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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Monday joined 74 members of Congress in sending a bicameral letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, expressing serious concerns about the FDA’s decision to loosen standards governing use of the abortion drug mifepristone and demanding answers regarding the recent changes. “We are deeply disappointed to learn that you have loosened FDA standards governing use of the abortion drug mifepristone,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with 33 members of Congress, defended religious liberty and the First Amendment rights of a Missouri church by filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley. Trinity Lutheran Church runs a daycare and preschool in Columbia, Missouri. In 2013, the state of Missouri rejected Trinity Lutheran’s application for a state grant to obtain playground safety material for the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and the entire Texas Republican congressional delegation filed a critical amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in Veasey v. Abbott. The brief supports Texas’ Senate Bill (SB) 14, which requires Texas voters to present government-issued photo ID before voting and provides for free election ID cards. After SB 14 was passed into law in 2011, the Obama administration, along with private plaintiffs,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to grant Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the recent severe weather and flooding that has affected Southeast Texas. “We ask that you expedite the processing and approval of Governor Abbott’s request so that our affected communities and constituents, many of whom were in the midst of recovering from previously...

April 22, 2016 Greetings, This week, the Lone Star State was ravaged by destructive storms and flooding. The devastation inflicted by these floods is absolutely heartbreaking. Lives and homes have been taken from us.  At this time, I pray for strength and peace for all of the families who have lost loved ones. I lift up the people who have lost their homes and those who face damaged homes. All of the first responders have performed tremendously during this challenging time, and I’m...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of Passover:  “Today, our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world gather around the Seder table with family and friends to celebrate Passover. “We remember the miracle of God’s deliverance of His people from bondage to freedom; from the wilderness to the Promised Land, and from darkness to ‘great light.’ We remember also the timeless reflection of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement condemning the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement today at the U.N. Headquarters: “This Paris Climate Agreement is the latest in the Obama administration’s string of attacks on the livelihoods of American families, increasing costs by trillions and causing everyday household bills to skyrocket,” Sen. Cruz said. “Public policy should follow science, evidence, and data, but...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after UnitedHealth’s announcement that it would be withdrawing from Obamacare exchanges in most states:  “UnitedHealth has announced it is pulling out of the Obamacare exchanges. That’s the latest in a string of Obamacare failures that have led to American families losing their doctors, having few or no insurance options, and facing skyrocketing premiums and deductibles,” Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding Prime Minister Netanyahu’s call to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.  After Sen. Cruz strongly supported the Prime Minister’s statement on the status of the Golan Heights, the Department of State signaled that the Obama administration does not accept the Golan as sovereign Israeli territory. “The government of Israel reiterated the reality that the...

April 15, 2016 Greetings, This week, I continued pushing back against the Obama administration’s unconstitutional effort to target lawful American small businesses, particularly law-abiding gun shops, known as Operation Choke Point. This initiative, implemented by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Obama, is an insidious abuse of power that should not be tolerated. Rest assured, I will keep fighting against this initiative and similar schemes from the Obama administration that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced legislation fighting the Obama administration’s Operation Choke Point, a Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative that unconstitutionally sought to choke off access to banking services for sellers of firearms and other lawful business enterprises. This legislation sponsored by Sens. Cruz and Lee serves as a companion bill to U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer’s (R-Mo.) Financial Institution Customer...

April 8, 2016 Greetings, This week, I continued to push back against President Obama’s unconstitutional executive amnesty. Texans have witnessed the harmful effects of an unsecure border, which endanger the lives of citizens and pose risks to American families. The Obama administration must adhere to and respect the rule of law, rather than the personal views of the President and what he thinks the law should be. In an attempt to rein in the lawless actions of the Obama administration, the...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in the wake of today’s deadly shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas: “As details of this horrific incident continue to unfold, Heidi and I pray for peace, comfort, and safety for those involved. We continue to lift up in prayer each of our servicemen and servicewomen who face inconceivable danger on a routine basis. It is tragic to once again see an active shooter commit...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was joined by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today to introduce the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act, which facilitates the return of artwork stolen by Nazis during the Holocaust to their rightful owners or heirs. The HEAR Act would ensure that claims in the United States to Nazi-confiscated art are resolved in a fair and just manner on the merits, and are not barred by...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined an amicus brief on behalf of 43 Senate Republicans in support of a challenge to the Obama Administration’s November 2014 executive amnesty, which unilaterally extends legal status and work authorization to more than four million illegal aliens. The challenge is led by the State of Texas and includes a majority of the nation’s governors and state attorneys general.  The U.S. Supreme Court took up this case (United...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a follow-up letter to Dr. Stephen Crocker, chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), demanding a response to a series of unanswered questions that remain from previous congressional oversight letters concerning ICANN’s relationship with the Chinese government and the planned transition away from U.S. government oversight of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined an amicus brief on behalf of 22 members of the Texas congressional delegation in support of private landowners along the Red River. The Bureau of Land Management has recently made waves by claiming thousands of acres of privately owned Texas land along the Red River. It has done so by utilizing—in apparent violation of a nearly 100-year-old Supreme Court precedent and tradition—an arbitrary and bizarre gradient...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch regarding the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) seemingly lopsided enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act of 1994. The FACE Act is enforced by DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, and prohibits any use or threat of force and physical obstruction that intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes with any person seeking (1) to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement for Easter Sunday: “This weekend, Christians of every denomination remember the most transformative event in history – Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection – the ultimate sacrifice that redeemed the whole world. “The light of Christ brings hope to every corner of the world. This year Heidi and I pray that in the wake of the Brussels attack, as we mourn for the victims who lost...