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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released a statement on Veterans Day, recognizing Texas' and America's veterans for their dedicated service to our country: "Today, all across this great nation, we pause to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Without their bravery and selflessness, we wouldn't be able to live in a nation that is a beacon of freedom for all. I can think of few responsibilities more important than our duty to honor the brave...

WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe at a full committee hearing examining his role in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation and the FBI's FISA abuses. Watch Sen. Cruz's full line of questioning here. WATCH: Sen. Cruz to McCabe: Crossfire Hurricane Investigation Was Bogus Political Persecution On the FBI's decision to close and then later reopen the investigation into General Michael...

WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former member of the legal defense team for President George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore – this week appeared on Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ and the ‘Hugh Hewitt Show’ to discuss the ongoing election litigation process and the importance of the upcoming Senate runoffs in Georgia. Watch Sen. Cruz’s full interview with Sean Hannity here. Listen to Sen. Cruz’s full...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former member of the legal defense team for President George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore - today appeared on Fox News's ‘Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss the need to allow the legal process to move forward to ensure a fair and transparent election result. He also highlighted the importance of the Georgia runoff and the need for Republicans to maintain a majority in the Senate. Watch Sen. Cruz's full...

HOUSTON, Texas - As election officials continue to count ballots across the country, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on Fox News' ‘Hannity' to discuss the controversy surrounding the counting process and the need to follow the law to protect the integrity of our elections. WATCH: Sen. Cruz on Hannity: The Outcome I Want To See Is To Count Every Vote That Was Legally Cast On earlier efforts to prevent effective election observers in Pennsylvania, Sen. Cruz said: "What we're seeing...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after a nonpartisan study raised questions about whether Google targeted get-out-the-vote messages specifically to liberal users in the run-up to the election. Mr. Pichai has repeatedly said that Google does not alter any product to promote a specific political viewpoint. Upon sending the letter, Sen. Cruz said: "Big Tech presents a grave threat to free...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) designation of six Texas counties – Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Brooks, Kenedy, and Starr – as disaster areas due to the severe weather caused by Hurricane Hanna: “I am grateful that Secretary Perdue and the USDA has granted the emergency request Sen. Cornyn and I issued in August. The devastation and property damage in...

Greetings, On Monday, the Senate delivered a great victory for every American who cherishes our fundamental liberties. When President Trump nominated Judge Barrett, it was one of the most important decisions of his presidency. In making this nomination, the president was fulfilling the promise he made to the American people to nominate principled constitutionalists to the Supreme Court. This week, Senate Republicans confirmedJudge Barrett to the Supreme Court, fulfilling our...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps Galveston District Commander, Col. Timothy Vail, requesting an extension of the comment period for the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study Interim Feasibility Report to December 31, 2020. In the letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sen. Cruz wrote: "Over the past three years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps)-and in particular the Galveston District-has been a critical partner...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who had been called on to testify regarding Big Tech's recent political censorship and attempts to interfere in the 2020 election, along with possible reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Watch Sen. Cruz's full exchange with Jack Dorsey during his round of questioning here. Excerpts are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following Big Tech's most recent political censorship and attempts to interfere in the 2020 election, on Wednesday, October 28, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will have the opportunity to question Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who have been called to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee. In advance of tomorrow's hearing, Sen Cruz said: "I have long said that Big Tech poses the single greatest threat to our First...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding last week's announcement that Mexico will meet its water sharing obligation under the terms of the 1944 Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande ("1944 Water Treaty") and transfer the remaining water owed to the United States prior to the end of the current five-year cycle: "This announcement is important news for the United States, the state of Texas,...

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the Undoing NEPA's Substantial Harm by Advancing Concepts that Kickstart the Liberation of the Economy (UNSHACKLE) Act on Monday, legislation that would comprehensively reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Sen. Cruz said: "For years, NEPA's burdensome requirements have left countless infrastructure projects in a state of judicial and bureaucratic limbo, stunting job creation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement on the Senate's vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:  "Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. Judge Barrett has impeccable credentials. She graduated number one in her class at Notre Dame Law School, she...

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, cosponsored S. 4701, the Ports-to-Plains Highway Act, legislation introduced by Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) to designate the portion of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor from Laredo, Texas up to Denver, Colorado, as a future addition to the interstate highway system. As Sen. Cruz said: "Designating the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as an interstate would have a positive effect on not...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), along with Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced a resolution that would designate today as a national day of remembrance for members of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement today regarding S. Res. 709, "A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the August 13, 2020, and September 11, 2020, announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain are historic achievements." The bipartisan resolution rightly acknowledges that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on today's Judiciary Committee vote to proceed with the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be the next associate justice of the Supreme Court: WATCH: Cruz Discusses Senate Democrats Boycotting Committee Hearing Ahead of Vote on Judge Barrett "Today, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move forward with Judge Barrett's nomination and fulfill their...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and a group of senators this week sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler concerning the 2021 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Specifically, the senators asked Administrator Wheeler to use his statutory waiver authorities under the Clean Air Act to reduce the RVO for 2021. Given that COVID-19 has suppressed demand for...