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HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in response to reports that Iran has violated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA):  “The catastrophic Obama Iran nuclear deal was built to allow Iran to cheat, both by making it difficult to detect violations and by giving other countries an incentive to dismiss those violations when they became undeniable. Iran began exploiting the...

MCALLEN, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today toured the Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center, the largest immigration processing center in the United States, to see firsthand the escalating humanitarian and security crisis occurring at the Texas-Mexico border. Following the tour, Sen. Cruz received an operational briefing with RGV Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodolfo Karisch and Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Austin Skero at the McAllen Border Patrol Station about the influx of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week voted in favor of final passage of the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which enhances America’s national security and ensures that our fighting men and women have the resources they need to defend our interests globally. Sen. Cruz fought for dozens of measures, of which thirteen were successfully incorporated into the final Senate FY20 NDAA, including a range of amendments directly relevant to Texas military...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following his vote in support of the bipartisan $4.5 billion border supplemental plan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on Fox News' ‘Hannity' where he announced his upcoming visit to the Texas-Mexico border, and discussed the influx of illegal crossings overwhelming Texas communities. "I'm going to be going on Monday back to the border to really try to highlight the crisis we are having there," Sen. Cruz said. "Now we saw some positive development today in that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved of the nomination of Charles Eskridge to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston: "I am grateful my colleagues on the committee favorably reported Charles for the federal bench in Houston," Sen. Cruz said. "His principled commitment to the rule of law and remarkable legal expertise will...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday passed a resolution cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) condemning and calling for the repeal of Brunei’s Sharia Penal Code, which contains provisions imposing the death penalty for homosexuality and extra-marital sex. Following the committee’s vote, Sen. Cruz issued a statement applauding the bipartisan support for the resolution: “I applaud the passage of this bipartisan resolution in the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Pat Toomey (R-Penn.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to stand with the hardworking men and women of small refineries across the country, and block Senate Democrats' attempts to roll back President Trump's energy independence...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to Governor Greg Abbott's (R-Texas) decision to deploy 1,000 troops from the Texas National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border: "The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is one that Texas faces firsthand, and it only continues to escalate because Democrats have refused to prioritize the safety and security of Americans," Sen. Cruz said. "In the past few months we have seen an astonishing...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week held meetings in his Washington, D.C. Senate office with members of the Border Trade Alliance and the Rio Grande Valley Partnership. In those meetings, Sen. Cruz participated in a dialogue with the members, and discussed his views regarding trade and immigration, among other issues facing the Texas-Mexico border. During his meeting with the Border Trade Alliance, Sen. Cruz highlighted the over 144,000 apprehensions on the Texas-Mexico...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on the Constitution, appeared on ‘The Ben Shapiro Show' regarding his efforts to enact term limits in Congress and his anti-Semitism legislation in the Senate. During the interview, Sen. Cruz highlighted the hearing he chaired to examine term limits as a method of creating accountability in Congress. He also highlighted the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border and called...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week led a hearing entitled, "Keeping Congress Accountable: Term Limits in the United States." The hearing examined the use of term limits as a method to encourage accountability in Congress and take career politicians out of Washington. In January, Sen. Cruz and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) introduced a constitutional amendment which would impose term limits on members of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in a nominations hearing where he questioned Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, President Trump's nominee to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, and Mr. Andrew P. Bremberg, the nominee to serve as the Ambassador to the United Nations Mission in Geneva. The hearing highlighted the strategic importance of our partnership with Colombia, and the power of dissidents in advancing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Jason Pulliam to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio: "Jason has served our country and the Lone Star State with excellence," Sen. Cruz said. "His experience, coupled with his commitment to public service and professionalism will serve Texans in the Western District well, and I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after the Senate today voted to confirm Matthew J. Kacsmaryk to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. "I am glad to see the Senate vote today to confirm my good friend, Matt Kacsmaryk, to fill this crucial judicial vacancy for the Northern District of Texas," Sen. Cruz said. "As a passionate constitutionalist, Matt has served Texas well in his various professional...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in support of President Trump’s nomination of Kelly Craft to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: “Ambassador Craft demonstrated today that she has the experience and temperament to be the next United States ambassador to the United Nations and to advance America’s interests in this challenging post,” Sen. Cruz said....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) this week sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to utilize the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act, imposing additional sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran. The letter was signed by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Rounds (R-S. D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas). "After the United States exited the Iran nuclear deal, the Treasury...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, today chaired a hearing entitled, "Keeping Congress Accountable: Term Limits in the United States." The hearing examined the use of term limits as an avenue to break the cycle of career politicians and encourage accountability in Congress. Sen. Cruz previously introduced a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on congressional members with Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Reps. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.) today introduced the Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019, which would withhold 20 percent of U.S. military assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) unless the President can certify they're taking necessary steps to end Hezbollah and Iran's influence over the LAF. United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 calls upon the Lebanese government and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the decision by Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam to suspend consideration of the controversial extradition bill, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called for the bill to be completely withdrawn from consideration: "The decision to suspend the extradition bill's reading is a positive step but inadequate to address the continued, worrying erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy by the Chinese Communist Party. The bill should be completely withdrawn from future...