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February 10, 2017 Greetings, This week I had the opportunity to participate in a substantive debate on CNN with Sen. Bernie Sanders, discussing the failures of Obamacare, as well as the merits of free-market, patient-centered health reform that puts patients and their doctors back in charge of their health. This is an issue that not only affects Americans across the country, but millions of families in the state of Texas.  Obamacare was sold to the American people as a solution to steadily...

Spoke with @TexasWCA today about cutting federal regulations so Texans can better manage, conserve, & utilize our natural resources. pic.twitter.com/6GdirT9pcF — Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) February 9, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today addressed the 13th annual Texas Water Day, hosted by the Texas Water Conservation Association, where he reiterated his commitment to reducing federal regulations that impact Texas water rights and water conservation and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in support of Sen. Jeff Sessions, today confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Attorney General: “The confirmation of Sen. Sessions to be the 84th Attorney General of the United States is wonderful news for those who revere the rule of law. Sen. Sessions has impressive credentials, and having worked alongside him on both the Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, I have witnessed firsthand his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tonight debated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a CNN Town Hall regarding the future of Obamacare. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act was sold to the American people as a solution to steadily increasing healthcare costs and insurance premiums, and a means to provide health insurance to all Americans. While the government did succeed in mandating that all Americans purchase health insurance (or be fined), the law has increased costs,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) tonight debated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a CNN Town Hall regarding the future of Obamacare.  Sen. Sanders has proposed a “Medicare for All” government-run, universal health care system. His plan promises free, unlimited health care coverage for all Americans. The problem is – just as Obamacare has proven – such promises are impossible to fulfill and will worsen healthcare delivery and outcomes across the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) debated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a CNN Town Hall tonight regarding the future of Obamacare. During the debate, Sen. Cruz discussed some of the Republican ideas for replacing Obamacare that put patients, working with their doctors -- and not the government -- back in charge of their health. After repealing Obamacare, below are some of the key Republican ideas that have been proposed to put patients back in charge of their health...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) debated Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a CNN Town Hall tonight regarding the future of Obamacare. During the debate, Sen. Cruz debunked the oft-repeated myth that countries with socialized, single-payer health care systems have better health outcomes than the United States.  WAIT TIMES IN COUNTRIES WITH SOCIALIZED MEDICINE ARE ATROCIOUS STATS: UNITED KINGDOM “The figures show that a total of 3.7 million people in the UK are now on...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in support of Betsy DeVos, today confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Secretary of Education: “The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education is welcome news for students and parents in Texas and across our great nation. DeVos brings decades of remarkable experience advocating for policies and programs that empower families and remove barriers to academic choice.  Most importantly, she...

February 3, 2017 Greetings, Last year, after the unexpected passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Senate drew a line in the sand on the behalf of the American people. Exercising our constitutional authority, we advised President Obama that we would not consent to a Supreme Court nominee until We the People, in the presidential election, were able to choose between an originalist and a progressive vision of the Constitution. This week, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution sponsored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), honoring the life and achievements of Eugene A. “Gene” Cernan, a former NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, fighter pilot, and electrical engineer who was the last man to walk on the surface of the Moon. Cernan, a Chicago native, passed away January 16, 2017 in a Houston hospital at the age of 82. The resolution was cosponsored by Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Gary Peters...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after his meeting with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch: “Judge Neil Gorsuch is an impressive jurist who takes seriously his obligation to interpret the law and to follow the Constitution. One of the things I was most encouraged about, when talking with him today, was his understanding that the job of a judge, as outlined in Article III of the Constitution, is simply to apply the law. And...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Numerous news outlets have taken note of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) strong support for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, Sen. Cruz appeared on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight and CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and Fox & Friends to discuss Judge Gorsuch’s nomination and the judge’s firm commitment to the following the law and the original understanding of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in support of Rex Tillerson, today confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Secretary of State:  "Our next Secretary of State Rex Tillerson brings exceptional qualifications, achievements, and international relationships to his new role leading our Department of State, all of which give me great confidence in our nation’s ability to chart a different, better, and stronger course for our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States:  “Last year, after the unexpected passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand on the behalf of the American people. Exercising our constitutional authority, we advised President Obama that we would not consent to a Supreme Court...

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: "We live in a dangerous world, and for eight long years the Obama administration remained willfully blind to the threat of radical Islamic terrorism, admitting tens of thousands of refugees whom the FBI expressly told Congress they could not be certain were not terrorists.  That Obama policy made...

January 27, 2017 Greetings, This week, millions of Americans across the country gathered to help ensure greater promise, opportunity, and protection of our future generations. On Tuesday, Texans rallied in Austin in support of legislative measures before the Texas legislature that will expand school choice. And today, millions of Americans came together in cities all across the country and in Washington to recognize our fundamental right to life and remember the 57 million innocent, unborn lives...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today, we pause to remember all victims of the Holocaust, including the six million Jews who were murdered as part of a deliberate, genocidal campaign that sought to exterminate the Jewish people. We commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on January 27, 1945 and honor the courageous survivors who endured such...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement in recognition of the March for Life, where millions of Americans will gather in D.C. and across the nation in defense of policies at all levels of government that defend innocent life:  “As millions of Americans gather in D.C. and cities all across the country today to recognize the fundamental right to life, we mourn and remember the 57 million innocent, unborn lives that have been ended by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement on President Trump’s actions to secure the border and enforce our immigration laws:  “Today, President Trump took action that will launch the process of securing our southern border and effectively enforcing our nation’s immigration laws. These are policies on which Americans have waited far too long for action, and I stand ready to work with my colleagues to support these measures...