Press Releases

Washington Examiner: Obamacare youth sign-ups at or below 25% in 15 states ...This is far below the 40 percent threshold White House officials initially said was required to ensure healthy insurance exchanges…nationally, about 28 percent of those signing up through the exchanges were aged 18 to 34. But national numbers are only a rough indicator of the state of play on the exchanges, because in reality, the insurance market is made up of 51 different risk pools - one for each state, plus...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding Speaker Boehner’s recent decision to form a select committee to investigate the attacks in Benghazi: “Speaker Boehner's decision to form a select committee of Congress to investigate the terrorist attacks on our people and facilities in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 comes not a moment too soon,” Sen. Cruz said. “The Speaker is correct that recent revelations demonstrate that...

The Senate is back in session, and this week we have been working hard to protect liberty at home and abroad. Recently, Secretary Kerry suggested that Israel could become an “apartheid state.” I emphatically disagree and firmly believe it is in our national interest to stand with Israel as a sovereign nation and ally in the Middle East. On the home front, I advocated for replacing the President’s proposed job-killing minimum wage hike with my American Energy Renaissance Act...

The Federalist: No, Obamacare Did Not "Save The Economy" Last Quarter GDP growth figures for the fourth quarter of 2013 were released by the federal government, and the numbers were not good. The economy just barely avoided painful contraction, posting annualized growth of only 0.1 percent. But for the Obamacare Truther Brigade, there was a tiny glimmer of hope. It turns out that higher than expected health care spending growth was just enough to keep that quarterly growth number out of the...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement honoring the National Day of Prayer: “Today is a reminder that America remains a prayerful nation. "The National Day of Prayer is a celebration of the power of prayer and our uniquely American freedom to worship. As we bow our heads in prayer, let us give thanks for the blessing of liberty. "Since our country’s inception, Americans have cherished their faith. We are all the children of those who...

Washington Post: The White House's Obamacare victory lap looking more like a false start Democrats have been claiming a turning point in the battle over Obamacare for the better part of the last month. First came the news that 8 million people had signed up [yet again we do not have reliable data as to how many of these people are enrolled and paying premiums or how many of these sign-ups were previously uninsured] -- exceeding the law's goals -- and then came the Congressional Budget Office...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today introduced his American Energy Renaissance Act (see S. 2170) as an amendment to replace job-killing minimum wage legislation. Sen. Cruz’s American Energy Renaissance Act will spark economic growth and create jobs for American families. “Those who are being hurt the most in the Obama economy are the most vulnerable among us – young people, Hispanics, African-Americans and single moms,” Sen. Cruz said. “They are the...

Wall Street Journal: A Doctor's Declaration of Independence It's time to defy health-care mandates issued by bureaucrats not in the healing profession [CMS] dictates that we must use an electronic health record (EHR) or be penalized with lower reimbursements in the future. There are "meaningful use" criteria whereby [CMS - the government agency] tells us as physicians what we need to include in the electronic health record or we will not be subsidized the cost of converting to the electronic...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today spoke on the Senate floor to call for U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s resignation following the secretary’s comments at the Trilateral Commission that Israel could become an “apartheid state” if his proposed two-state solution to the peace Israeli-Palestinian peace-process fails. “There is no place for this word in the context of the State of Israel. The term ‘apartheid’ means...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, yesterday issued the following letter to the Bureau of Land Management asking the agency to respond to concerns raised by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott about the Red River Boundary Compact and associated lands. View the letter below: Click to download letter ###

It’s great to be back in Texas, and I really enjoyed my time visiting with folks from Houston to the Rio Grande Valley over the past few days. I am honored to represent the Great State of Texas, and I will do all I can to ensure the Lone Star State remains a place where freedom flourishes. Please keep reading below for the latest in the Senate. All the best, Ted Cruz Defending Texas with Attorney General Greg Abbott Earlier this week, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sent a letter to the...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement after President Obama signed his legislation into law to deny U.S. visas to U.N. ambassadors who are known terrorists, such as Iran's recent nominee Hamid Aboutalebi, a participant in the 1979 taking of American hostages in Tehran. "Thank you President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S. 2195 into law today," said Sen. Cruz. "This is a great moment of clarity from the House, Senate, and White...

From Politico: Thanks to President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S 2195 into law. This bill gives the president the authority to deny visas to United Nations ambassadors who are known terrorists, such as Iran’s recent nominee Hamid Aboutalebi, who was a participant in the 1979 hostage crisis. The government of the United States has thereby sent an unequivocal, bipartisan message that we will not tolerate the ongoing campaign of insult and antagonism from the Islamic...