Press Releases

The Federalist: Obama's Census Bureau Officially Plans To Cook Obamacare's Books The New York Times reported…that the U.S. Census Bureau planned to radically alter its method of calculating the number of people without health insurance in the U.S. The result? The changes will be so radical that “it will be difficult to measure the effects of President Obama’s health care law in the next report, due this fall, census officials said.” You know what else is due this fall?...

Wall Street Journal: Odd-Hour Workers Face Loss of Employer Health Plans Redrawn Lines Between Full- and Part-Timers at Sodexo Decide Who Is Eligible for Coverage Thousands of these so-called variable-hour employees—many of whom work on college campuses that don't operate during summer months—could lose their benefits as employers use new formulas to classify workers as full time or part time. The distinction determines which employees are entitled to company-sponsored health...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement reaffirming the need for more accountability in the IRS. “Tax Day is our annual reminder of how government spending directly impacts our daily lives,” Sen. Cruz said. “It’s particularly distressing to hand over our hard-earned dollars to the IRS this year in the wake of its illegal targeting of conservative groups. The IRS must never be used as a tool for partisan warfare and on this Tax...

The House and Senate sent a strong, unified signal to the world on Thursday by passing legislation to prevent terrorists from entering the United States as United Nations ambassadors. This is a great moment of clarity and unity from Congress on the question of Iran, and I hope the President agrees and signs the bill immediately. Please keep reading for a further update on the latest in the Senate. All the best, Ted Cruz Senate and House Pass Bill Preventing Terrorists from Entering U.S. as U.N....

The Federalist: Kathleen Sebelius's Resignation Hands Republicans A Golden Opportunity Not even the New York Times thinks Sebelius is leaving because she succeeded. …it appears that this resignation presents Republicans with a golden opportunity to reignite their crusade against Obamacare with Sylvia Burwell’s nomination as a proxy for all the problems with the law. Burwell is a political loyalist and a veteran of the shutdown fight with no record on health care, and will likely be...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Doug Lamborn, CO-05, today called for President Obama to immediately sign into law their bipartisan legislation that will prevent terrorists from getting visas to enter the United States as United Nations ambassadors. “Congress has voted unanimously in support of a bill to reject Iran's deliberately insulting nomination of a known terrorist – one of the 1979 hostage-takers – to be their ambassador to the United...

The Federalist: Obama Administration To Insurers: There's No Such Thing As Illegal Immigrants When It Comes To Obamacare, All Immigrants Are Legal. Lost in the overall shuffle concerning the many problems with Obamacare’s exchanges is the central problem of enforcement of those aspects of the law the president hasn’t waived or delayed yet – including the particular challenge when it comes to verifying the immigration status of those applying for taxpayer subsidized...

The Transom: WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE OBAMACARE NUMBERS REALLY ARE The long-teased RAND study of how many people have actually gained coverage under Obamacare is finally out, and the most startling thing about it is how massive a gap there is between their numbers and the Obama administration’s… The headline number you’ll hear today is 9.3 million gaining coverage – but that’s a net, because RAND also estimates that over five million lost coverage at the same...

National Journal: Administration Backs Down on Medicare Cuts The Agency overseeing the system says it's turning a proposed cut into a slight payment increase for Medicare Advantage plans [Democrats joined by many Republicans and the insurance industry pressured the Administration into reversing MA cuts as prescribed by Obamacare. These cuts were a part of the "savings" imagined by Obamacare] The federal agency that runs Medicare has reversed at least some proposed cuts to private Medicare...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today requested and received unanimous consent to pass his bill, S. 2195, which prevents terrorists from entering the United States as United Nations ambassadors. Recently, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani named Hamid Aboutalebi as the nation's new ambassador to the U.N., which is headquartered in Manhattan. Aboutalebi was an active participant in the group that held 52 Americans hostage in Iran from 1979-1981. "This nomination is part of Iran's clear...

NBER (Casey Mulligan): The ACA: Some Unpleasant Welfare Arithmetic [under Obamacare] between six and eleven million workers would increase their disposable income by cutting their weekly work hours. About half of them would primarily do so by making themselves eligible for the ACA's federal assistance with health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket health costs, despite the fact that subsidized workers are not able to pay health premiums with pre-tax dollars. The remainder would do so...

This week our nation grieves another horrific act of violence at Fort Hood. Our prayers are with all in the Fort Hood community who have been impacted by the recent shooting, including the first responders who so bravely moved people out of harm's way and secured the area. Our office stands ready to offer assistance as necessary. Also, please see below for an update on recent events in Washington. Respectfully, Ted Cruz Preventing Terrorists from Entering the U.S. as U.N. Ambassadors Click to...

NPR: Nearly Half of Californians Who Used Exchange May Drop Coverage Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, Labor Center estimate that about 20 percent of Covered California enrollees are expected to leave the program because they found a job that offers health insurance. Another 20 percent will see their incomes fall and will become eligible for Medi-Cal, the state's insurance program for people who have low incomes. In addition to the 40 percent of enrollees who move to...

WASHINGTON, DC -– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding IRS Commissioner John Koskinen’s remarks at the National Press Club on Tuesday. “When Americans speak up, it makes a difference,” said Sen. Cruz. “A record number of Americans spoke out against a regulation being considered by the IRS to stifle free speech of 501(c)(4) political groups. As a result, it is unlikely those rules will be implemented this year. This is a substantial...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement on today’s shooting at Fort Hood: "My prayers are with all in the Fort Hood community who have been impacted by today's shooting, including first responders who have been actively working to move people out of harm's way and secure the area. Our office will continue to closely monitor the situation and stands by to offer assistance as necessary." ###

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement praising the Supreme Court for its recent decision in McCutcheon v. FEC to uphold individuals’ right to free political speech. “Today's Supreme Court decision is a victory for the First Amendment. The restriction that the Court struck down benefitted incumbent politicians by limiting the ability of Americans to support as many candidates as they choose. Politicians in both parties have pressed...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today delivered the keynote address at Liberty University’s Convocation. “Freedom and faith are intertwined, as our rights come from God, not government. The most important revolution was not fought with guns or bayonets, but was a revolution of radical ideas, that all men are endowed by their Creator – not by monarchs – with inalienable rights. Those radical propositions are what allow us today to pursue God free of the...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today introduced legislation, S. 2195, to prevent known terrorists from obtaining visas to enter the United States as ambassadors to the United Nations. “It is unconscionable that, in the name of international diplomatic protocol, the United States would be forced to host a foreign national who showed a brutal disregard for the status of our diplomats when they were stationed in his country,” Sen. Cruz said. Iranian President Hasan...