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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Chief Medical Examiner Francisco J. Diaz, MD, and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith to provide notice of their obligations to preserve evidence for future Congressional oversight hearings regarding inquiries of preemie-sized fetal remains discovered outside an abortion clinic...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Judiciary Committees, today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into UNRWA USA, a U.S.-based non-profit that raises funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), for providing material support for terrorism. UNRWA is UNRWA is the second-largest employer in the Gaza Strip and has for decades provided...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in sending investigatory letters about the source of financial support for the Rutgers University Center for Security, Race and Rights. The Center sponsors events featuring antisemitic speakers who justify violence against the State of Israel, convicted terrorists and terrorist sympathizers, and advocates of domestic radicalism. The Biden...

HOUSTON, Texas — Sen. Cruz (R-Texas) today announced several staff updates in his Senate office. “I’m excited to be bringing in an outstanding new Deputy Chief of Staff in Victoria Ellington, and to announce the promotions of several key staffers,” said Senator Cruz. “Omri Ceren has served as my National Security Advisor since 2018, and will take over as Legislative Director. Tim Dill will become my National Security Advisor after serving as my Military Legislative Assistant since 2022, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) in introducing a bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to nullify the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. The FHWA imposed this rule in November 2023...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Fox News reports that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and his colleagues will write to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland this week urging the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into UNRWA USA, a U.S.-based non-profit that raises funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), for providing material support for terrorism. UNRWA is the second-largest employer in the Gaza Strip and has for decades provided salaries...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today voted against Senate funding legislation because it failed to secure the Texas-Mexico border. Regarding his vote, Sen. Cruz said, “I cannot in good conscience support this bill without real, substantial additions to bolster border security.  “It is important that Israel eradicates Hamas, that Taiwan remains resilient against China’s threats, and that Ukraine defeats Russia. I have consistently supported providing aid to ensure these allies...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Texas farmers and ranchers will still have access to early warning signs of potential droughts due to the efforts of U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had planned to retire soil moisture sensors in Texas relied upon by the state’s agricultural community to spot potential droughts. However, NOAA has delayed any action on the sensors after an inquiry from Sen. Cruz, who sent...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after confirmation that the Iran-controlled terrorist group Hamas dug and established terrorist infrastructure using facilities maintained by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency: “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has been knowingly providing material support for Hamas terrorists who committed unspeakable atrocities against over a thousand...

Good Evening, Every once and awhile we have some good news, and the good news is the disastrous Senate border deal was blocked this week on the Senate floor. My views on this bill have not been ambiguous. It is a terrible piece of legislation that does absolutely nothing to secure our southern border, but rather props Democrats up on a pedestal to keep manufacturing this crisis. Texans who are facing the brunt of Biden’s open borders want real change and action, but this administration has...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act to prohibit Joe Biden from closing commercial ports of entry and diverting CBP staff from facilitating lawful commerce to processing illegal aliens. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “Joe Biden is harming American farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, truckers, and consumers by prioritizing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights sent a letter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit regarding facially discriminatory standing orders issued by three judges in the Southern District of Illinois. In the letter, the senators addressed the nearly identical standing orders...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Protecting Innovation in Investment Act to protect Americans’ affordable access to financial markets. In July 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a wide-ranging rule that would strongly deter the use of technology in investing, just as innovation has opened the door to more accessible and affordable options for Americans. The rule...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul, M.D. (R-Ky.), along with several of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, sent a letter to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William J. Burns, following up on their prior request for information related to whistleblower allegations disclosed by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the CIA’s investigation into the origins of...

Good Evening, Big Tech is putting their profits over the wellbeing of our children, and I’ve had enough of their misuse of social media platforms to exploit children online. This week, I called out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his role in enabling child sex predators to access Instagram content exploiting vulnerable children online who have been sexually abused. In June of 2023, a Wall Street Journal report revealed Instagram’s algorithm was helping pedophiles access posts promoting child sexual...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) today in an effort to push back against the U.S. Department of Energy’s final rule on gas furnace efficiency standards. The Biden administration’s rule will go into effect on February 16, 2024, forcing manufacturers to sell only furnaces that convert at least 95% of fuel into heat. The rule will effectively ban all non-condensing furnace models, coercing a majority of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), along with U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) led a bicameral coalition of their colleagues in sending a letter calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator, Sophie Shulman, to rescind the Biden Administration’s proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks. The proposed standards, which do not comply with federal law,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today announced his support for legislation to limit children's access to social media at school. The Eyes on the Board Act, which U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced in October 2023, would require schools receiving federal broadband funding through the E-Rate program to block access on subsidized services, devices, and networks. “I’m proud to join Sen. Fetterman in leading this bipartisan effort to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned last night’s Iranian drone attack that left multiple U.S. soldiers dead and dozens injured. Sen. Cruz said, “Heidi and I are praying for the families of the American warriors who were killed this weekend, and for the speedy and full recovery of the dozens who were injured. “Joe Biden and Biden administration officials made a Day 1 decision not just to appease the Iranian regime, but...