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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) published a Fox News op-ed on June 9th highlighting the need for Congress to swiftly pass their AM for Every Vehicle Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would direct federal regulators to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge to consumers. They introduced this bill in response to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation that will prevent companies that manage investment funds held in federal employee retirement accounts from using those holdings to vote in corporate shareholder meetings to force leftist Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies onto private sector businesses. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is co-sponsoring the bill in the Senate. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.)...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and several of their Senate colleagues introduced legislation to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ‘Good Neighbor’ rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The rule will place severe restrictions on state emissions based on a questionable methodology that assigns fault to “upwind” states for other “downwind” state emissions. The EPA’s rule comes after years of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement for the record of today’s “Protecting Consumers from Junk Fees” subcommittee hearing, Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said companies, especially ticket sellers, should be transparent and disclose additional fees up front. He also urged his colleagues to support the TICKET Act, legislation he introduced with Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) that would require all event ticket sellers to display the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and 45 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, raising their concern about a proposed rule by the DOE that purports to increase efficiency standards on distribution transformers—critical electric grid components. The proposed rule, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers, would, in effect, require...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. Department of Homeland Security. Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sen. Cruz on the brief. Sen. Cruz filed the brief in support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, seeking for Supreme Court review...

HOUSTON, Texas – In Case You Missed It: The Houston Chronicle published a story about legislation by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that would rename the street in front of the Cuban embassy in honor of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá, who was murdered by the Communist Cuban regime. The story can be read here. Read an excerpt below: Ted Cruz seeks to call out Cuban dictatorship by renaming street in front of D.C. embassy Cuban dictator Fidel Castro died over a decade ago, but U.S. Sen. Ted...

TYLER, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today toured the University of Texas Tyler Health Science Center in Tyler, Texas. Sen. Cruz toured the Public Health Lab of East Texas and participated in a roundtable with UT Tyler leadership. About the tour, Sen. Cruz said, “Texas is the home of innovators, and I’m proud to see UT Tyler Health Science Center leading the way on the cutting edge of innovative healthcare, and the new medical school training our next generation of...

HOUSTON, Texas – Today, as the United States marks the 125th anniversary of the Spanish-American War in 2023, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), announced a resolution designating June 2nd as National Rough Riders Day. The First United States Volunteer Calvary, nicknamed the Rough Riders, was a regiment that fought valiantly to defend and protect the interests of the United States during the Spanish-American War. Sen. Cruz...

Greetings, Late last night, the Senate convened to take up legislation to once again suspend the debt ceiling, which is a cap on the nation’s overall borrowing limit. While there had been much fear mongering about potential default, this so-called “default” never would have been on the table had Biden simply given the public assurances that the United States would never fail to pay its debt obligations. The necessity and urgency behind passing this bill was fabricated by the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Senate’s vote to increase the debt ceiling: “While there were some good elements to this deal, such as reclaiming some unspent Covid-19 funds, there were a lot of elements that were disappointing. I’m upset this agreement did not cut more, and I’m frustrated this agreement adds a lot to the debt in exchange for relatively few spending cuts. “Let’s put this debt...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that they are accepting applications for judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and the Southern District of Texas. These vacancies are located in El Paso and McAllen. The Senators have established a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas to help identify the most qualified candidates from across the state to fill...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), as well as 35 members of the House of Representatives, joined Sen. Cruz on the brief. Sen. Cruz and his colleagues filed the brief with the United States Court of Appeals...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in honor of Memorial Day: “This Memorial Day weekend, we remember those who gave their lives defending our country and the freedoms that make America the greatest nation on earth. It is up to each and every one of us as Americans to carry on their memory, and uphold the values they sacrificed dearly to protect. May God bless the men and women in our Armed Forces, the families of those who have lost...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of the U.S. Border Patrol’s 99thAnniversary: “The men and women of Border Patrol are some of America’s finest, having selflessly devoted their lives to the mission of securing our border. For the last 99 years, the U.S. Border Patrol’s agents have exemplified courage and played a critical role in maintaining our national security. Right now, at our southern border, we...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, penned an op-ed arguing against the theory that President Biden can use Section 4 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to circumvent Congress in order to address the debt ceiling. The op-ed ran in the Wall Street Journal and can be read here. In the piece, Sen. Cruz wrote: “President Obama—who, like Mr. Biden, faced a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), led 25 of their colleagues in sending a letter urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to withdraw recently announced emissions standards on American-made vehicles, including both light-duty cars and heavy-duty trucks. In the letter, the senators wrote, “These proposals are legally flawed, divorced from reality with regard to the associated costs and domestic...

Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, and Colleagues Back the Blue WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 37 colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act. This legislation would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill alongside Sens. Cornyn and Tillis. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said: “Across Texas and the...