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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas at her confirmation hearing to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. There, before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Sen. Cruz highlighted Sen. Hutchison's accomplishments in her career of public service, and her extraordinary qualifications. Sen. Cruz's opening remarks may be viewed here. Below is a rush transcript of his remarks. SEN. CRUZ: Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cardin, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called for the unconditional release of all U.S. citizens unjustly imprisoned in Iran, including Princeton graduate student Xiyue Wang, who was recently sentenced by the Iranian regime to 10 years in the brutal Evin prison. He also addressed the Administration's recertification of Iran's compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "Last week we discovered Iran had sentenced an American citizen and Princeton graduate...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on ‘The Sean Hannity Show,' following Senate Republicans' lunch at the White House. Sen. Cruz discussed his efforts repeal Obamacare and lower health insurance premiums, as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recent report on the impacts of the Consumer Freedom amendment. According to the report, the Consumer Freedom amendment expands coverage by more than two million individuals, and reduces health...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a new report conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Consumer Freedom amendment proposed by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act expands coverage by more than two million individuals, and reduces health insurance premiums by more than $7,000 per year. Following lunch at the White House, Sen. Cruz discussed his efforts to reduce health insurance premiums with Fox News. The full interview may...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a bipartisan bill with Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to grant lawful permanent resident status in the United States for Liu Xia, the wife of Dr. Liu Xiaobo. Additionally, this bill recognizes Dr. Liu for his lifetime fight against the Communist Party of China, serving as a brave pro-democracy dissident who worked endlessly to expose the injustices of communism in China. Together, Dr. Liu and Liu Xia have...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) delivered a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, urging the United States government to promote American companies, workers, and consumers by upholding and enforcing “Open Skies” agreements. The full letter may be viewed here and below. July 17, 2017 Dear Secretaries Chao, Ross, Tillerson: For more than 25 years, the United States has entered into...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Stephen Moore, an economist at Heritage Foundation and Senior Economic Contributor at Freedom Works, recently wrote an op-ed for CNN.com outlining the merits of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) Consumer Freedom proposal, citing that it "could save tens of millions of Americans as much as 30% on their health costs" and "empowe[r] people and families to pick and choose what they want in their own insurance package." Read the op-ed in its entirety here and below: Why the Cruz...

July 15, 2017 Greetings, I am encouraged by the Senate's introduction this week of the revised Better Care Reconciliation Act. There are several notable improvements, including the addition of my Consumer Freedom amendment and expanded health savings accounts to put people back in charge of their health care and not the government. While the health care reform debate continues, I have been hard at work on other key issues important to Texans. This week, I chaired a hearing in Senate Subcommittee...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced his intention to introduce companion legislation to U.S. Rep. Martha McSally's (R-Ariz.) bill to eliminate a healthcare exemption for members of Congress that was required to be included in the Senate's health care bill due to procedural requirements under the reconciliation process. "While this exemption was included in the Senate health care bill out of procedural necessity, we must still be diligent in ensuring that Members of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, introduced today by the U.S. Senate: "For nearly five months, I have been working closely with my Senate colleagues from across the ideological spectrum to honor our commitment to voters, to provide more choices for consumers, put people in control of their healthcare, and most importantly, lower health insurance premiums. "I am encouraged that the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness, participated in the third of a series of planned hearings to explore the reopening of the American frontier in space. Today’s hearing, titled “Reopening the American Frontier: Promoting Partnerships Between Commercial Space and the U.S. Government to Advance Exploration and Settlement,” examined partnerships between the U.S. government and commercial...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Dr. Liu Xiaobo, a pro-democracy dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner unjustly imprisoned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Dr. Liu is most notably known for publishing "Charter 08," an anti-Communist manifesto calling for political freedom and human justice.  “Today the world lost a hero of liberty and freedom. Liu Xiaobo, a voice for the voiceless and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) demanded China release imprisoned Chinese human rights activist Dr. Liu Xiaobo before the end of the July 4th Senate recess. Today, Sen. Cruz delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling for Dr. Liu Xiaobo's release, and for the passage of his legislation to rename the street in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. as ‘Liu Xiaobo Plaza.' Watch Sen. Cruz's floor speech in its entirety here. The full text of his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Michael F. Cannon, director of health policy studies for the Cato institute, recently wrote an op-ed for The Hill outlining the need to include U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) Consumer Freedom Amendment currently under consideration in the Senate's Better Care Act legislation, citing it would "make access to healthcare more secure for patients who develop expensive conditions” and "would instantly stabilize the individual market." Read the op-ed in its entirety here....

AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week participated in a series of ‘Defend & Reform’ town halls with Concerned Veterans for America (CVA). Throughout the week, Sen. Cruz sat down with local news stations, including KXAN’S Phil Prazen, KTRK’s Tom Abrahams, KTVT’s Jack Fink, NBC 5’s Julie Fine and Dallas Morning News’ Gromer Jeffers, Spectrum News’ Karina Kling and KRIV’s Greg Groogan. There, Sen. Cruz discussed many...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced companion legislation to U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's bipartisan resolution calling for the unconditional release of U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents unjustly detained for political purposes by Iran. This bill also urges the U.S. and its allies whose nationals have been detained to consider establishing a multinational task force to secure the release of the detainees. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the nomination of former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to be assistant secretary for policy, management and budget at the U.S. Department of Interior: "I applaud the administration for nominating Susan Combs to serve as assistant secretary for policy, management and budget at the Department of Interior. Susan is a committed public servant who understands, like most Texans, that the federal government isn't...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Vice President Mike Pence appeared on the Rush Limbaugh Show where they discussed the merits of Sen. Cruz's Consumer Freedom amendment to the Better Health Care Act. Vice President Pence told Limbaugh, "There's a broad range of other regulations that the House allowed to be waived; that frankly Senator Cruz has developed some very creative proposals. Including freedom policies, which would say to a state, 'Look, if you offer an insurance plan that meets what remains of...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in the final of a series of ‘Defend & Reform' town halls with Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) in Houston. There, along with Director of Policy Dan Caldwell, Sen. Cruz discussed his efforts on behalf of veterans, including implementing VA accountability, expanding veteran choice and modernizing the VA's IT infrastructure. The town hall in its entirety may be viewed here. Still photos of the event may be viewed...