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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced his cosponsorship of the Protecting the Second Amendment Act, which was introduced by Sen. Luther Strange (R-Ala.). The bill would amend the Gun Control Act to nullify generalized, routine, or ongoing reporting requirements on lawful gun owners based on geographic location or sales records of multiple long guns, and prohibit future executive action against them. Under an Obama-era executive order claiming to target the flow of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today praised the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to reinstate parts of President Trump's executive order on refugees and vetting in Trump v. Hawaii. In a per curiam opinion, the Court agreed to hear the dispute this fall, and it overruled lower court injunctions that baselessly claimed to apply to foreign persons with no connection to the United States. "The fact that the decision was unanimous - joined by even the Justices appointed by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today praised the United States Supreme Court's decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia vs. Comer. "The Court's decision today stops blatant religious discrimination by a state and is a landmark victory for religious freedom and free exercise in our country," Sen. Cruz said. "Had this case been decided otherwise, it would have opened the door to numerous irrational attacks on religious institutions. Fortunately, that door stays closed and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, which will eliminate the current arduous process that discourages liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade and increase LNG exports by facilitating permits to non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries. As the White House promotes this week as "Energy Week" to highlight the importance of natural gas exports, this legislation offers an effective vehicle to fortify our nation's energy security, harness our...

June 24, 2017 Greetings, For the last five months, I have been working with my colleagues around the clock to solve the underlying problems in our country's broken healthcare system. This week, the Senate released the Better Care Reconcilation Act of 2017. While this current draft is not one I can support, I am hopeful we can still reach an agreement that can pass the Senate. The key to an agreement has two components: lowering premiums and increasing flexibility for states. First, if premiums...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the Better Care Reconciliation Act, introduced today by the U.S. Senate: "Four months ago, I joined with a group of five other senators with very different perspectives on health care policy - representative of the full spectrum of the Republican Party - for the sole purpose of working together to fulfill our commitment to voters to reduce premiums and provide better, more affordable healthcare. Over time,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) issued the following statement Thursday responding to the release of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017: "Currently, for a variety of reasons, we are not ready to vote for this bill, but we are open to negotiation and obtaining more information before it is brought to the floor. There are provisions in this draft that represent an improvement to our current healthcare system but it...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today penned the following op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, urging President Trump and the State Department to stop the progressive cultural imperialism that marked the previous administration’s engagements with the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).  Below are excerpts of Sens. Cruz and Lee’s op-ed: Lee, Cruz: In Trump era, it's time to reassess Western Hemisphere...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Mark Levin to discuss the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the assault on the First Amendment at colleges and universities across America. Sen. Cruz also shared his efforts to deliver on the promises made to the American people by repealing and replacing Obamacare to lower health insurance premiums and provide more consumer choice and freedom.   On the First Amendment, Sen. Cruz emphasized the importance...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, appeared on ‘Fox and Friends,’ to discuss today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Free Speech 101: The Assault on the First Amendment on College Campuses.” Sen. Cruz also discussed his efforts to reform healthcare and lower premiums, and reduce the burden of federal regulations and simplify the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today titled “Free Speech 101: The Assault on the First Amendment on College Campuses.” The hearing emphasized the importance of upholding the First Amendment in light of the escalating censorship of speech on college campuses across the country. Seven witnesses testified at the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the passing of Otto Warmbier, an Ohio native and student at the University of Virginia who was imprisoned in North Korea for more than a year before he was returned to his family earlier this month: "Heidi and I send our prayers and heartfelt condolences to the Warmbier family as they grieve the loss of their son, Otto. We share in their grief and anger over the torture he endured at the hands of his North...

ARLINGTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday joined executives from General Motors, International Automotive Components (IAC) Group, Northpoint Developments and community leaders for the announcement of a new supplier park that GM plans to open to support future vehicle production at its nearby Arlington Assembly plant. There, Sen. Cruz discussed his efforts to expand opportunity throughout the Lone Star state, among other topics, including President Trump's Cuba policy...

June 17, 2017 Greetings, On Thursday, I had the honor of attending the annual Congressional baseball game along with members of my staff, which was an important moment of bipartisan unity in the wake of the horrific shooting that occurred just a day before at the congressional baseball practice.  We all continue to pray for swift recovery to those who were injured: Majority Whip Steve Scalise, former staffer Matt Mika, Capitol Police Officers Crystal Griner and David Bailey, and our own...

HOUSTON, Texas – Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Cuba policy announcement: “Today’s Cuba actions by the Trump administration are an important step in the right direction,” Sen. Cruz said. “These are common sense measures I have supported in the past, particularly authoring legislation with Sen. Rubio to prohibit financial transactions with Cuba’s military-controlled entities. President...

ARLINGTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined executives from General Motors, International Automotive Components (IAC) Group, Northpoint Developments and community leaders for the announcement of a new supplier park that GM plans to open to support future vehicle production at its nearby Arlington Assembly plant. The new supplier park is expected to be home to more than 1,200 employees and result in the direct creation of more than 850 new jobs. Still photos and video of Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) applauded the passage of the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017. Sen. Cruz is an original co-sponsor of the bill: "Yesterday the U.S. Senate passed the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017, sending a clear message that the United States will not tolerate the Islamic Republic's aggressive and illicit behavior. The leading state sponsor of terrorism continues to directly threaten the security of the United States...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding Panama’s announcement earlier this week to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan: “I am deeply alarmed by Panama’s decision to sever its relations with Taiwan in favor of the People’s Republic of China. This move further isolates one of our closest allies in the Asia-Pacific, while giving Beijing a major diplomatic victory at a time when America’s position in one of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News on what they would like to see in an updated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) based on the Texas model. Read the op-ed in its entirety here and below: It's Time to Modernize NAFTA and Texas Knows HowSens. John Cornyn and Ted CruzDallas Morning NewsJune 13,...