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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded to the decision by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to take action against the Mexican government for undermining U.S. energy producers in violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). About the decision Sen. Cruz said: “Under the USMCA, Mexico agreed to level the playing field and allow American companies to compete with Mexican companies to meet Mexico’s energy needs. But the government of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), issued the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed an amendment he authored requiring the State Department to produce a detailed report on efforts by the government of Venezuela to detain United States citizens, after public reports that the Venezuelan regime has recently seized additional American hostages.  About the amendment, Sen. Cruz...

Greetings, The weeks of summer session are in full swing on Capitol Hill. Having just had the privilege to celebrate our 246th Independence Day, my resolve to preserve our freedoms and uphold the Constitution is as fervent as ever. This week, I had the privilege of meeting with Texans and standing for the enforcement of laws that protect Supreme Court Justices & Americans alike. The dereliction of enforcing laws on the books by the Biden Administration is part of why our border crisis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the No Emergency Crude Oil for Foreign Adversaries Act to ensure that reserves sold from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) are not exported to nations that are adversaries of the United States. Joining Senator Cruz as co-sponsors are Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), James Lankford (R-Okla.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Jim Inhofe...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) will lead their colleagues James Lankford (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on a visit to the Rio Grande Valley on July 14 and 15 to survey the current state of the U.S.-Mexico border. The senators will be briefed by the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS),...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Haggerty (R-Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) intend to introduce a resolution this week reaffirming their support for strengthened U.S.-Mexico Relations, including encouraging the Biden Administration to address the crisis at the southern border and furthering economic engagement. About the resolution, Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on The Constitution, sent a letter this week to Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on him to bring Attorney General Merrick Garland before the committee for its July 12th hearing regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Attorney General Garland and the...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement in anticipation of Independence Day. This Statement is embargoed until Monday, July 4. “Today we celebrate the 246th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a document--and the blood that was spilled fighting for that independence--that bestowed upon our nation the gift of freedom. “We are the indispensable nation. Throughout history, America has led the world and set the...

HOUSTON, Texas. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after Justice Breyer stepped down and Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th Supreme Court Justice: “Today, Justice Breyer began his retirement after 28 years on the Supreme Court. Although we often didn’t agree, Justice Breyer was among the last independently-minded liberal justices on the Court, and I have always appreciated...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution for the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. “Today, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision that allowed Coach Kennedy, a high school football coach in the State of Washington, to be fired for silently kneeling and praying after his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case: “The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case, reversing Roe v. Wade, is nothing short of a massive victory for life, and it will save the lives of millions of innocent babies. The decision reverses one of the most egregious departures...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement about his vote against the Democrats’ gun control bill: “There are two different approaches to try to stop criminals and mass murders. One is to target and prosecute felons and criminals trying to illegally buy guns and who use guns in the commission of a crime, while simultaneously securing our schools and hiring more police officers who are trained to prevent school violence. My legislation with...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today introduced the Safe Kids, Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2022, legislation that would dedicate over $38 billion to make our schools and communities safer, including funding enhanced school security and doubling the number of school resource officers in America’s schools, investing in school mental health professionals and reducing gun violence. The funds appropriated by their proposal would be...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case:  “Today, the Supreme Court upheld our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms by striking down a New York law that effectively prohibited a citizen from carrying a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of the 157th anniversary of Major General Gordon Granger’s arrival in Galveston, Texas to announce the freedom of those who were enslaved, known as Juneteenth.  “Today, all across Texas and the United States, Americans are blessed to celebrate Juneteenth and the freedom we are all afforded as citizens of this great nation. “As we reflect on the sobering...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced the Senate companion to a bipartisan, bicameral bill renaming a Texas post office after Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Vanessa was a 20-year-old soldier of the United States Army stationed at Fort Hood Army Base when she was tragically murdered at the hands of another soldier on base. In honor of Spc. Guillén, the bill renames the 5302 Galveston Road post office in Houston as the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has cosponsored the Homeowner Flood Insurance Transparency Act, which was introduced by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). This legislation permits National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders to retain their existing premium rates until the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) achieves certain transparency and accountability requirements. The Homeowner Flood Insurance Transparency Act alleviates the burden of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in preparation for hurricane season:  “Hurricane season has officially begun. An increase in the potential for devastating storms and floods ought to be accompanied by an increase in preparedness for such an event.” “Taking commonsense steps to prepare for these storms is the best way that we can protect our homes and businesses in Texas. We’ve felt the devastation of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading an amicus brief alongside Senator Mike Lee in support of free speech and religious liberty rights in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - a follow-up to the highly publicized Masterpiece Cakeshop case. The lower court in Colorado decided that the government can force Ms. Smith, as a creative website designer and owner of a small business, to design and publish...