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WASHINGTON, D.C. - After chairing yesterday's subcommittee on The Constitution hearing titled "The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence," Sen. Cruz joined Fox News' ‘Hannity' and the ‘Joe Pags Show,' where he discussed Democrats' refusal to condemn Antifa's violence and the importance of defending free speech. Catch Sen. Cruz's full interview with Sean Hannity here and with Joe Pagliarulo here. Excerpts are below. WATCH: Cruz on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today chaired a hearing focused on how Antifa and other anti-American anarchists engage in riots and violence across the country. Watch Sen. Cruz’s remarks and full line of questioning here. Excerpts from this hearing are included below. On Democrats failure to condemn violence, Sen. Cruz said: “All 100 senators ought to come together and say, ‘Don’t murder your fellow...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today is chairing a hearing titled "The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence." This hearing will examine how groups like Antifa and other anti-American anarchists have hijacked peaceful protests to engage in political violence. Livestream of Sen. Cruz's hearing may be viewed here. As Sen. Cruz said in his opening remarks: "What began as...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today appeared on Fox News' ‘Fox & Friends' where he previewed his hearing examining how Antifa and other anti-American anarchists hijack peaceful protests to engage in riots and violence. During the interview, Sen. Cruz also warned against Democrats' push for universal mail-in voting ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Excerpts of the interview are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz Previews...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced a bill to allow critical infrastructure project proponents to continue relying on the nationwide permit (NWP) program in light of recent court decisions. Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined as original...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper raising concerns about the Department of Defense's (DOD) overt religious discrimination, specifically pointing to the DOD's decision to remove Lt. Col. Lorenzen as a presenter for the U.S. Marine Corps' annual training simply because he is a religious individual. This letter comes as a follow up on the DOD's failure to respond to a letter sent from Sen. Cruz in June of this year. In the letter,...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today issued a statement marking one year since the shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso that killed 23 people and harmed many more: "On August 3rd last year, a deranged white supremacist and domestic terrorist committed an act of unspeakable evil that shook El Paso and left the nation weeping. Twenty-three people died, and their families and the El Paso community were grieving. "In the days that followed, I remember visiting the memorial...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), along with Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) on Thursday sent a letter to President Trump expressing their concerns regarding the constraints placed by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on Texas’ ability to protect its Medicaid program. In the letter, they wrote: “The Medicaid ‘MOE’ provision, perhaps better described as state budget...

The Democrats are galloping to the far, far Left, and they are leaving the American people behind. As we've seen over the last 9 weeks, Democrats are ABANDONING the brave men and women of law enforcement, while EMBRACING violent Antifa criminals and other anti-American anarchists. Local Democrat officials have been leaving innocent Americans left to fend for themselves, while catering to the violent mobs. These violent agitators have left police cars firebombed, police officers assaulted and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to unequivocally affirm the administration's commitment to imposing whatever sanctions are necessary to stop the completion of Vladimir Putin's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, in response to a campaign of Russian disinformation denying the Trump administration's repeatedly stated intent. Sen. Cruz also pressed Secretary Pompeo to confirm that the administration...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Tuesday delivered remarks at the Falkirk Center Freedom Summit about the enormous geopolitical threat China poses to the United States and the rest of the world, and the urgent need to fundamentally reassess the U.S.-China relationship, saying, "[China's] objectives are nothing short of complete, global domination." Excerpts of his remarks are below. On the enormous threat that China poses to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the passing of Herman Cain: "Our hearts are heavy as we bid farewell to Herman Cain. I was blessed to call him a friend. In his 74 years on earth, he lived the American dream to the fullest. A business pioneer whose advocacy of dramatic tax reform - nine-nine-nine - still resonates today, he will be remembered as a principled fighter whose leadership helped usher in a new era of conservative politics. A man...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As a Houstonian and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says "good riddance" to the Chinese consulate in Houston following its closure last week. In his latest op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, Sen. Cruz outlines the overwhelming evidence behind the consulate's closure, which operated as a spy hub for the Chinese Communist Party, and highlights his efforts to counter China's espionage in Texas and across the country. Detailing the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) today introduced the Cost Recovery and Expensing Acceleration to Transform the Economy and Jumpstart Opportunities for Businesses and Startups (CREATE JOBS) Act, legislation that would accomplish one of the most important structural reforms to the tax code possible: expensing reform. Upon introducing the CREATE JOBS Act, Sen. Cruz said: "As a result of the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic,...

MIDLAND, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who today will join President Trump's tour of the Double Eagle Oil Rig in Midland, Texas, wrote an op-ed for the Midland Reporter-Telegram ahead of the visit. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz highlights the importance of championing Texas' energy producers and warns against Democrats' radical and out of touch plans to decimate the energy industry. Sen. Cruz wrote: "Just a few months ago, before the deadly coronavirus pandemic brought our booming, blue-collar...

With less than 100 days until the presidential election, the Democrats are in a gallop to the far, far Left, and they are leaving the American people behind. This time, they're ABANDONING America's blue-collar energy workers and everyday consumers while EMBRACING Green New Deal Enthusiasts and climate alarmists. You might have missed that Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, a key architect of the radical "Green New Deal," recently filed an amendment that would block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the State Department’s decision to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston in response to evidence of espionage and intellectual property theft, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today introduced the Protecting America from Spies Act, legislation that would allow the Department of State to deny visas to individuals who have committed acts of espionage or intellectual property theft against...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) along with Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing concern over the Chinese social-media service TikTok. Specifically, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today introduced the Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination (SACRED) Act, legislation that would block federal funding for COVID relief to state and local governments that discriminate against religious individuals or institutions, violating their First Amendment rights. Upon introducing the SACRED Act, Sen. Cruz said: "Throughout this pandemic we've seen...