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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan on CBS News to discuss his ongoing efforts to secure the release of Mark Swidan, a Houston, Texas resident who has been unjustly detained by China since 2012. About Mark Swidan, Sen. Cruz said: “Right now, there is a Texan, Mark Swidan, who is a political prisoner. He is a hostage in China. He's been there for 10...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced legislation to prohibit the Biden administration from waiving Congressional sanctions that prohibit cooperation on Iran’s nuclear program. These waivers were originally issued pursuant to the catastrophic Obama-Biden nuclear deal with Iran, formally named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The Biden administration issued these waivers in February and...

Good Evening, This week started off when I joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss my amendment to the Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress. Seventy-nine percent of Americans, including Republicans and Democrats, think term limits are a good idea. To see my conversation with Maria Bartiromo, click above ↑  “I've introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit every senator to two terms, would limit every house...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a joint resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) this week to fight a measure passed by the D.C. Council that would allow illegal aliens to vote in local D.C. elections. The legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John N. Kennedy (R-La.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Ted...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today reintroduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act. This bill prohibits federal regulators from using coercion and undue influence to arbitrarily force banking institutions to terminate business relationships with legal businesses solely because those businesses are engaged in industries that the political left disfavors, such as energy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Border Airport Fairness Act, legislation that would designate a user fee airport within 30 miles of a land border as a port of entry (POE).  Upon introducing this legislation, Sen. Cruz said: “I’m proud to reintroduce this legislation to ensure that our border airports receive the designation they deserve and to ensure they’re spared...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements about President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Sen. Cruz said: “I was proud to work with John Cornyn and our bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee to recommend Damien Diggs to serve as a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Damien presently serves as an Assistant United...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a resolution he authored calling for the release of Mark Swidan, a Houston, Texas resident who has been unjustly detained by China since 2012. Read that release here. This evening, Sen. Cruz delivered floor remarks pertaining to the resolution. Watch below: Read the resolution here. Read a rough transcript below: Madam President, I rise today to speak about a gross miscarriage of justice, the imprisonment of Mark...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced a resolution calling for the release of Mark Swidan, a Houston, Texas resident who has been unjustly detained by China since 2012. The resolution is cosponsored by Sen. Cornyn (R-Texas) and U.S. Representative Michael Cloud (R-Texas) introduced the resolution in the House. Last May, Sen. Cruz sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department calling for them to take urgent action to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Angus King (I-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) today introduced...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today sent a letter to the CEOs of DirectTV and its controlling shareholders, AT&T and TPG, voicing deep concerns about DirecTV’s recent decision to drop conservative news network Newsmax. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today reintroduced a series of bills to stop the lingering authoritarian COVID-19 mandates and protect Americans from unconstitutional federal mandates around the COVID-19 pandemic. About these bills, Sen. Cruz said: “President Biden has stated that the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but he continues to wield powers granted during the pandemic, and he continues to desire draconian restrictions and mandates for the American people....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today reintroduced the Energy Freedom Act, in order to make America energy secure again by accelerating federal permitting for energy projects and pipelines, mandating new onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales, approving pending liquified natural gas (LNG) export licenses, and generally speeding up solar, wind, and geothermal development. Upon reintroducing the bill, Sen. Cruz stated: “Under President Joe Biden,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today reintroduced two bills aimed at streamlining and expediting federal permitting for major infrastructure projects by putting more stringent timetables for federal agencies and courts to review projects. The first bill, the Federal Permitting Modernization Act (FAST Act) would require federal agencies to reform and prioritize federal approvals by requiring strict timelines: 5 days for federal agencies to notify the public of the...

Howdy, After celebrating a very merry Christmas and ringing in the New Year, I’m happy to put these boots back on the ground in D.C. and get back to working for Texans. Specifically now during National School Choice Week, I’ve been focusing on giving every child a fair chance to get a great education. Tuesday, I introduced The Student Empowerment Act which allows all students to use 529 savings accounts to cover eligible educational expenses such as tutoring, standardized...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has reintroduced the Adopting Cryptocurrency in Congress as an Exchange of Payment for Transactions Resolution, also known as the ACCEPT Resolution. Sen. Cruz said: “Cryptocurrency is generating new jobs, encouraging entrepreneurs to invent new values and creating new hedges against inflation, and presenting new opportunities. It is also increasingly being used as a secure form of payment for goods and services....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act. U.S. Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) introduced the companion legislation in the House of Representatives. This bill would require the FTC to create...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today introduced the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. This bill would prohibit the sale of American crude...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) today introduced The Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act. The legislation creates an opt-in for military families to establish Military Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to help fund their child’s education and expand access to personalized, high-quality educational experiences. Sen. Cruz said:  “With over one-third of military parents listing dissatisfaction with educational...