Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Aviation and Space Subcommittee, Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), ranking member on the Aviation and Space Subcommittee, on Monday introduced the Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act to incentivize more efficient completion of airport construction projects - saving taxpayer dollars and ensuring the safe and swift completion of economy boosting infrastructure projects. The Federal Aviation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) today sent a letter to U.S. Governors requesting information on how their states have allocated the trillions of dollars in taxpayer funding from the CARES Act and other federal coronavirus response measures. This taxpayer money is designed to be spent on coronavirus response to support those in need, and taxpayers deserve to know how this money is being spent. The full letter can be read here and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - With only a 100 miles of pipe left to install in the Baltic Sea, Russian-owned companies are working to circumvent U.S. sanctions and complete President Vladimir Putin's pipeline, Nord Stream 2 - a project that if completed would reward Russia's aggressive expansionism and economic blackmail, hold our European allies' energy security hostage to Russia, and undermine America's national security interests. That's why U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.),...

FORT WORTH, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) for a tour of Lockheed Martin's F-35 facility. There, Sen. Cruz met with outgoing Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson and incoming CEO James Taiclet about Lockheed Martin's F-35 aircraft production and its efforts to adapt operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. On the F-35's role in protecting U.S. national security interests and Lockheed Martin's impact on Texas,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today released the following statements after the Senate unanimously approved their resolution calling for the immediate release of Cuban democracy activist José Daniel Ferrer. Mr. Ferrer was imprisoned on October 1, 2019 and arbitrarily convicted on April 3, 2020 to a sentence of four years and six months. The bipartisan...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and their colleagues in the Senate today sent a bipartisan letter urging the Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to simplify the loan forgiveness application for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). A streamlined loan forgiveness application will help lenders efficiently process applications and ensure small businesses, that have continued to support their employees during the coronavirus...

HOUSTON, Texas - Thirty-three years ago today, President Ronald Reagan uttered the most important words spoken by any leader in modern history: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." WATCH: The Power of American Principles U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) often points to President Reagan's speech as an example of the power of American principles in combatting the evils of tyranny and promoting freedom around the world, saying: "Within three years of that speech, that wall was torn to the ground. And...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week filed four amendments to the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill that would establish a program allowing the government to federalize more land while adding $17.3 billion to the national debt. Sen. Cruz's amendments would bring much-needed fiscal restraints to the bill by ensuring congressional oversight of spending by the Department of Interior, with respect to federal land acquisition programs, and by prohibiting the Treasury Department...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The closer we get to November, the more extreme Democrats' rallying cries become. From "Medicare for All" to the "Green New Deal," Democrats have now turned their backs on the men and women in blue, calling for police departments to be defunded across the country - a dangerous proposal that delegitimizes law enforcement. As U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has said, the people who have the most to lose by defunding police departments are the communities who need them the most: "We...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements to Consumers Here In North America (BEAT CHINA) Act to incentivize pharmaceutical and medical device and supply manufacturers to relocate to the United States. "Mouthpieces of the Chinese Communist Party have threatened to cut off U.S. access to life-saving pharmaceutical products," Sen. Cruz said. "Because so much of our medical supply and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and colleagues in the Senate on Tuesday introduced a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. "We know that violent crime disproportionally affects low-income communities, and that law enforcement plays a critical role in protecting life and preserving a free and functioning society," Sen. Cruz said. "We also know that law enforcement has an important responsibility in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Tuesday introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at reforming the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in order to streamline infrastructure projects. The first bill, the Federal Permitting Modernization Act of 2020, establishes a series of deadlines for agency action under the FAST Act (Fixing America's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter urging Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to protect religious freedom within the Department of Defense after reports that the Army has censored military chaplains and harmed their ability to provide religious services during the coronavirus pandemic - access that is not only essential for many service members, but also mandated by the Constitution. In the letter, he wrote: "As you know, military chaplains play a crucial role...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement honoring the life of George Floyd, whose funeral took place today in Houston, Texas: "Today, Americans in Houston and across the country join the Floyd family in grieving the loss of a nephew, a father, a brother, and a friend, George Floyd. "On Memorial Day in Minneapolis, Mr. Floyd was horrifically killed after a police officer kneeled on his neck for eight long minutes. There are no legitimate law enforcement...

HOUSTON, Texas - Following New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's targeting of the Jewish community during the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter - founder and editor-in-chief of Ami Magazine, the largest Jewish weekly publication in the world - for an in-depth interview on combatting anti-Semitism, protecting Americans' religious liberty, and the importance of the Trump administration's pro-Israel policies. As Rabbi Frankfurter wrote: "One of the...

HOUSTON, Texas - As Antifa riots tear up communities across the country, leaving small businesses looted and innocent Americans killed, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) condemned the violent terrorist group for exploiting the just and peaceful protests of those honoring George Floyd and called for strong leadership to stop the riots and restore law and order. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, Sen. Cruz also announced his intention to convene a hearing on how to...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined the American Enterprise Institute's ‘What the Hell is Going On' podcast with hosts Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen for a wide-ranging discussion on George Floyd's tragic death, the violent riots breaking out across the country, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party's responsibility for endangering millions of lives, and the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal. On the death of George Floyd and police...

Greetings,    For several months now, our country has been dealing with two simultaneous crises– a health pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 110,000 Americans and over 383,000 people across the globe, and an economic crisis that claimed the jobs of over 40 million Americans.   In the midst of these two crises, we are now faced with yet another crisis: a crisis of racial division and anger.   On Memorial Day, George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced a new staff hire in his Washington, D.C. office. He has named Chris Jaarda as Legislative Director. "I'm pleased to welcome Chris to our Senate team," Sen. Cruz said. "His wealth of experience fighting for conservative principles in the private sector and on Capitol Hill will be invaluable in promoting the interests of Texans in Washington, D.C. I look forward to working with him to defend our values and ensure that freedom,...