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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) today introduced the Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft (SHEET) Act, legislation to counter Chinese espionage efforts and influence operations in American universities. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2018 and 2019. Upon introducing this bill, Sen. Cruz said: "As I have repeatedly said, China is the single...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today sent a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, urging them to not revive the corrupt practice of earmarks-a spending practice that was rightfully banned under a past Republican Congress. Co-signers of the letter include Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Rick Scott...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires federal agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the internet in an easily accessible location. Upon introducing this bill, Sen. Cruz said: "Dysfunction in Washington has led to a rapid expansion of the administrative state. The executive branch has moved toward unilaterally instituting de facto legislation, betraying the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite publicly claiming a little over a week ago that there was not a crisis at the border, the Biden administration has reportedly activated a "volunteer" force to help address a "surge in migration along the Southwest border." In the last month, authorities arrested and encountered more than 100,000 migrants on the Southern border. The New York Times has reported, "the number of unaccompanied migrant children detained along the southern border has tripled in the last two...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned President Biden's nominee for Associate Attorney General, Vanita Gupta, in her confirmation hearing. Highlights of his line of questioning are below. WATCH: Cruz To Biden DOJ Nominee Vanita Gupta: Your Record Is One of an Extreme Partisan Advocate On the politicization of the Department of Justice under the Obama-Biden administration regarding pro-life conservatives, Sen. Cruz asked: "Ms....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and 24 of his Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, more commonly known as the ‘death tax.' The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 would finally end this purely punitive tax that has the potential to hit family-run farms, ranches, and businesses as the result of the owner's death. Cosponsors of this bill include Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Mike Crapo...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Democrats cynically eschewed bipartisanship on their way to passing a pork-laden spending bonanza that falls tragically short of providing Americans the help they desperately need, Sen. Cruz led the fight to push back against Democrats' partisan power play. Sen. Cruz introduced an amendment to provide grants for children at schools that do not commit to reopening to 5-day-a-week, in-classroom instruction for the remainder of the current school year. If schools chose not to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after voting against the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID bill: "Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to open our schools, bring back small businesses, and help struggling Americans get back on their feet, Democrats chose to pander to their radical liberal base with partisan handouts. This bill is stuffed with pork, with only nine percent of the almost $2 trillion going toward actual and urgent COVID...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issuing a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties including Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy amid significant agricultural production losses due to the severe winter storms that hit the State of Texas last month: "I am grateful the USDA swiftly took action in response to the letter Sen. Cornyn and I sent requesting federal support for Texas' agricultural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In order to curry favor with entrenched Washington special interests, Democrats have signaled their intent to bring back "community-project funding," a desperate attempt to rebrand pork-barrel projects and revive the corrupt practice of earmarks. As Democrats continue to push a bloated $1.9 trillion bill that has little to do with providing the relief Americans desperately need, you might have heard that two controversial projects - a rail expansion in California and a bridge...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), today questioned President Biden's nominee for Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during her confirmation hearing. His line of questioning focused on his bipartisan and bicameral fight to stop Putin's pipeline the Nord Stream 2-a project that if completed would undermine America's national security, reward Russia's aggressive expansionism and crimes, including the attempted murder of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on Fox Business' ‘Mornings with Maria' to discuss Texas' repealed mask mandate, the need to re-open schools across the country, the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, and the crisis at our southern border. Highlights of his interview are below. WATCH: Cruz Blasts Dems For Keeping Schools Closed & Exploiting COVID Relief as a Liberal Wish-List On Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) ending Texas' statewide mask mandate, Sen....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week appeared on the ‘The Joe Pags Show' and Fox News' ‘Ingraham Angle' to discuss the working class future of the Republican Party, the Biden administration's dangerous immigration policies, and the need to fully reopen schools across the country. Highlights of these interviews are below. WATCH: Cruz on Fox News: Democrats Are Exposing Their Radical ‘America Last' Agenda On the Democrats' radical policies and the working...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce and Foreign Relations Committees, today delivered remarks on the Senate Floor outlining Democrats' embrace, led by President Biden, of the Chinese Communist Party and urged his colleagues to vote against Commerce Secretary nominee Gina Raimondo. Highlights of Sen. Cruz's remarks are below. WATCH: Cruz Delivers Floor Remarks Opposing Gina Raimondo's Nomination On voting against Gov. Raimondo for Secretary of Commerce,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced two bills to eliminate redundant and unaccountable offices within the Treasury Department. Both offices were created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The first bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office and is cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.). Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2019. The second bill would eliminate the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 39 other senators in sending a letter criticizing the Biden administration for failing to follow the law and impose sanctions on entities involved in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Cosigners of their letter include Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the Senate's confirmation of Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called on the Biden administration to follow the science and get America's schools fully reopened so students can safely resume in-classroom learning: "Newly confirmed Secretary Cardona needs to prioritize America's children, follow the science, and open all public schools for full-time, in-person education. I have long believed that every child deserves access...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz today joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing legislation to permanently ban earmarks. Sens. Pat Toomey (Penn.), Joni Ernst (Iowa), James Lankford (Okla.), Mike Lee (Utah), Ron Johnson (Wisc.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Rob Portman (Ohio) and Rand Paul (Ky.) cosponsored the bill. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said: "Bringing back earmarks would overturn one of the most significant conservative victories to end the practice of inserting special interest...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced his communications team for the 117th Congress including two new additions, Erin Perrine and Steve Guest: "I'm pleased to welcome Steve and Erin to Team Cruz as they bring strong strategic communications experience and leadership. Steve's ability to break through the communications mold to push facts first and Erin's skill in shaping a message and leading a fast-paced and robust communications team make them strong additions to my...