes, which expire in November.  “If the Senate refuses to take action, the Internet will be taxed this November," Sen. Cruz said. “For a decade and a half, Americans have been able to use the Internet all across the country free of taxes, and Republicans and...

Below is an op-ed penned by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, detailing insights he gained on a recent trip to Israel. This week, Sen. Cruz filed a resolution with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, to condemn the use of civilians as human shields by the terrorist group Hamas. A tale of two hospitals: One in Israel, one in GazaIsrael saves its enemies; Hamas endangers its friendsBy Ted CruzFrom The Washington Times: If you want to judge a nation, look at how it treats its most vulnerable...

From The Washington Times: If you want to judge a nation, look at how it treats its most vulnerable civilians. Hospitals are a good place to start.Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, is housed in a converted British army barracks. Some 126 miles north is Israel’s Ziv Medical Center in Zefat.Hamas, which controls Gaza, is using the civilian population as human shields. The terrorist group has placed its missiles in schools and mosques and, even more deplorably, burrowed its command...

From The Washington Times: If you want to judge a nation, look at how it treats its most vulnerable civilians. Hospitals are a good place to start.Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, is housed in a converted British army barracks. Some 126 miles north is Israel’s Ziv Medical Center in Zefat.Hamas, which controls Gaza, is using the civilian population as human shields. The terrorist group has placed its missiles in schools and mosques and, even more deplorably, burrowed its command...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the Senate passage of his bipartisan rewards bill for information related to capturing the Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered Naftali Fraenkel, an Israeli-U.S. citizen, on June 12, 2014.  Two Israeli teens, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrach, were also murdered in the attack. “The Senate has sent a unified message to the world: we will not rest until the Hamas terrorists responsible...

Heritage Foundation: New Obamacare Enrollment Data: Employer-Based Coverage Declines New data show that the number of people who have private health insurance increased by just over 520,000 in the six months between October 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014. That was because almost all the gains in individual coverage through the Obamacare exchanges were offset by reduced enrollment in employer-sponsored group coverage. During the same period, Medicaid enrollment increased by about 5 million,...

From USA Today: To most Americans, the words "Export-Import Bank" don't mean very much. The DC insiders, cozy with international corporate interests putting taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies, want to keep it that way, too.The Export-Import Bank is big businesses' big-government bank backed by U.S. taxpayers. It sends huge amounts of assistance to foreign corporations, buyers, and companies that are hostile to our economic and security interests, but can...

From USA Today: To most Americans, the words "Export-Import Bank" don't mean very much. The DC insiders, cozy with international corporate interests putting taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies, want to keep it that way, too.The Export-Import Bank is big businesses' big-government bank backed by U.S. taxpayers. It sends huge amounts of assistance to foreign corporations, buyers, and companies that are hostile to our economic and security interests, but can...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the immigration bill unveiled by the House today: “The evidence shows that the amnesty President Obama announced in 2012 is driving record numbers of immigrants to enter our nation illegally,” said Sen. Cruz. “Because of President Obama’s amnesty, children are being abused and exploited by dangerous drug cartels and transnational gangs. We must put an end to any...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the USA FREEDOM Act of 2014 filed today. Senator Cruz is an original co-sponsor of this bill: “Republicans and Democrats are showing America that the government can respect the privacy rights of law-abiding citizens, while at the same time, giving law enforcement the tools needed to target terrorists,” said Sen. Cruz. “The USA FREEDOM Act of 2014 ends the government’s...

Weekly Standard: Emails Show Cozy Government-Insurer Alliance, Expectation of Bailout White House communications director Tara McGuiness and Chris Jennings, Obama’s deputy assistant for health policy, “traded talking points with numerous insurance company CEOs.”  According to the report, “Ms. McGuiness and Mr. Jennings collaborated closely with Florida Blue Cross and Blue Shield CEO Patrick Geraghty.  After a CBS Evening News appearance on October 11, 2013, Ms....

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined fellow Republicans in a colloquy on the Senate floor in support of Israel’s Iron Dome. See excerpts below.“In the last several weeks over 2,500 rockets rained down on the nation of Israel. 80 percent of the population has had to flee what they're doing and run to bomb shelters to hide: moms, dads, and children,” Sen. Cruz said.  “When the alarm goes off, they have sometimes 10, 15 seconds to get to a bomb...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today lifted his hold on State Department nominees following an extensive briefing this morning with senior Federal Aviation Authority officials who answered his questions regarding the Obama Administration’s unprecedented decision to ban all U.S. flights to Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel for thirty-six hours last week.“I appreciate the FAA’s efforts to respond to my questions, and so I have lifted my hold on State...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, filed a resolution with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, to condemn the use of civilians as human shields by the terrorist group Hamas.  A similar resolution is sponsored in the House by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida, and Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida.“Hamas is undoubtedly guilty of violating international humanitarian law through its deliberate, repeated, and consistent use of civilians as human shields,” said Sen. Cruz....