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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling on President Obama to hold himself and his administration accountable for the preventable attacks on the U.S. foreign post in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 where four Americans – Tyrone Woods, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith and Ambassador Christopher Stevens – were murdered by terrorists. Ambassador Stevens was the first U.S. ambassador murdered on duty since 1979. Regarding the Benghazi attacks, Sen. Cruz has asked: Will the...

One question is on the mind of all Americans: can we trust the Obama administration to keep its promises, protect individuals’ rights, and uphold the law? The lack of accountability in Washington is creating a crisis of confidence in this country, and under this President, trust in government is approaching record lows. President Obama has an opportunity to address people’s concerns in his State of the Union address Tuesday. Please keep reading below for the full list of five...

WASHINGTON, DC -– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling on President Obama to hold himself and his administration accountable for the failure to initiate economic recovery and answer what he will do to implement policies that will increase jobs, end stifling regulations and fundamentally reform our tax code. Regarding the economy, Sen. Cruz has asked: “Will the President recognize that his economic policies have failed to create the millions of jobs that he promised and have,...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding the ongoing violence and civic unrest in Ukraine: "Over the past few days, at least three members of the political opposition have been either shot or beaten to death by forces under the control of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych for protesting his new restrictions on the freedoms of speech and assembly that had previously been guaranteed by their country's constitution. "The tragic loss of life in...

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WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling on President Obama to show he is willing to hold himself and members of his Administration accountable to the American people by answering concerns about the government’s handling of personal data in his State of the Union Address. This is one of five crucial questions Sen. Cruz would like answered. Regarding privacy, Senator Cruz has asked: “Will the President act to ensure that the privacy of law-abiding citizens is...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today presented five questions Americans deserve to have answered by President Obama in next week’s State of the Union address. “Americans all over the nation are asking questions about the economy, Obamacare, the IRS, Benghazi, and the NSA that aren’t being answered. However, as the President prepares his State of the Union address, he has signaled he has no intention of clearing the air,” Sen. Cruz said. “The...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement marking the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade: “Today, thousands of people march to the Supreme Court with heavy hearts. It is a solemn ritual, one that reminds us of the tragic loss of over 56 million unborn lives. "Fifty-six million boys and girls who never drew a breath of air. Poets and inventors, doctors and athletes, explorers and musicians, the world is far the poorer for their loss. "Every human life is a...

Tom Coburn changed Washington. Elected to represent the great state of Oklahoma, Dr. Coburn became a voice for millions of Americans inspired by his fearless leadership and "no more business as usual" approach to legislating. His tireless efforts to make DC listen to growing consternation over our nation's fiscal crisis forced Washington to acknowledge the problem. His willingness to scrutinize every bill and to decipher a bureaucratic tangle of government programs imposed badly needed...

This week, once again, Washington politicians failed to listen to the American people. The Senate passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, and the Majority Leader and Senate Democrats refused to reexamine the detrimental harms many families are facing due to Obamacare. The expansion of federal power and the lawlessness promoted among Senate Democrats and the President must stop. Just this year, President Obama has delayed the employer mandate by a year, without the approval of Congress. He...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement in response to today's speech by President Obama on NSA surveillance: "We need to see the details, but it's an excellent development that the President says he intends to end the government's bulk collection of phone metadata for millions of law-abiding Americans. The federal government must respect the constitutional rights of every American. Our intelligence community is to be praised when it protects our security...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked for unanimous consent to pass one amendment to prohibit the omnibus spending bill from funding Obamacare, then a second amendment to defund Obamacare and use the funds to restore cuts to military pensions. "This $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill is outrageous enough, but on top of that it provides direct funding for Obamacare, which is destroying jobs, killing insurance plans, causing premiums to increase and people to lose their...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following on yesterday’s Senate Select Committee’s Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya: "The majority views of the SSCI report confirm a number of things long suspected about the Benghazi attacks. Our government was warned, and there were steps that could have been taken to protect Americans,” Sen. Cruz said. “But our people were left at significant risk against a known...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding his no vote on the 3-day Continuing Resolution: “The President is talking about income inequality in America, but there is no greater gap than between the politicians in Washington who spend with abandon and the American people who are struggling to make ends meet and are forced to pay for it all. Today’s vote on the Continuing Resolution moves us one step closer to the 1,500-page, $1...

WASHINGTON, DC -– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today announced Paul Teller as his new deputy chief of staff, effective Thursday, January 16. “Paul’s many years of experience working in Congress and his tireless work to advance conservative principles make him a tremendous addition to our team,” Sen. Cruz said. “I look forward to working with him to keep making Texans’ voices heard in Washington and to promote a positive policy agenda that will restore economic...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reacted today to news of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's passing: "The story of Ariel Sharon’s life was very much the story of the state of Israel from his birth in Kfar Malal twenty years before Israel was established, to fighting in the Six Days war of 1967, to his service as Prime Minister from 2001-06. He experienced enormous struggle and adversity, but persevered in the defense of the nation he loved. Israel has lost a great...

In this new year, we remain committed to listening to the people and implementing real solutions that will create more jobs, growth, and opportunity. On January 1, Obamacare took full effect, and it is hurting millions of Americans across our great nation. Young people, the self-employed, part-time workers, and many others are feeling the burden of this misguided law first hand. True relief will come only through repealing every last word of Obamacare. Please continue reading below for an update...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the follow statement regarding President Obama's "Promise Zones" announcement: "It's altogether fitting that President Obama is today talking about income inequality because income inequality has increased dramatically as a direct result of his economic policies. Out-of-control government spending, debt, taxes, and regulations have killed millions of jobs. Unfortunately, rather than stop Washington's job-killing policies, President Obama...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced S. Res. 328, which would require that Iran immediately and without conditions release all United States citizens unjustly detained in Iran and publicly affirm the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state before any further negotiations between Iran and the United States. Co-sponsors include Sens. Jim Inhofe, Pat Roberts and Orrin Hatch. “The United States should always negotiate from a position of strength, not weakness....