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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today issued a joint statement on the bipartisan infrastructure framework. "Congress can't keep spending trillions of dollars we don't have. The infrastructure package announced today continues the trend in Congress of insane deficit spending. Let's not forget, this is just the first step in the Democrats' plan to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today introduced the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021 to get the government off the backs of farmers and landowners. The legislation restores common sense to federal water policy by redefining "navigable waters," excluding ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal jurisdiction, and restraining the power the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers hold...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned the U.S. Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, Richard Downing, on the Biden administration's weak response to numerous cyber-attacks by China and Russia. Excerpts of his line of questioning are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: America's Critical Infrastructure Should Be off-Limits to Russian Hacking In his line of questioning, Sen. Cruz said:...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz today released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) new mask mandate announcement: "Today's decision, sadly, was driven by politics, not science. Let me be clear: there should be no more COVID mandates, no mask mandates, no vaccine mandates, no vaccine passports, no lockdowns, and no school closures. Enough is enough. The CDC has lost its credibility when it comes to what decisions Americans should...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to respond to the People's Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyberattacks with sanctions similar to those implemented against Russian entities. The Senators also demand answers regarding how the Administration will protect the U.S. from further cyberattacks. In a Judiciary...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the passing of former Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.): "Today we lift up Sen. Mike Enzi and his entire family in prayer in the wake of his sudden passing. Mike was joyful, hardworking, and so profoundly dedicated to bettering the lives of Wyomingites throughout his life. Heidi and I extend our deepest condolences to Mike's wife of over 50 years, Diana, their three children, and four grandchildren as we mourn his...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today filed an amicus brief in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, urging the Supreme Court to overrule its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. The brief argues that the Supreme Court's abortion jurisprudence finds no basis in the Constitution, and points out that the "undue burden"...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) continues to lead the fight against federal mask mandates and vaccine passports. Highlights of his push against the Biden administration's authoritarian guidelines are below. WATCH: ICYMI: Sen. Cruz on the Ingraham Angle Sen. Cruz joined Fox News' ‘Ingraham Angle' to push back against Democrats' narrative that masks are necessary for every American: "I think it should be simple. There should be no mandates. No vaccine mandates, and no mask...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and 18 of their colleagues this week introduced the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2021 to address the increasing number of "smash-and-grab" thefts targeted at federally licensed gun dealers. Co-sponsors of this bill include Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner on Biden and Harris' capitulation to Putin over the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2, which if completed would vastly strengthen Russia at the expense of the national security of America and our allies. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz said: "This decision is a total surrender to Putin. It is a multibillion-dollar gift that will keep on giving in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) this week introduced legislation to reduce the more than $28 trillion of debt held by the general public and curb unjustified spending at the federal level. The Zero Based Budget Act would cut wasteful spending and reduce U.S. debt by requiring government agencies to justify their spending levels every six years with a zero-based budget and propose a reduction in expenditures by 2...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this week delivered remarks on the Senate floor in support of law enforcement and called out Congressional Democrats and members of the Biden administration for leading the charge to defund the police as crime rates rise in major cities. Read his full remarks below. WATCH: Cruz: Dems Have Called to Defund the Police, They're Trying to Blame Republicans for Rise in Crime "I rise today to discuss facts and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today questioned the U.S. State Department's Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on the Biden administration's capitulation to Putin on the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2, which if completed would vastly strengthen Russia at the expense of the national security of America and our allies. Excerpts of his line of questioning are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: Biden Administration Admits...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) this week introduced the Federal Land Freedom Act and the Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands (FRESH) Act to give each state the right to develop and regulate the energy resources on the federal lands located within that state's borders. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said: "In just the first few months of the Biden administration, we have witnessed an inflation crisis and increased regulatory burdens hurting...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on why the Biden-Harris administration and Senate Democrats are focusing on amnesty for illegal immigrant workers as they allow the humanitarian, national security, and public health crises on our southern border to worsen. Excerpts of his line of questioning are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: Focus Should Be On Addressing Failed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and seven of their committee colleagues sent a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to move any broadband-related provisions through the committee process. In the letter, the senators wrote: "Over the past year, billions of dollars have been appropriated to multiple agencies to expand broadband access across the country. Although no formal accounting has been conducted to evaluate how or where that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Thune (R-S.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and the entire Senate Republican caucus urged President Biden to abandon his effort to impose a capital gains tax increase on family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches. Repealing this part of the tax code would have a devastating effect on multi-generation operations, which could lead to job losses, liquidation, or outright closure. In the letter, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week sent a letter to the GAVI Alliance's Chairman, José Manuel Barroso, expressing concern that U.S. taxpayer dollars would be used to purchase Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines. Both Sinovac and Sinopharm are companies based in China with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the letter, the senators wrote: "[w]e are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young raising concerns about the FY 22 Army Corps budget. The budget seemingly attacks the fossil fuel industry in the United States and prohibits funding port projects connected to fossil fuels. If the language is implemented, it...