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EL PASO, Texas - Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a roundtable discussion with community leaders and executive board members of the Borderplex Alliance in El Paso. There, he discussed the importance of trade to the Texas economy, his efforts in rolling back burdensome federal regulations, and expanding economic opportunity for hardworking Texans. Still photos and video of Sen. Cruz's visit may be viewed here. "I was delighted to meet with so many incredible hardworking men and...

HOUSTON, Texas - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Vice President Mike Pence, Representatives Brian Babin (R-Texas) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Governor Greg Abbott for the astronaut candidate class of 2017 announcement at the Johnson Space Center. Selected news coverage is below: Houston Chronicle: VP Mike Pence visits Johnson Space Center, affirms commitment to space mission"Pence was accompanied by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Reps. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, chairman of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement praising Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement to end the improper practice, implemented at the Department of Justice under the Obama Administration that sometimes required defendants who choose to settle lawsuits to contribute funds to preferred third-party groups that were neither victims nor parties involved in the case: "I applaud Attorney General Sessions for ending the previous administration's...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today joined Vice President Mike Pence and Representatives Brian Babin (R-Texas) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas) for the astronaut candidate class of 2017 announcement at the Johnson Space Center. Still photos of Sen. Cruz's visit may be viewed here. "I was honored to join Vice President Pence, and Reps. Babin and Smith today to congratulate NASA's 2017 class of astronauts," Sen. Cruz said. "Earlier this year, the Administration along with Congress, made...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday appeared on Fox Business's ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast' to discuss President Trump's Air Traffic Control (ATC) system reform and modernization initiative, the recent terror attacks in London, and the President's executive order to facilitate stronger vetting procedures for refugees, among other topics. On Air Traffic Control reform, Sen. Cruz said: "I think it's a big deal that the President came out today and is leading on this issue,"...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today attended the White House announcement of the new Air Traffic Control (ATC) system reform and modernization initiative. "I am grateful this administration has been eager and willing to reduce the burden of federal regulations and mismanaged bureaucracy on a variety of America's core industries," Sen. Cruz said. "The aerospace and aviation industry directly provides over 130,000 Texans with good paying jobs. Over the last 30 years, more than 60...

June 3, 2017 Greetings, This week I was able to spend time with notable Texas job creators and saw an important policy advancement in President Trump's withdrawal of the Paris Climate accord, which will prevent significant harm to Texas' energy industry and increased energy costs for Texas families. On Monday, I published an op-ed urging the United States withdraw from the accord and am grateful for President Trump's Thursday announcement that fulfills his commitment to pull out of the...

HOUSTON, TX - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined local Texas radio hosts to discuss tax reform, and his efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare and lower health care premiums. He also praised the reports that President Trump was expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Pact later that day. On the Paris Climate Pact: "I think if we pull out of the agreement it will be a very, very good thing for jobs in American and especially for the state of Texas,"...

HOUSTON, Texas - Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) participated in a roundtable discussion and town hall with executives and employees at Air Liquide, an industrial supplier of gases, technologies and services, to share his efforts to rollback burdensome federal regulations and expand economic opportunity for Texans across the state. Still photos of Sen. Cruz's visit may be viewed here. "I was honored to visit the hardworking men and women at Air Liquide today," Sen. Cruz said. "As a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement regarding President Trump's announcement that he will withdraw from the Paris Agreement: "I commend President Trump for putting American jobs first. This is great news for the Texas economy and for hardworking Americans all across our country. This is great news for family budgets, which under the Obama Paris plan would have seen significant increases in costs for utilities and nearly everything powered by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week joined 122 members of Congress urging the Prime Minister of Ethiopia to reconsider his April 21st decision to suspend international adoptions. The order has left more than 200 U.S. families separated from the Ethiopian children they have adopted and are trying to bring home. In a bipartisan and bicameral letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the 47 Senators and 75 Congressmen said, "While we respect your government's decisions...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Wyman-Gordon, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney executives, local elected officials and other Houston business leaders to highlight the F-35's role in protecting our national security interests and the program's significant impact on the Texas economy. Sen. Cruz took the opportunity to ‘pilot' an F-35 flight simulator, attended a roundtable with business leaders, and spoke to employees and local leaders at the Wyman-Gordon...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday penned the following op-ed for CNN.com urging President Trump to withdraw America from the Paris Agreement. President Trump has the opportunity to relieve our nation of the unfair requirements of the Paris Agreement that puts thousands of Americans out of work, increases energy costs and devastates core American industries. Read the op-ed in its entirety here and below: Trump should withdraw from Paris climate pactCNN.comBy: Sen. Ted...

KERRVILLE, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today attended Memorial Day events in San Antonio and Kerrville. In San Antonio, Sen. Cruz addressed attendees of the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Day Program. In Kerrville, Sen, Cruz delivered the keynote remarks in a ceremony at the Kerr County War Memorial. Still photos of Sen. Cruz's addresses may be found here. In San Antonio Sen. Cruz said: "The men and women buried here have not simply known freedom; they have embodied it,"...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day: "This weekend, millions of Americans will gather in remembrance of those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives to protect our freedoms. They defended our nation in far off places - in the jungles of Vietnam, the mountains of Korea, the battlefields of Europe, the desert sands of Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, and a hundred islands and atolls in the Pacific. We pause to...

May 27, 2017 Greetings, During my travels back to our nation's capital, I had the incredible honor of meeting an American hero, Lt. Jim Downing - our country's oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, he was operating as a gunner's mate 1st class and postmaster when the Japanese attacked. At 28 years old, Downing rushed to his sinking ship, the USS West Virginia, which was hit by torpedoes, to save his fellow sailors. As he worked through the devastation,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's bipartisan effort to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its export of terror across the globe: "I applaud the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's bipartisan support for the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act, which would take concrete steps to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its ongoing, non-nuclear efforts to destabilize the Middle...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, addressed the Citizens for Space Exploration congressional reception, hosted by the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP). There, he discussed his efforts to advance commercial space exploration and secure America’s leadership in space. Still photos of Sen. Cruz’s address may be viewed here. “While there are certainly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today addressed the ‘The Bridge: The Annual Conference on the Persecuted Church' Policy Day, hosted by International Christian Concern (ICC). There he discussed his efforts to highlight the human rights violations in North Korea and provide hope and assistance for persecuted Christians throughout the world. "Thank you for shining a light on religious persecution, and for speaking out the truth," Sen. Cruz said. "We see religious persecution...