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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to President Biden in response to his administration halting border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley and in doing so, halting construction of an essential levee wall needed to provide safety and security for the residents of Hidalgo County before a busy hurricane season. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote: "Your decision to halt levee wall construction when you halted border wall...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with Reps. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and Pat Fallon (R-Texas), today introduced the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021, a bill to stop adversaries from acquiring land near military bases, which they use to finance their regimes and put military installations at risk. This legislation restricts any effort by Russia,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced two of his initiatives in the Strategic Competition Act to hold accountable Chinese officials who are responsible for the genocide of the Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang: "The United States will not remain silent as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues its ongoing genocide against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and the CCP officials responsible for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today participated in a hearing to examine ways Congress can strengthen the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) authority to protect consumers. Sen. Cruz expressed his concerns regarding the lack of work by the FTC to rein in Big Tech's abuse of power and increase transparency for consumers of Big Tech's products. Highlights of his line of questioning are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: The Federal Trade Commission...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on Fox News' 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Democrats encouraging violent political protests and the radical, job-killing Green New Deal. Highlights of his interview are below. WATCH: Cruz on Fox Blasts Dems Radical Green New Deal Agenda, Rep. Maxine Waters for Encouraging Violence On the violence in Minneapolis and the encouragement by Democrats, Sen. Cruz said: "I think that the House, of course, they should censure Maxine Waters....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today sent a letter urging their Republican colleagues to uphold the ban on pork-barrel earmark spending ahead of the upcoming Senate Republican...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state reciprocity in the state where their spouse is currently serving on military orders. U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) has introduced companion legislation in the House. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Thom Tillis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) today introduced a bill to help ensure America's economic recovery continues, wages keep rising, and employers keep hiring. The Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act makes permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Currently, this provision is set to begin winding down at the end of 2022. Cosponsors of the ALIGN Act include...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) this week introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act of 2021 (SHUSH Act), a bill to eliminate the unnecessary regulation of suppressors. The House companion legislation is sponsored by Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.). Silencers are a non-lethal firearm accessory used by hunters, sportsmen, and marksmen to make shooting safer by reducing-though not completely silencing-noise, recoil, and muzzle blast....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) and Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), this week sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Xavier Becerra following the administration's decision to expand abortion on demand. The lawmakers were joined by over 100 of their colleagues. In the letter, the lawmakers wrote: "We write to express our serious concern regarding your executive memo to the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) this week introduced the Global Hostage Act, a bill that would require the president to impose sanctions on foreign government officials responsible for taking Americans hostage. It would also bar those officials and their families from receiving U.S. visas. This bill was previously introduced in 2019. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week appeared on ‘The Mark Levin Show' and Fox Business' ‘Varney & Co.' to discuss his legislation to remove Major League Baseball's (MLB) antitrust protections, President Biden's radical Department of Justice (DOJ) nominee, Kristen Clarke, Democrats' plan to pack the U.S. Supreme Court, and President Biden's Obama-era foreign policy. Highlights of his interviews are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Fox Biz Slams Dems Radical Push To...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered floor remarks urging his colleagues to vote against President Biden's nominee for Associate Attorney General, Vanita Gupta. Excerpts of his remarks are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: Vanita Gupta & Kristen Clarke Are Two of the Most Radical Nominees to Ever Be Put Forward "This nominee's record is that of an extreme partisan ideologue. I can assuredly tell the American people Ms. Gupta is not a moderate, is not mainstream, but is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Democrats are rubber stamping President Biden's radical nominees that are fulfilling partisan promises made to the far-Left, and President Biden's nomination of Kristen Clarke to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division is another example of just that. Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary, questioned Clarke on her ability to lead without partisan bias based on her career and radical ideology, including a previous...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today introduced a bill to remove the antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball (MLB). Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), with over 20 cosponsors, has produced companion legislation in the House. Yesterday, Sens. Cruz, Lee, and Hawley spoke to reporters and announced their bill in response to the MLB's hyper-partisan decision to move the 2021 All-Star game...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today introduced a resolution commending the bravery and hard work of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents as they attempt to manage the crisis at the southern border. Last month, Sen. Cruz and his Senate colleagues visited the Rio Grande Valley to receive a briefing from CBP officers and local officials on the humanitarian, national security, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) sent a letter today to the Federal Bureau of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today announced legislation to remove Major League Baseball's (MLB) federal antitrust protection in response to their hyper-partisan decision to move the 2021 MLB All-Star game and draft out of Atlanta, Georgia. Sen. Cruz's full opening remarks are below. "This last month has seen a significant and indeed a dramatic change in our country, and not a change for the good. This past month, we have seen the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced a resolution in celebration and recognition of Baylor University's 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship title. Upon introduction of this resolution, Sen. Cruz said: "I am proud to honor Baylor men's basketball team for bringing home to Waco an incredible victory. This one-of-a-kind team showcased the competitiveness and dedication of Texans throughout the tournament, and they will no doubt continue to...