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WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today stood in defense of Houston pastors’ First Amendment right to speak and worship freely, calling upon Houstonians to stand firm against the City of Houston’s recent subpoena requiring pastors to submit sermons and other forms of communication. “Today we all stand united in defense of religious liberty, and we all stand united in defense of our pastors,” said Sen. Cruz. “Our nation is an exceptional nation, it...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement responding to the City of Houston’s recent subpoena requiring pastors to submit sermons: “I'm proud to stand with the pastors.  Religious liberty is the very first protection in the Bill of Rights, the foundation of all of our liberties.  The City of Houston’s subpoenas demanding that pastors provide the government with copies of their sermons is both shocking and...

From TribTalk:The Ebola outbreak in West Africa presents an urgent public health threat to America. The loss of life and the growing epidemic are heartbreaking and tragic. And we need serious leadership in the United States to protect our citizens today.To date, roughly 8,000 people have contracted Ebola in West Africa. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that under worst-case-scenario conditions, the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million by January. Of those, over 50 percent would...

From TribTalk:The Ebola outbreak in West Africa presents an urgent public health threat to America. The loss of life and the growing epidemic are heartbreaking and tragic. And we need serious leadership in the United States to protect our citizens today.To date, roughly 8,000 people have contracted Ebola in West Africa. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that under worst-case-scenario conditions, the number of Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million by January. Of those, over 50 percent would...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today filed an amicus brief in support of a rehearing in Sissel v. US Department of Health and Human Services, which argues that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) violates the Origination Clause of the Constitution, which requires that legislation that raises revenue originate in the House of Representatives. The PPACA, which effectively originated as legislation in the Senate, raises revenue...

As I traveled in Texas this week, I had the opportunity to visit Fort Hood, where soldiers are preparing to travel to Africa to combat the spread of Ebola, and to visit with medical leaders in the state. I am proud of our soldiers and medical personnel working diligently to protect Americans from this deathly disease. Our priority should be just that, and I will keep working to make sure Texans remain safe and free. All the best, Ted Cruz Sen. Cruz Discusses ISIS and Ebola on Fox On Wednesday,...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spoke with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly last night regarding the unserious approach the Obama Administration has taken to combat ISIS and the action needed to prevent the spread of Ebola in the United States. On the threat of ISIS: “Unfortunately, what we have seen in six years of the Obama-Clinton-Kerry foreign policy has been a foreign policy that seems to focus on photo-ops and press releases, but not on concrete military...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to reject requests from five States to review state laws that prohibit same-sex marriage. “The Supreme Court’s decision to let rulings by lower court judges stand that redefine marriage is both tragic and indefensible,” said Sen. Cruz. “By refusing to rule if the States can define marriage, the Supreme Court is abdicating its duty to uphold...

From National Review Online:Today the 60-day period designated by the War Powers Resolution that has so far allowed President Obama to take military action against an imminent threat to the United States should come to an end.It was two months ago that President Obama declared that ISIS expansion from Syria into Iraq triggered the authority given to him by the War Powers Resolution to take unilateral action, absent congressional approval, against ISIS.Given that this time has now expired, we...

From National Review Online:Today the 60-day period designated by the War Powers Resolution that has so far allowed President Obama to take military action against an imminent threat to the United States should come to an end.It was two months ago that President Obama declared that ISIS expansion from Syria into Iraq triggered the authority given to him by the War Powers Resolution to take unilateral action, absent congressional approval, against ISIS.Given that this time has now expired, we...

Some Texans have expressed concern about the terrible outbreak of Ebola in Africa and the confirmed case here in Texas. It is deeply troubling. This week I spoke with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, who assured me that they are working diligently to prevent it from spreading any further. We must be attentive, but I am confident that the remarkable Texas medical community will take all precautionary steps to keep Texans safe, and I am proud of the soldiers from Ft. Hood...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta inquiring what measures the FAA is taking to prevent additional cases of Ebola from coming to the United States. “Due to the Obama Administration's unclear approach to addressing the threat of the Ebola virus, Americans – particularly the Texans who have possibly been exposed – deserve specific answers to how the administration is...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today issued the following statement about the Ebola diagnosis that was confirmed in Dallas yesterday. “All of us are deeply concerned about the terrible outbreak of Ebola in Africa and the fact that there is now one confirmed case here in Texas.  Our prayers are with those who are suffering.  Earlier today I spoke with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and she offered her assurances that HHS and...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday in an interview with 60 Minutes, President Obama acknowledged that the United States underestimated the threat of the Islamic State. His willingness to make concessions to the Islamic Republic in pursuit of a deal, while innocent Americans languish in their prisons, suggests he is underestimating the threat of a nuclear Iran as well. Please see the below op-ed penned by Sen. Cruz for Politico:   ISIL Is Not a Reason to Cozy Up to Iran On Sept. 26, 2012, an...

From Politico: On Sept. 26, 2012, an American pastor named Saeed Abedini who was visiting family and fellow Christians in Tehran was dragged out of the private home he was staying in and hauled away to jail by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Friday marked the second anniversary of his imprisonment, and for the last two years he has been beaten, abused and subjected to solitary confinement for weeks on end in Iran’s most notoriously dangerous prisons for the crime of professing his Christian...

From Politico: On Sept. 26, 2012, an American pastor named Saeed Abedini who was visiting family and fellow Christians in Tehran was dragged out of the private home he was staying in and hauled away to jail by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Friday marked the second anniversary of his imprisonment, and for the last two years he has been beaten, abused and subjected to solitary confinement for weeks on end in Iran’s most notoriously dangerous prisons for the crime of professing his Christian...