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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. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing concern over the Chinese social-media service TikTok. Specifically, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Subcommittee on The Constitution, today introduced the Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination (SACRED) Act, legislation that would block federal funding for COVID relief to state and local governments that discriminate against religious individuals or institutions, violating their First Amendment rights. Upon introducing the SACRED Act, Sen. Cruz said: "Throughout this pandemic we've seen...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Innocent Americans in major U.S. cities have been left to fend for themselves for more than 60 days as violent rioters seek to terrorize communities across the country. While local Democrat officials in these cities pull back police protection and allow rioters to burn buildings to the ground, Democrats in Washington are pushing to keep America shutdown until the November election. This morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on the ‘Hugh Hewitt Show' and Fox...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on CBS' ‘Face the Nation' with Margaret Brennan where he discussed the next phase of Congress' response to COVID-19 and shared his thoughts on the closing of China's Consulate in Houston. Sen. Cruz also reflected on the life and legacy of Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who today will cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama for the last time. Excerpts from the interview are below. WATCH: Cruz on Face the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the Senate's passage of the FY21 NDAA, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted several victories in the bill that champion Texas military communities as a pillar in America's national security objectives and which will shore up America's defense capabilities against our adversaries - including China and Russia. In total, Sen. Cruz secured 21 wins to protect America's national security. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Cruz said: "I'm...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), and Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) today introduced the Addressing Missed-savings Opportunities for Retirement due to an Epidemic Act (AMORE Act), legislation that would allow individuals facing financial challenges and who are unable to make contributions to their tax-advantaged retirement accounts in 2020 to make "catch-up" contributions to these accounts in the coming years. Specifically, the AMORE Act would...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week appeared Fox News' Hannity and Fox News' Shannon Bream to discuss the Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem (RECLAIM) Act, new legislation he introduced this week to hold state and local officials liable when rioters establish lawless ‘autonomous zones' and officials abdicate their duty to protect their citizens. WATCH: Cruz Strikes Back at Dems: You're Abandoning Oath to Protect People...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Next Tuesday on August 4, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on The Constitution, will convene a hearing titled ‘The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence,' which will highlight how Antifa and other anti-American anarchists engage in riots and violence. WATCH: Antifa's Terrorist Assault on America Upon announcing the hearing, Sen. Cruz said: "Americans have a constitutional right to...

More than 51 million unemployment claims have been filed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Families are hurting. Now, more than ever, Congress should be focused on getting our economy back on its feet and helping the American people safely return to work. Instead, Washington is wasting time negotiating a bloated "relief" bill with a starting cost of at least $1 trillion. That's $1 trillion dollars on top of: the nearly $3 trillion of relief Congress has already spent in response to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Chinese Communist Party imposed sanctions against him last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate Floor where he discussed the urgent need to hold China accountable for covering up the coronavirus pandemic and for engaging in censorship and propaganda campaigns in China and here in the United States. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: ‘For the Sake of the Free World, America Needs to Win...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today introduced the School Choice Now Act - legislation that ensures all students will return to their pre-pandemic educational institutions. "As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 76 million American students had to finish their school year from home earlier this year. Many students will have modified schooling in the fall," Sen. Cruz said. "The School Choice Now Act includes...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, exactly eight years after the celebrated Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá's violent death by the Castro regime in Cuba, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) reintroduced legislation to rename the street outside the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C. as "Oswaldo Payá Way." "Oswaldo Payá dedicated his life to fighting for the Cuban people against the evils of communism that have for too long...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Restitution for Economic losses Caused by Leaders who Allow Insurrection and Mayhem (RECLAIM) Act, legislation that would hold state and local officials liable when rioters establish lawless ‘autonomous zones' and officials abdicate their duty to protect their citizens. The RECLAIM Act would allow for treble damages, enabling plaintiffs in autonomous zones to recover triple the amount of actual damages caused to his or...

The Democrats are in a gallop to the far, far Left, and they are leaving the American people behind. While you were recessing and with an election just 104 days away, Democrats are ABANDONING American students and families, while EMBRACING the unreasonable demands of teachers unions. Joe Biden and self-proclaimed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) unveiled a 110-page document outlining the radical, far Left proposals Joe is willing to embrace if elected president. Among the troublesome items...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his latest op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today outlined a plan to take America's cities back from violent rioters. Sen. Cruz's RECLAIM Act would hold local officials accountable for failing to protect their constituents. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz wrote: "These radicals hate the police, reject the rule of law, and are intent on terrorizing their communities. In Seattle, police were forced to abandon the precinct building in 'CHAZ' and city...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced Maria Jeffrey has been promoted to Director of Speechwriting and Strategic Communications. Maria, who joined Sen. Cruz's team in 2018 as press secretary, will continue to serve in his Washington, D.C. office in her new role. "For two years, Maria has played an invaluable role on our leadership team, helping our office effectively communicate with the 29 million Texans we represent and Americans all across the country," Sen. Cruz...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - With growing unrest and violence continuing to plague our major cities, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on The Mark Levin Show, The Daily Signal Podcast, and on Fox News with Harris Faulkner where he slammed Democrats' support of the Leftist mob and the dangerous defund the police and discussed his new legislation that would allow suits against local officials who fail to keep Americans safe by pulling back police protection. Sen. Cruz went on to discuss what's at stake...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week gave opening remarks for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies virtual event on ‘The Future of Iran.’ During his remarks, Sen. Cruz called for collapsing the Iranian regime, following the example of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union during the Cold War.  He also recognized the progress Congressional Republicans and President Trump have made toward eliminating the threat of a nuclear Iran and collapsing the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement applauding the Senate’s confirmation of Russ Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget: “I am pleased that the Senate has voted to confirm Russ Vought for Director of the Office Management and Budget. He has shown a commitment at the OMB to fight against wasteful spending and is a steadfast ally in restoring fiscal sanity to Washington, D.C. Throughout his time in public service, Russ...