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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump announced the U.S. will invoke the snapback mechanism in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, restoring international sanctions and preventing the upcoming expiration of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran:  "I applaud the Trump administration for taking this final step to terminate the catastrophic Obama-Biden Iran nuclear deal....

HOUSTON, Texas - Following the historic manned SpaceX Crew Dragon launch and mission to the International Space Station (ISS), U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, and Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution congratulating the men and women at SpaceX and NASA for the successful mission and applauding the United States' domestic capability to send American astronauts to the ISS from American...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on the passing of Amer Fakhoury: "Amer Fakhoury was a beloved family man whose memory will not be forgotten. While visiting his homeland of Lebanon he was abducted, illegally detained, beaten, and imprisoned on false charges. I extend the most heartfelt sympathies to the Fakhoury family, and I pray that Amer is now resting in eternal peace." Amer Fakhoury, was a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, today sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force advocating for the cities of Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio to be selected to host U.S. Space Command Headquarters (USSPACECOM HQ) after the Air Force announced that these Texas cities would continue to the evaluation phase of the selection process. In the letter, Sen. Cruz wrote: "There is no better location for the men and women of Space...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Democratic National Convention opened last night, Sen. Cruz joined Fox News' "Ingraham Angle" and Houston's Michael Berry Show to discuss the Democrats' embrace of the radical Left at the DNC Convention, the recent push for universal mail-in voting, and the Democrats' insistence on defeating Donald Trump by playing partisan games with Coronavirus relief negotiations. Catch Sen. Cruz's full interview with Laura Ingraham here and with Michael Berry here. Excerpts are...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo encouraging the administration to use this historic opportunity to help address structural challenges...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote in a new op-ed for Fox News about the sanctions announced against him by the Chinese Communist Party. The op-ed highlighted China's recent human rights atrocities and the need for the United States to recognize that China is our greatest geopolitical threat. On China's announced sanctions against him, Sen. Cruz wrote: "China announced sanctions against me this week for the second time in a...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in his new op-ed in Newsweek praised the Trump administration for taking action last week to prevent the expiration of an arms embargo this October - which, if lifted, would allow Iran to purchase weapons from China and Russia - and urged the administration to invoke the snapback mechanism in the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2231, the resolution that endorsed the catastrophic 2015 Obama-Biden Iran nuclear deal. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz laid...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the United Nations Security Council did not pass a resolution put forward by the Trump administration to prevent the expiration of the United Nations arms embargo on Iran: "Last week our European allies Britain, Germany, and France had a choice: to stand with the United States or to stand with Russia, China, and Iran's ‘Death to America' regime. "In just a few weeks, because of the catastrophic Obama-Biden...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Advancing Competitiveness, Transparency, and Security in the Americas Act (ACTSA). The new groundbreaking legislation would strengthen economic competitiveness, expand safeguards for physical and digital infrastructure, and address human rights abuses from digital...

HOUSTON, Texas - With the selection of Green New Deal supporter Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his Vice Presidential nominee and running mate, Joe Biden has sent a clear message to America's blue-collar energy workers: your job is on the line. WATCH: Democrats' Radical Energy Policies Would Devastate Blue-Collar Economy & Destroy Millions of Jobs Kamala Harris is openly hostile towards America's energy producers and consumers. While running for the Democratic presidential nomination,...

HOUSTON, Texas - Following the announcement today that President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates, have reached a historical agreement on the full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement: "I applaud the Trump administration...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week on Purple Heart Day co-sponsored the National Purple Heart Honor Mission Commemorative Coin Act, legislation that would direct the Treasury Department to issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in 2022 honoring Purple Heart recipients and the work of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission. "Purple Heart recipients have risked life and limb across the globe to preserve and defend our freedom," said Sen. Cruz. "On...

HOUSTON, Texas - In an op-ed published on National Review Online, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action, urge FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn to protect the health of women and children by pulling Mifeprex, a dangerous abortion drug, off the market. In the op-ed, they wrote: "The Mifeprex regimen has unleashed horrors on America's women and children while providing no medical benefit. Killing innocent children, endangering mothers, and abusing the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) along with Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Brian Mast (R-Fla.), Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Peter King (R-N.Y.), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) sent a letter on Friday urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to require Qatari-owned media company Al Jazeera to register as a foreign agent. In their letter to DOJ,...

HOUSTON, Texas - Ahead of the 2020-2021 school year, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week introduced the Coronavirus Emergency Education Grants Act, legislation designed to empower all families with the resources needed to provide for their children's public, private, or homeschool education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation also includes key policies of Sen. Cruz's Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, supporting students and families by providing a one-time grant to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during Tuesday's hearing questioned the Honorable Elliott Abrams, Special Representative for Venezuela, on what more Congress can do to support a political transition in Venezuela. During the hearing, Sen. Cruz also raised his concerns on the plight of the CITGO6 executives. Watch Sen. Cruz's full line of questioning here. Excerpts are below. WATCH: Cruz & Elliot Abrams Talk Venezuela, Maduro,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today released a joint statement in recognition of the 22nd anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As leaders in Washington debate a path forward to address the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) yesterday joined ‘Washington Post Live' with Bob Costa and Fox News' ‘The Daily Briefing' with Dana Perino to discuss the RECOVERY Act, legislation Sen. Cruz plans to introduce to get people safely back to work and the economy re-opened. Sen. Cruz also discussed the need to fundamentally reassess the U.S.-China relationship,...