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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the passing of Herman Cain: "Our hearts are heavy as we bid farewell to Herman Cain. I was blessed to call him a friend. In his 74 years on earth, he lived the American dream to the fullest. A business pioneer whose advocacy of dramatic tax reform - nine-nine-nine - still resonates today, he will be remembered as a principled fighter whose leadership helped usher in a new era of conservative politics. A man...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As a Houstonian and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says "good riddance" to the Chinese consulate in Houston following its closure last week. In his latest op-ed for the Houston Chronicle, Sen. Cruz outlines the overwhelming evidence behind the consulate's closure, which operated as a spy hub for the Chinese Communist Party, and highlights his efforts to counter China's espionage in Texas and across the country. Detailing the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) today introduced the Cost Recovery and Expensing Acceleration to Transform the Economy and Jumpstart Opportunities for Businesses and Startups (CREATE JOBS) Act, legislation that would accomplish one of the most important structural reforms to the tax code possible: expensing reform. Upon introducing the CREATE JOBS Act, Sen. Cruz said: "As a result of the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic,...

MIDLAND, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who today will join President Trump's tour of the Double Eagle Oil Rig in Midland, Texas, wrote an op-ed for the Midland Reporter-Telegram ahead of the visit. In the op-ed, Sen. Cruz highlights the importance of championing Texas' energy producers and warns against Democrats' radical and out of touch plans to decimate the energy industry. Sen. Cruz wrote: "Just a few months ago, before the deadly coronavirus pandemic brought our booming, blue-collar...

With less than 100 days until the presidential election, the Democrats are in a gallop to the far, far Left, and they are leaving the American people behind. This time, they're ABANDONING America's blue-collar energy workers and everyday consumers while EMBRACING Green New Deal Enthusiasts and climate alarmists. You might have missed that Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, a key architect of the radical "Green New Deal," recently filed an amendment that would block the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the State Department’s decision to close the Chinese Consulate in Houston in response to evidence of espionage and intellectual property theft, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today introduced the Protecting America from Spies Act, legislation that would allow the Department of State to deny visas to individuals who have committed acts of espionage or intellectual property theft against...

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...