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HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai raising concerns regarding Google's announcement that it will block advertisements mentioning current state or federal office holder or candidates and parties after Election Day. In the letter to Sundar Pichai, Sen. Cruz wrote: "This week, Axios reported that Google has informed advertisers that, after polls close on November 3, it will block...

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a second letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield requesting additional data on the coronavirus and answers to help clarify areas in which disinformation and confusion have occurred since the pandemic began. This comes after Sen. Cruz called on the Director in August to release more information to help inform policymakers’ decision-making and restore public confidence.  As Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee made the case for moving swiftly in the Senate to confirm a Supreme Court Justice, noting that Democrats’ calls to keep a vacant seat on the Court are inconsistent with two centuries of historical precedent, the Constitution, and the will of the American people. Excerpts of Sen. Cruz’s remarks are below. WATCH: Cruz Denounces Democrats’ Calls to Keep SCOTUS Vacancy Open,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today slammed Senate Democrats for dismissing the Trump administration's Abraham Accords, historic peace agreements to normalize relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. WATCH: Cruz: You'd Have To Be Living In Parallel Worlds To Deny Trump Peace Deal During his line of questioning at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Cruz said: "I just heard the comments from my...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) along with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would give the president authority to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class (SFC) Alwyn Cashe. SFC Cashe exemplified the finest traditions of military heroism when he disregarded his own safety and saved the lives of six fellow...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday on the Senate floor objected to Sen. Chuck Schumer's amended resolution after Senate Republicans introduced a resolution commemorating the life and service of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Sen. Cruz offered an alternative resolution to protect the integrity of the Supreme Court. WATCH: ICYMI on the Senate Floor: Cruz SLAMS Schumer, Democrats' Threats to Pack SCOTUS Reserving the right to object...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today appeared on Fox News' ‘Ingraham Angle', the ‘Hugh Hewitt Show,' and CBS ‘This Morning' where he discussed the historical precedent for confirming a Supreme Court nominee in an election year. During the interviews, Sen. Cruz urged his colleagues to move swiftly to confirm the president's nominee. Excerpts of the interviews are below. WATCH: Cruz on Fox: I Believe the Senate Will Have...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on ABC's ‘This Week' with George Stephanopoulos to discuss the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her remarkable legacy as an historic justice of the Supreme Court. Sen. Cruz also discussed the pressing need for the president to quickly nominate her successor this week and for the Senate to swiftly confirm that successor before Election Day. Catch Sen. Cruz's full interview with George Stephanopoulos here. Excerpts are...

HOUSTON, Texas - As the nation mourns the passing of legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) penned an op-ed for FoxNews.com outlining why the Senate must confirm her successor before Election Day. Excerpts are below. On the legendary career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sen. Cruz wrote: "On Friday, our nation lost a historic Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a brilliant justice, a legendary advocate, a careful lawyer, and, as only...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the Trump administration issued new sanctions on Iran and amid reports that the United States is issuing an executive order locking in snapback sanctions in UN Security Council Resolution 2331, restoring all international sanctions on Iran and preventing the United Nations Arms embargo on Iran from expiring in October:  “I applaud the Trump...

Greetings,Six months ago, our country faced a global health threat we didn’t fully understand. As Americans fell ill and lost their lives to Covid-19, cities and states moved to lock down their economies, leaving millions of Americans out of work and students to finish their school year online.But we know a lot more about this virus now. We’ve flattened the curve, we know our hospitals will have sufficient capacity, and we better understand how to combat the coronavirus....

HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tonight appeared on Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ following the news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. Watch Sen. Cruz’s full interview with Sean Hannity here. Excerpts are below. When asked about the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sen. Cruz said: “We and the entire nation mourn the passing of an historic Justice. She was only the second woman...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today sent a letter to President Trump urging him to impose sanctions on the entirety of Iran's financial sector pursuant to executive order 13902, which was signed earlier this year. The executive order provides the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to impose sanctions on additional sectors of the Iranian economy at any time. Sens. Cruz...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the second edition of his video series "The Biden Express is Headed Left" - highlighting the radical environmental agenda of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a potential pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator in a Joe Biden administration. WATCH: The Biden Express is Headed Left-Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez for EPA Administrator in Joe Biden's Cabinet AOC is the architect of the disastrous "Green New Deal," a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield's responses to a letter Sen. Cruz sent in August regarding the lack of clarity and commonly accepted facts about the coronavirus and our nation's response to the pandemic. As Sen. Cruz wrote in his letter: "As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") helps lead the federal government's response to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 (hereinafter collectively...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today participated in a full committee hearing focused on "Advancing U.S. Engagement and Countering China in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond." There, he questioned witnesses on the Trump administration's efforts to support U.S. allies, like Taiwan, and to counter China's control of critical mineral supply chains. On the Obama-Biden administration's weak policy support for Taiwan and appeasement to the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced the Strongly and Unambiguously Sanctioning Proliferators Exploiting Nuclear Diplomacy (SUSPEND) Act of 2020, a bill to impose sanctions on the defense sectors of China and Russia unless those countries reverse violations of their obligations under international arms control treaties, specifically their obligations under Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...

WASHINGTON. D.C. - In response to reports that Oracle and the Chinese-owned ByteDance have reached an agreement, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Judiciary Committees, today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin raising concerns that the deal could leave the American people exposed to undo influence by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and undermine U.S. national security interests. In the letter, Sen. Cruz warned against the proposed...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2020, a bill that would rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings to honor Agent Doss. Agent Doss proudly served in the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 15 years and was killed in the line of duty on February 2, 2019.  Upon introducing this legislation, Sen. Cruz said: “The Border Patrol agents who serve Texas are everyday...