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WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding his no vote to proceed to consideration of the unemployment insurance bill. “Extending emergency unemployment payments is simply a Band-Aid to try to cover up the failure of the President’s economic policies. Under President Obama, the rich have gotten richer, and the most vulnerable among us have been hurt the most. The longer people are on unemployment benefits, the harder it is for them...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement on the confirmation vote for Janet Yellen to serve as Chairman of the Federal Reserve: “We’re five years into the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program, and the economy is stuck in malaise. Printing money by the trillions is dangerous, and working people need real economic growth to get their lives back on track. "Janet Yellen has said she intends to continue current Fed policy, which...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, yesterday voted against final passage of the 2013 National Defense Reauthorization Act (NDAA), fulfilling his promise to oppose any NDAA bill that does not explicitly prohibit the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. However, there are several bipartisan provisions in the final bill that Sen. Cruz introduced or advocated alongside both Republican and Democrat Senate colleagues. Collectively, these provisions represent substantial progress on...

As Christmas approaches, I am moved by all the Texans who have given their time and resources to help those in need. Please watch my Christmas message to hear a handful of the ways people in the Lone Star State are spreading Christmas cheer. Please keep reading below for an update on the latest in the Senate. I hope you and your family have a merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. All the best, Ted Cruz The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013 On Friday, Sen. Cruz joined a bipartisan effort to...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement on S. 1881, The Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013: "The single most important thing Congress can do to defend the national security interests of the United States is send a clear and unequivocal message that we will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran that would pose an existential threat to our nation, the state of Israel, and our Gulf allies in the region. The United States must lead the international community to...

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding today’s final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act: "Today I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act. I am deeply concerned that Congress still has not prohibited President Obama’s ability to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens arrested on American soil without trial or due process. "The Constitution does not allow President Obama, or any President, to apprehend an...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding today's final vote on the budget deal: "This budget bill exemplifies what is wrong with Washington. Nothing is getting fixed. No important reforms are being addressed. The people get little in return except more debt, more taxes, and no change to the Obamacare disaster. The Senate majority voted to allow Sen. Reid to ignore all Republican amendments. Over and over, this is the roughshod style of leadership...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, R-Texas, recently introduced legislation that was passed by unanimous consent on Tuesday to rename the federal courthouse in Sherman, Texas the “Paul Brown United States Courthouse.” “Judge Paul Brown admirably served the Great State of Texas and our nation in many roles, notably and most recently as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from 1985 to 2012,” Cruz said....

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding today's cloture vote on the budget deal: "Today the Senate voted to end debate on a bad budget bill that spends more, taxes more, and funds Obamacare, with no Republican amendments and no input from Senate Republicans. This is more of the same DC dealmaking that doesn't fix our problems or help the people." ###

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon's ruling that the NSA phone metadata program is likely unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment: "The government has no business conducting overbroad surveillance of ordinary, law-abiding citizens. At the same time, we must provide for national security and thwart terrorist plots against our homeland and our citizens. "Unfortunately, the Obama Administration...

As the disastrous effects of Obamacare come to light, two things become increasingly clear: Obamacare isn't working, and it is hurting millions of people across the country. We will continue the effort to stop this misguided law before it can do any more harm. The unlimited opportunity to pursue greatness has defined America for generations, and together, we will reclaim the liberty that has made this nation exceptional -- that's what this fight is all about. Please keep reading below for an...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Ahead of today's House vote on the budget, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement: "The new budget deal moves in the wrong direction: it spends more, taxes more, and allows continued funding for Obamacare. I cannot support it. "Under the sequester, Congress took a small step forward by reducing spending by 2.4 percent. We should increase that number while protecting the military from disproportionate cuts. "Instead, this proposal undoes the sequester's...

From USA Today: Obamacare was created with an ostensibly noble purpose: to expand health coverage to some of the uninsured and to make health care more affordable. Three-and-a-half years ago, perhaps reasonable minds could have differed as to whether it would actually work. Today, there can be no dispute that Obamacare is a disaster. The reason Obamacare is failing is not its bungled website. It is because Americans are now seeing the fundamental trade-off behind the law — that in order to...

From USA Today: Obamacare was created with an ostensibly noble purpose: to expand health coverage to some of the uninsured and to make health care more affordable. Three-and-a-half years ago, perhaps reasonable minds could have differed as to whether it would actually work. Today, there can be no dispute that Obamacare is a disaster. The reason Obamacare is failing is not its bungled website. It is because Americans are now seeing the fundamental trade-off behind the law — that in order to...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, today released a report on the Obama Administration's unilateral rewriting of parts of the Affordable Care Act, and the law's multiple statutory and constitutional infirmities, currently under review by the courts. "President Obama has made explicit that if the Congress won't agree to his preferred policies, then the President will simply rewrite the law through an abuse of executive...

As we count our blessings this holiday season, let us also say a prayer of thanks for all the men and women at Pearl Harbor who sacrificed their lives for our freedom on that fateful December 7th, 1941. It is a privilege to live in a nation that has revered liberty since its inception, and I am thankful to all who protect it. I hope you keep reading for an update on what’s happening in Washington and my visit throughout the Lone Star state. All the best, Ted Cruz Mandela Will Live In...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reacted today to news of former South African President Nelson Mandela's passing: "Nelson Mandela will live in history as an inspiration for defenders of liberty around the globe. He stood firm for decades on the principle that until all South Africans enjoyed equal liberties he would not leave prison himself, declaring in his autobiography, 'Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all...

WASHINGTON, DC -- This week U.S. Senators John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, submitted a joint amicus brief to the Ninth Court of Appeals in Texas in Kountze Independent School District v. Cotti Matthews. The case concerns whether school officials can restrict the religious content of banners displayed by cheerleaders at school sporting events. "Through the First Amendment, our Founding Fathers sought to ensure that all Americans would enjoy the freedom to express their religious...