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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced his intention to introduce legislation next week to re-list North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, companion legislation to H.R. 479 sponsored by Rep. Ted Poe in the U.S. House of Representatives. Original Senate co-sponsors include Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.). “Nearly a decade ago, the United...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and five Senate colleagues wrote a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson requesting an investigation of U.S. funds associated with promoting democracy and governance outside of the U.S. Recent troubling reports indicate that U.S. entities, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have disbursed taxpayer funds to shape the judiciary, civil society, and political landscape of foreign countries to the benefit of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, penned the below op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, outlining three criteria for health care reform, as well as a path forward for the House and Senate to fulfill the promises members made to the American people. Excerpts are included below. Sen. Cruz also joined FreedomWorks’ Day of Action rally on Capitol Hill, urging fellow lawmakers to come together and repeal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that disapproves and nullifies a drug testing rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor during the final months of the Obama administration. That rule limited states’ congressionally intended discretion in implementing their unemployment compensation and unemployment insurance programs. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution was originally introduced and passed in the U.S. House...

March 10, 2017 Greetings, My continued prayers are with the farmers, ranchers, families, and communities across the Texas Panhandle who have suffered losses this week from the devastating wildfires. I commend our first responders for rushing to help all of those who have been in harm's way. Congressman Mac Thornberry has helpfully  provided several links to resources for individuals who have been impacted by the fires. My staff and I stand ready to assist Congressman Thornberry and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate began debating a resolution sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that would disapprove and nullify a drug testing rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor on August 1, 2016. That rule limited states’ congressionally intended discretion in implementing their unemployment compensation and unemployment insurance programs. Sen. Cruz’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval would roll back this rule, yet another example...

March 10, 2017 Greetings, My continued prayers are with the farmers, ranchers, families, and communities across the Texas Panhandle who have suffered losses this week from the devastating wildfires. I commend our first responders for rushing to help all of those who have been in harm's way. Congressman Mac Thornberry has helpfully  provided several links to resources for individuals who have been impacted by the fires. My staff and I stand ready to assist Congressman Thornberry and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman:  “I strongly support David Friedman to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel and commend President Trump for nominating Mr. Friedman to this position. “Israel is one of America’s closest and strongest allies in the world. David Friedman is dedicated to restoring and strengthening our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today praised the nomination of Noel Francisco as U.S. Solicitor General. Sen. Cruz and Francisco worked together as young lawyers at what is now the Cooper & Kirk law firm in Washington, D.C., and also on the legal team supporting former President George W. Bush during the 2000 Florida recount. Francisco also served as a law clerk to Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the same judge for whom Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Brian Babin (R-Texas) today penned the following op-ed for the Houston Chronicle celebrating the passage of the bi-partisan Cruz-Nelson NASA Transition Authorization Act. This legislation ensures that the Johnson Space Center remains the crown jewel of NASA’s human spaceflight missions. The Houston Chronicle also featured an article detailing the legislative ambitions of the bill, including exploration of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced bipartisan legislation with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) to rename the street in front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. as "Oswaldo Payá Way," in honor of Cuba's late and celebrated dissident leader. The bill, S. 539, serves as a tribute to those who have contested the cruelty and oppression of the Castro regime and has been reintroduced following Cuba’s recent attempt to stifle efforts...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed S. 442, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Transition Authorization Act of 2017, a bill originally introduced in the U.S. Senate by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas). In the House, the chairmen with committees of jurisdiction for the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s recent executive order to facilitate stronger vetting procedures for refugees:  “As I stated when President Trump’s administration previously took the responsible step of acting to prevent terrorists from infiltrating our refugee programs, we live in a dangerous world. For eight long years the Obama administration remained willfully blind to the threat of...

HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement regarding the recent rise in threats against Jewish Community Centers: “Today, law enforcement arrested a man in St. Louis, charging him for at least eight bomb threats against Jewish institutions in recent weeks. I commend our law enforcement for their diligent investigative work.  “I categorically condemn all recent threats against Jewish Community Centers (JCCs), Jewish Day Schools, and...

March 3, 2017 Greetings, For years, Obamacare has failed millions of hardworking Texas families. It is a proven disaster. This week, I outlined a path forward for repealing and replacing Obamacare. We have tremendous opportunities before us to repeal this disastrous law, and replace it with free-market, patient centered reforms, which will expand access to health care for every American. I look forward to working with my colleagues in both the House and the Senate to honor our promise to the...

March 3, 2017 Greetings, For years, Obamacare has failed millions of hardworking Texas families. It is a proven disaster. This week, I outlined a path forward for repealing and replacing Obamacare. We have tremendous opportunities before us to repeal this disastrous law, and replace it with free-market, patient centered reforms, which will expand access to health care for every American. I look forward to working with my colleagues in both the House and the Senate to honor our promise to the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for USA Today advocating that the United States stand up to Iran and hold America’s enemy accountable for acts of terrorism. “When news from Iran flashes across television screens in the United States, Americans have grown accustomed to seeing belligerence, including ballistic missile tests, harassment of U.S. forces, the kidnapping of our sailors and the unlawful...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from investigations related to the presidential campaign: “Attorney General Sessions has repeatedly said that he would recuse himself from cases as appropriate, and today he has done so. General Sessions is a man of honor and integrity, and after having had the time to review the DOJ rules, he came to the reasonable conclusion to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) penned the following op-ed for Politico, outlining a plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare. Among Sen. Cruz’s prescriptions for healthcare reform, he calls for the repeal of Obamacare's insurance regulations and makes clear that the vice president or Senate majority has the statutory and constitutional authority to ensure the regulations are repealed, regardless of the advice of the Senate parliamentarian. An excerpt of the Senator's...