Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced introduction of a joint resolution to stop the Washington, D.C. vaccine mandate for K-12 students from taking effect. In late December, the D.C. City Council voted to mandate D.C. students get vaccinated against Covid-19. Under the Constitution, Congress has the responsibility to govern the nation’s capital. While the District of Columbia was given autonomy to enact city laws when Congress passed the District of Columbia...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm expressing strong support for Freeport LNG’s expansion of export capacity at their liquefaction and export terminal in Brazoria County, Texas. The letter’s co-signers include Rep. Henry Cuellar, Rep. Randy Weber, Rep. Filemon Vela, and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. In the letter, the members state: “The value of natural gas to the Texas and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after Schumer’s failed vote to overturn the filibuster in an attempt to federalize the electoral process: "Tonight, in a bizarre act of political self-immolation, Senate Democrats, led by President Biden and cheered on by the corrupt corporate media, showed the American people that a bipartisan majority opposes breaking the Senate to destroy our election system. Americans don't support abolishing...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement of solidarity with the Jewish community after the 11-hour standoff at the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, where a terrorist held four hostages in an anti-Semitic, targeted attack: “During Shabbat, a bigoted, anti-Semitic coward held four people hostage at Congregation Beth Israel for hours. He targeted them because they were Jewish. “Heidi and I praise God that the hostages...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week lambasted Senate Democrats for their brazen attempt to hold on to power by blowing up the filibuster and enact a federal takeover of our elections. WATCH: Senator Ted Cruz Blasts Democrats for Brazen Attempt to Pass the Corrupt Politicians ActDuring his remarks on the Senate floor, Cruz stated: “We are today seeing Democrats in the Senate, with the active encouragement of President Joe Biden, engaging on not one but two...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), spoke this morning in anticipation of a vote the Senate will take later today on his legislation imposing immediate sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: “Mr. President, the eyes of history are upon us. Today, each of us will be faced with a momentous question: Can we put petty differences aside and can we come together to defend our friend and our ally Ukraine against...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after a large bipartisan majority in the Senate voted in favor of the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Implementation Act, legislation introduced by Senator Cruz to impose immediate sanctions on the Russian government’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline: “Today, the Senate rebuked Joe Biden's surrender to Vladimir Putin on Nord Stream 2. Despite...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced he’s introduced the Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status (SERVIS) Act to prohibit requiring vaccine passports to vote. The SERVIS Act would also render mask mandates at polling locations unenforceable unless masks are readily provided, free-of-charge, to voters. Upon introducing the bill, Senator Cruz stated: “It’s the height of irony that the same politicians...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced that he plans to introduce a bill to stop the recently-passed vaccine mandate for D.C. students from going into effect. Two weeks ago, the D.C. City Council voted to mandate D.C. students get vaccinated against Covid-19 by March 1, 2022, taking healthcare decisions away from parents. The bill passed 11-1, with only one member of the City Council voting against the measure. LISTEN: Cruz blasts school vaccine mandates: Who are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week introduced a bill to stop the federal takeover of monoclonal antibody treatment distribution and empower states to determine their own needs. Since September of last year, the Biden administration has taken complete control of the supply and distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments, which has resulted in rationing and shortages.  Upon introducing the bill, Senator Cruz stated: “One of the things we've learned during...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this year led the fight against an administration that created crisis after crisis, including: an inflation crisis, an energy crisis, a border crisis, a supply chain crisis, a crisis in Afghanistan, and a debt ceiling crisis. Reflecting on this past year, Sen. Cruz said: “Despite the substantial challenges we faced this year, Texans and Americans across the country took a stand for their neighbors, for their communities, and for their...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), along with 38 members of the House of Representatives led by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), filed an amicus brief in U.S. Navy Seals v. Biden, in which 26 Navy SEALs and other Navy service members with sincere religious...

Greetings,The NDAA is one of the most crucial pieces of legislation to come before Congress every year, and this year, my colleagues and I fulfilled our Constitutional duty to equip our Armed Forces with the resources they need to defend America’s national security interests at home and abroad, while also securing bipartisan victories for Texas military communities.The FY 2022 NDAA contains several provisions that I am proud to have championed, including millions of dollars in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) this week introduced the Marginal Well Protection Act to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from levying excessive methane emission fees for wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil and less than 90 Mcf (90,000 cubic feet) of natural gas per day. Marginal wells are small, often family-owned wells...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) this week sent a bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, condemning HHS’s recent reversal of protections for faith-based adoption and foster care agencies. Cosigners of the letter include Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee, this week questioned United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby over his company’s vaccine mandate, including United’s disregard for its employees who sought a religious exemption. Read excerpts of Sen. Cruz’s line of questioning below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz Grills United CEO Over Vaccine Mandate: ‘Your Employees are Being Mistreated’ In...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and John Cornyn (R-Texas) this week sent a letter to United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby in response to news that the company will be cutting service for airports in College Station and Killeen, Texas. In the letter, the lawmakers urge the company to resume flights to the area due to the vital role the cities play in American national security and Department of Defense partnerships as well as the growing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss President Biden’s inflation crisis, the Democrats’ ‘Build Back Broke’ spending bill, and the administration’s unlawful COVID vaccine mandates. Read highlights of Sen. Cruz’s interview below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz Hits Biden Inflation Crisis on Squawk Box: Democrats’ Solution is to Pour Gasoline on the Fire On President Biden’s inflation...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Marshall, (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and over two dozen of their colleagues this week introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would halt President Biden’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) vaccine mandate for virtually all healthcare employees and prevent any similar rule from being proposed in the future. U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) has introduced companion...