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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in the wake of Tuesday’s radical Islamic terrorist attack in New York City: “Yesterday’s attack in New York by an Uzbek national who senselessly murdered eight innocent people and injured 11 more is a stark reminder that even though there has been progress in dismantling ISIS’s strongholds, the threat of radical Islamic terrorism to our way of life is as real as ever. The tactics used by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the tragic death of Texan Bakari Henderson in Greece this summer, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) wrote Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urging him to use all diplomatic means available to help Greek authorities bring those responsible to justice. “As you know, the events surrounding Mr. Henderson’s death have led to multiple arrests, but at least two suspects fled to their...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after President Trump announced his intention to nominate Ryan Patrick as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas and Joe Brown as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas: “Ryan Patrick and Joe Brown will be excellent United States Attorneys,” Sen. Cruz said. “They have both already had distinguished careers in public service—Ryan as an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) today issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan resolution calling on the Government of Iran to release all unjustly detained American citizens and legal permanent residents, including Siamak Namazi, Baquer Namazi, Xiyue Wang and Nizar Zakka, and to return Robert Levinson. “For years the Iranian regime has brutally detained and imprisoned Americans and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today was quoted in The Weekly Standard’s coverage of the latest effort at the United Nations against Israel. Sen. Cruz said, “This is yet another example of the U.N.’s shameful hostility towards Israel, which encourages more false attacks, accusations, and criticism of our close ally. I will continue to press all legislative options to ensure U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to implement, facilitate, or carry out this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks at an event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the stakes for American agriculture and business.  Video of Sen. Cruz’s remarks may be viewed here. An excerpt of Sen. Cruz’s remarks is below: “Texans believe in international trade. We believe in it because we benefit from it firsthand. There are about 2.2 million jobs...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined his colleagues in the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Professor Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He was joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and James Lankford (R-Okla.). Professor and...

Attn: El plazo para Asistencia Individual es el 30 de noviembre para. HOUSTON, Texas – El día de hoy, el Senador Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ofreció un mensaje instando a los sobrevivientes de Huracán Harvey a registrarse con la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) para calificar para asistencia federal. El plazo para Asistencia Pública es el 31 de octubre y el 30 de noviembre para Asistencia Individual. Constituyentes de Texas pueden registrarse...

NOTE: FEMA has extended the deadline to apply for Individual Assistance to Thursday, November 30th. HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following video urging Texans impacted by Hurricane Harvey to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to qualify for Public Assistance by tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31st, and Individual Assistance by Thursday, November 30th. Texans can register for Individual Assistance at disasterassistance.gov,...

October 28, 2017 Greetings, This week, I spoke on the Senate floor about the need for real tax cuts, and urged my Senate colleagues to keep our promise to hardworking Americans to reform our broken tax system. I also discussed my priorities for fundamental tax reform on local Texas radio. With tax reform, we can unleash our economy, and create more good paying jobs for working men and women across our state, and across the country. On Tuesday, the Senate passed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined KTSA’s Trey Ware and KFYO’s Chad Hasty to discuss his priorities for fundamental tax reform. When asked about his priorities for fundamental tax reform on The Trey Ware Show, Sen. Cruz highlighted the unique opportunity ahead to create millions of high paying jobs. “We’ve got a unique opportunity Trey,” Sen. Cruz said. “We’ve been given Republican control of the Presidency, of every...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced two bills today aimed at lowering health insurance premiums and making lifesaving drugs and devices available to American patients suffering from chronic and life-threatening conditions. The Health Care Choice Act would repeal Obamacare’s insurance mandates and help lower premiums by allowing insurers to sell health insurance across state lines. Obamacare’s insurance mandates have caused premiums and out-of-pocket...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Walter Counts, Karen Scholer, John Bash, and Erin Nealy Cox to fill federal district court and U.S. Attorney vacancies in Texas: “I was proud to recommend that the President nominate Karen Scholer, David Counts, Erin Nealy Cox, and John Bash, and I am pleased that my colleagues today voted them out of the Judiciary...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor, where he outlined his priorities for fundamental tax reform, including genuine tax cuts for working men and women and employers that will help to jumpstart economic growth and create millions of new, good-paying jobs. Watch Sen. Cruz’s floor speech in its entirety here. The full text of his remarks is below: “Madam President, I rise today at a time of extraordinary opportunity. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Salem Radio’s Mark Davis to discuss his priorities for fundamental tax reform, and his recent New York Times op-ed, where he urged the State Department to re-designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. When asked about the progress of tax reform in Congress, Sen. Cruz highlighted his priorities for fundamental tax reform, including lowering rates, expanding immediate expensing, and ending the death tax. “At...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage of the supplemental funding bill, and noted more funding will be necessary for Texas to recover and rebuild. “Today’s supplemental funding bill that passed the Senate takes Texas one step closer to receiving the funds necessary to rebuild in the aftermath of Harvey’s devastation,” Sen. Cruz said. “But this level of funding does not come...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) issued the following statement urging Texans impacted by Hurricane Harvey to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to qualify for federal disaster assistance by FEMA’s new Friday, November 24th deadline.  FEMA has announced that the deadline has been extended by 31 days from its earlier October 24th deadline. Texans can register at disasterassistance.gov, by phone...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) penned a letter last week to Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding reports that Apple has removed Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications (apps) from the version of Apple’s App Store available to users in the People’s Republic of China, and urged him to stop enabling the Great Firewall, China's internet censorship system which stifles free speech and internet freedom.  Several news outlets covered the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned the following op-ed for the New York Times urging the State Department to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. Read Sen. Cruz’s op-ed in its entirety here. Excerpts are available below: A Pressure Point for North KoreaThe New York TimesBy: Senator Ted Cruz On Oct. 31, the State Department faces a critical decision in our relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Iran-Russia-North...