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HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after the Trump administration notified Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China as a result of actions by the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China to deepen their control of the region and, under U.S. law advanced by Sen. Cruz, there should be a reevaluation of U.S. policy toward Hong Kong: "This is a sad day for liberty. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today urged President Trump in a letter to continue unwinding the United States from Cold War-style nuclear arms control treaties that put constraints on the U.S. while allowing China and other adversaries, to rapidly build up their nuclear arsenals, and to continue restoring the U.S. nuclear deterrent. In the letter, the senators wrote: "We write to...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to use the voice and influence of the United States to prevent a Munich firm from auctioning off a U.S. Medal of Honor, which is scheduled to take place later this week according to the auction site. In the letter, he wrote: "The sale harms the dignity and honor of all recipients of the Medal of Honor. The Congress and the United States have long sought to prevent such affronts, and...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in advance of Memorial Day: "This weekend, across Texas and the United States, Americans pause to honor the patriots who gave their last full measure for our liberty. As we honor our friends and loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep us free, let us also honor the unnamed heroes who lay at rest in our military cemeteries. Although they are gone, they will never be forgotten. Let us never take for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with 32 Republican Senate colleagues and 94 Members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza requesting a full investigation into the 37 Planned Parenthood affiliates who applied for and improperly received a total of $80 million in loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As the Senators wrote: “It has come to our...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today issued the following statements after the Trump administration announced sanctions against two high-profile Nicaraguan government officials, Julio César Avilés Castillo, the commander-in-chief of the Nicaraguan Army, and Iván Adolfo Acosta Montalván, the Ortega regime's minister of finance for their involvement in serious human rights abuses: "These sanctions against...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is leading the charge in the Senate to fundamentally reassess the U.S.-China relationship as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to lie and engage in a massive coverup of the coronavirus outbreak, threatens to cut off U.S. access to life-saving medications made only in China, and squash Hong Kong's autonomy. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Cruz is working to: Hold China accountable for the type of medical...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and John Kennedy (R-La.) today sent a letter applauding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for continuing to process applications to improve America's energy infrastructure - despite partisan requests from House Democrats and Democratic Attorneys General to halt the review of new natural gas pipeline projects and Liquefied Natural...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) this week applauded the approval by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of S. Res.454, a resolution calling for the immediate release of Cuban democracy activist Jose Daniel Ferrer, who was imprisoned on October 1,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today introduced the COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Act to prevent the Communist Chinese Party from stealing or sabotaging American COVID-19 vaccine research. The bill requires a thorough national security evaluation and clearance by the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the acute need to counter Chinese propaganda and hold China accountable for the types of medical and political censorship that helped fuel the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. As Sen. Cruz said during his remarks: "We need to stand up and deal directly with the threat China poses. China bears direct responsibility, direct culpability, for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in response to an escalation by the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China to deepen their control over Hong Kong: "The Chinese Communist Party is fast moving to end what is left of Hong Kong's autonomy, stripping away essential freedoms from Hong Kong's people. This is unacceptable and will require a reevaluation of U.S. policy if it is not...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement applauding the confirmation of Rep. Ratcliffe as the Director of National Intelligence: "I'm grateful the Senate has confirmed my friend John Ratcliffe to serve as the Director of National Intelligence. He has served the men and women of Texas with honor and distinction in the House, and I am confident he will continue to serve all Americans with those same...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will deliver remarks on the Senate floor calling for a fundamental reassessment of the U.S.-China relationship amid the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the immediate need to counter Chinese propaganda and the censorship that helped fuel the spread of this virus and endanger the lives of millions around the world. As the Washington Examiner's Jerry Dunleavy reported this morning: "Sen. Ted...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two initiatives led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to strengthen U.S. national security were passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today with strong bipartisan support. The committee unanimously advanced the Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence on China Act, Sens. Cruz and Chris Coons' (D-Del.) legislation to lessen dependence on China by enhancing partnerships between companies and researchers in the United States and Israel to develop...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement applauding the Trump Administration's decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies (OST): "It was long past time for the United States to withdraw from this treaty and stop allowing Russia to use our skies to spy on the American people. President Trump's decision to withdraw is a win for U.S. national security and American taxpayers, and a blow to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and their colleagues in the Senate today sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr urging the Department of Justice to investigate whether dozens of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country applied for and received loans from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) despite knowing they were ineligible to apply. Under the statuary text of the CARES Act, organizations like these affiliates were expressly prohibited from...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As states begin to safely re-open and Americans return to work, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Right to Test Act - legislation to let states approve and distribute diagnostic tests when the state or federal government has declared a public health emergency. Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are original cosponsors. This legislation will empower states to reduce testing delays and more rapidly respond to the evolving...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Trey Trainor to be a member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC): "I've known Trey for more than two decades and, during that time, he has been a friend and an effective advocate for the rule of law. He is a Texan and a talented lawyer with deep experience in the issues he will face as a commissioner. Trey is a strong addition to the FEC, and...