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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, today convened a hearing titled ‘Protecting Internet Freedom: Implications of Ending U.S. Oversight of the Internet,’ in which he raised numerous concerns regarding the Obama administration’s plan to relinquish American guardianship of the Internet and give it to an international body known as ICANN. Sen. Cruz specifically cited the...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, strongly urging Congress to stop the Obama administration from giving away control of the Internet to an international organization akin to the United Nations. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz affirms that the administration is not authorized to relinquish oversight of the Internet without the authorization of Congress. Cruz also contends that the president’s radical proposal would remove...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today unveiled a list of lawmakers who have joined him in opposing President Obama’s radical proposal to hand control of the Internet over to a global organization consisting of 162 countries, including Russia, China, and Iran. Congress must act by September 30 in order to stop this handover and preserve Internet freedom.  Last week, Sen. Cruz urged his Senate and House colleagues to take affirmative action to stop the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a video highlighting the ongoing efforts to stop President Obama from handing oversight of the Internet to more than 160 countries, including Russia, China, and Iran. The video includes Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Reps. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and John Culberson (R-Texas), who have helped lead the fight against this dangerous proposal. “Today our country faces a threat to the Internet as we know...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 108 conservative leaders with the Conservative Action Project (CAP), including former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, CAP Chairwoman Becky Norton Dunlop, Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell, ForAmerica president David Bozell, and Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham, among others, issued a memo calling on Congress to stop President Obama’s Internet handover before it goes into effect on October 1. The conservative group also praised...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for TIME, calling on Congress and President Obama to actively oppose the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) disregard for human rights and pass legislation that would put the PRC on notice that the United States will not stand for the Communist regime’s oppressive tactics. Sen. Cruz detailed the plight of Dr. Liu Xiaobo, a pro-democracy dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been imprisoned...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal’s ‘Information Age’ column, penned by L. Gordon Crovitz, highlighted Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) leadership in Congress to stop President Obama’s planned Internet giveaway. Crovitz detailed significant concerns about handing oversight of the Internet to authoritarian governments and cited growing support among lawmakers to save the Internet before the September 30 deadline. Read the column in its entirety...

September 9, 2016 Greetings, On September 11, 2001, the world briefly stopped turning. People from across the globe stood in horror as our nation faced one of its darkest hours. As we watched the planes crash, the buildings crumble and thousands of innocent lives lost in an act of pure evil, we also saw the very best of America - strength, patriotism, and courage. This weekend, we solemnly pause and remember the fallen. We remember each and every American who showed up during our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in observance of the upcoming fifteenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks:  “On September 11, 2001, the world briefly stopped turning while people from across the globe stood in horror as our nation faced one of its darkest hours. As we watched the planes crash, the buildings crumble and thousands of innocent lives lost in an act of pure evil, we also saw the very best of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered a speech on the Senate floor outlining the possible dangers of the Obama administration’s radical proposal to relinquish oversight of the Internet to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is scheduled to take effect on October 1. Cruz urged his Senate and House colleagues to take affirmative action to stop the administration’s Internet giveaway, including inserting...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement strongly condemning North Korea’s latest test of a nuclear warhead:  “International sanctions and diplomacy have failed in the face of North Korea's grim resolve to become a nuclear power. Kim Jong-un is not going to suddenly become more reasonable than his father or grandfather--he is their standard bearer. A credible U.S. policy toward North Korea must include the designation of Chinese...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the chairmen of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees in both the Senate and House raised numerous concerns about the Obama administration’s plans to end U.S. government oversight of the Internet. The chairmen detailed their concerns this afternoon in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. “I would like to thank Chairman Thune, Chairman...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today spoke on the Senate floor, outlining the possible dangers of the Obama administration’s radical proposal to relinquish oversight of the Internet to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), scheduled to take place on October 1, and urging Congress to stop the giveaway before it’s too late. Specifically, Sen. Cruz detailed the risks of increasing the influence of countries like Russia, China, and Iran...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) as a companion  to Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s (R-Fla.) and Albio Sires’ (D-N.J.) bipartisan House bill (H.R. 5708). This legislation would direct the United States to oppose international loans to Nicaragua until the Ortega regime is held accountable for its oppressive, anti-democratic actions and the Secretary of State certifies that Nicaragua is taking...

Next Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, will convene a hearing titled ‘Protecting Internet Freedom: Implications of Ending U.S. Oversight of the Internet.’ The hearing will investigate the possible dangers of the Obama administration’s proposal to relinquish oversight of the Internet to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), scheduled to take place on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of conservative leader and founder of the Eagle Forum Phyllis Schlafly:  “Today, our nation and the conservative movement suffered a great loss with the passing of an extraordinary woman, Phyllis Schlafly.  “Few will ever match Phyllis’ conviction and tenacity. She stood, literally, on the front lines fighting against forces that threatened to upend...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of Labor Day:  “This Labor Day weekend, we celebrate the Americans who keep our economic engine running strong. “As I’ve traveled across the state to visit with veterans, small business owners, farmers, community leaders, servicemen and women, and many other Texans, I’ve seen firsthand the tireless spirit of hard work that courses through each and every one of...

September 2, 2016 Greetings, This Labor Day weekend, we celebrate the Americans who keep our economic engine running strong.  As I’ve traveled across the state to visit with veterans, small business owners, farmers, community leaders, brave men and women in uniform, and many other Texans, I’ve seen firsthand the tireless spirit of hard work that courses through each and every one of them. Americans possess a unique industrialism and thirst for opportunity that has been the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday unveiled a new countdown clock site urging Congress to stop President Obama’s planned Internet giveaway before October 1, when the Obama administration intends to transition oversight of Internet domains to a global organization that includes authoritarian regimes such as China, Russia, and Iran. Bloomberg BNA highlighted Sen. Cruz’s ongoing efforts to prevent increased foreign government influence over the...