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Good Evening,  In Texas, we believe in the merits of hard work. As the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce Committee, I have been a vocal advocate for student athletes who have earned enormous sums of money for their career accomplishments in college athletics and should be entitled to the fruits of their labor. This week, I hosted a roundtable discussion on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights in collegiate athletics alongside several of my Senate colleagues, legendary football coach Nick...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Biden administration abstained on a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding that Israel halt operations against Hamas without linking such a ceasefire to Hamas releasing hostages: “Joe Biden and Biden officials have sought to undermine Israel and boost Hamas since the earliest days of the administration. They suspended anti-terrorism sanctions...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), along with several of their Senate Republican colleagues, introduced a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s disastrous open border policies for allowing more than nine million illegal immigrants cross into the United States. Upon introducing a resolution, Sen. Cruz said, “The disaster occurring at our southern border is the direct result of Joe Biden’s neglectful open border policies. This administration’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were designed to enhance the ability of disaster aid agencies, including FEMA, to assist individuals affected by the 2024 wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “Recently, devastating wildfires ravaged the Texas panhandle. Thankfully, the fires have  been fully contained, prompting the affected...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, early Saturday morning secured a vote on an amendment that would have prohibited the Biden administration from issuing waivers giving Iran access to escrowed accounts, including a $10 billion account related to Iraqi electricity. The amendment was defeated 51-47. Sen. Cruz said, “The Biden administration has a pathological obsession with boosting the Iranian regime and undermining Israel, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty trucks, which will affect models from 2027-2032, and beyond. Sen. Cruz said, “Joe Biden and Biden officials are prioritizing politics over the needs of American...

Good Afternoon, Last week, as the Senate considered spending legislation to fund large portions of the government, I fought for an amendment to stop Democrats from sending billions to Iran — a country that routinely chants death to America and death to Israel. Unsurprisingly, Democrats voted to keep sending money to a nation that is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism.I also introduced two amendments relating to wildfire relief to the spending package before the Senate. The amendments were...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution today recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising, throughout March 1959. The resolution honors the struggle of the Tibetan people and the Dalai Lama for religious freedom and human rights. The resolution also condemns the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) humans rights record and emphasizes the rights of Tibetans to national identity, culture, and religion. Upon...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution condemning the unjust imprisonment of individuals affiliated with Mountain Gateway, a Texas-based Christian missionary organization, by the Ortega regime inNicaragua. The regime recently targeted and arrested Mountain Gateway members. The regimehas also issued warrants for American citizens associated with the organization. Earlier this month, Sens. Cruz and Scott sent a letter to President...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the Hong Kong legislature’s passage of a new law (Article 23) that further expands the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) erosion of Hong Kong’s freedom and autonomy. Sen. Cruz said, “The Chinese Communist Party is determined to coerce officials in Hong Kong to pass legislation that mirrors restrictions on freedoms across China. This law includes a broad definition of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act to transition ten temporary federal judgeships to permanent status in order to maintain the current level of access to the federal court for millions of Americans across the nation. Representatives Lance Gooden (R-Texas) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), both members of the House Judiciary Committee,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, are filing the Strengthening Tracking Of Poisonous Tranq Requiring Analyzed National Quantification Act, otherwise known as the STOP TRANQ Act. The STOP TRANQ Act would add a statutory requirement for the State Department to include reporting on xylazine, or “tranq,” in its annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR), a country-by-country report that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Texas legislature’s S.B. 4 may be enforced, allowing the state to arrest and deport illegal aliens, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement: “Today, the Supreme Court allowed S.B. 4 to be enforced while Texas continues to fight for the law in court. This was the right decision. Under Joe Biden, we have encountered unprecedented levels of illegal immigration at our...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Judiciary Committees, along with Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), sent a letter to President Biden calling for targeted sanctions against Nicaragua following the Ortega-Murillo regime’s repeated and escalating violations of religious freedom. Recently, the regime arrested thirteen pastors and issued arrest warrants for three American citizens from the...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after U.S. Border Patrol Agent Christopher Luna was laid to rest in his hometown of Edinburg, Texas. Agent Luna was on board a National Guard helicopter when it went down in La Grulla, Texas, killing him and two members of the National Guard, and leaving another in serious condition. Sen. Cruz said, “Heidi and I are praying for the family and friends of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Christopher Luna who was tragically killed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation today to designate the United States Post Office located on Main Street in Bastrop, Texas as the “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.” Renaming the post office in Bastrop would memorialize his courageous service to our country in the town he called home throughout his life. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, “Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh was a local and national hero who dedicated his life in service to his country....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement following Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech calling for elections in Israel: “In the last 24 hours Joe Biden and Biden officials have given Iran a $10 billion sanctions waiver, sanctioned Israeli Jews, and said that Israel’s top priority should be aiding Gazans. Now Democrat Leader Schumer is calling for the overthrow of Israel’s government while Israel is fighting potentially existential wars, doing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today voted against the spending package before the Senate. After the vote, Sen. Cruz said, “American families have faced rampant inflation caused by runaway Democrat spending. This chaos has meant skyrocketing prices for Texans filling up their cars with gas, buying groceries, and paying their monthly bills. “Appropriations bills shouldn’t continue this trend, mortgage our children’s futures, or fund radical policies and a host of earmarks. Texans...