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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after the Senate confirmed Karen Gren Scholer to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Dallas Division: “I am pleased the Senate has confirmed Karen Scholer,” Sen. Cruz said. “Her experience, diligence, and commitment to the rule of law will serve her well as the newest federal district court judge for North...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over the weekend, Fox News highlighted U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) meeting last week with the family and West Point classmates of Taylor Force. A Texas native, Taylor Force grew up in Lubbock attending Smith Elementary and Irons Middle School. He was an Eagle Scout, graduated from West Point, and courageously served our country as an officer in the U.S. Army. Based out of Fort Hood, Taylor deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a student in Vanderbilt...

  March 4, 2018 Greetings, This week, I participated in two positive and productive meetings to fix the broken RINs system at the White House with President Trump and my colleagues in the Senate, along with representatives from the unions, ethanol and refining industries, and motor fuel retailers. Why is this issue so important to Texas? Because our state is home to nearly 100,000 refinery workers - the backbone of our state’s economy and our national security. I remain...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) today issued the following statement after the meeting at the White House with Senators and stakeholders: "We are encouraged that President Trump recognizes the importance of providing relief from crushing RINs costs and expanding the potential market for ethanol that will benefit both Iowa farmers by letting them sell more corn, and blue-collar refinery workers by saving their jobs in states including Pennsylvania and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the meeting at the White House regarding the broken RINs system: “This morning, we had a very positive and productive meeting on fixing the broken RINs system. I commend President Trump for bringing the two sides together and for leaning in hard to find a win-win solution that benefits both Iowa farmers and blue-collar refinery workers. We made real progress, and, with the President’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Voice of America (VOA) on Sunday highlighted the provisions included in the bipartisan Cambodia Accountability and Return on Investment Act of 2018 (CARI), which was introduced by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Dick Durbin (D- Ill.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). The VOA article reports: “‘In the backdrop of Hun Sen’s authoritarian impulses and bombastic rhetoric is Xi Jinping and the growing influence of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) appeared on WOAI’s ‘The Joe Pags Show,’ where he discussed his legislative efforts to defend the Second Amendment rights of law abiding citizens and prevent violent criminals from obtaining weapons. He also discussed his priorities for immigration reform, including passing Kate’s Law. “If you want to stop mass-murders, like the horrifying murder we saw in Parkland, where every one of us was horrified at this evil...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competiveness, and the ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent the following oversight letters to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot Jr. In the letters, the Senators expressed their concerns with the President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week participated in a town hall at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest refinery on the East Coast, which recently filed bankruptcy as a result of skyrocketing RINs costs associated with the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. There, he discussed his priorities for a win-win solution that will allow corn farmers to sell even more corn and protecting the thousands of jobs that are critical to the energy industry – from Texas to...

  February 25, 2018 Greetings, On Wednesday, I participated in a town hall with employees from Pennsylvania Energy Solutions (PES) and other refineries along the East Coast. There, I heard the stories of generations of Americans whose jobs and livelihoods are threatened by a broken government regulatory system. Why was I in Pennsylvania, you may ask? Because PES filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago as a result of skyrocketing costs associated with the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. The...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned the following letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, urging the Department of Defense to recommend the development and deployment of a space-based missile defense in the 2018 Missile Defense Review (MDR). “Due to our investments in ground- and sea-based systems, the United States currently possesses the capability to intercept ballistic missiles in the midcourse and terminal phases of flight,” Sen. Cruz wrote....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Reverend Billy Graham: "Reverend Billy Graham dedicated his life to spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Because of his bold, steadfast testimony, entire generations - from Presidents and heads of state to the poorest among us - were introduced to the grace and salvation of Christ's redeeming love. He lived his life with purpose and in anticipation of one day hearing, ‘Well done,...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in a town hall at Philadelphia Energy Solutions with refinery workers from along the East Coast. There, he met with and took questions from employees, and toured the facility.  Watch Sen. Cruz’s full remarks here. Photos and video will be available here. “For the working men and women of this country, they should have a federal government that is standing with them rather than fighting against...

  February 18, 2018 Greetings, This week, I delivered remarks on the Senate floor, where I urged my colleagues to stand with the working men and women of America, oppose amnesty, respect the rule of law, and to vote against misguided immigration proposals. On Friday, I visited the RGV with Vice President Mike Pence, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and other local and Border Patrol officials to tour the U.S.-Mexico border. There, we met with local...

HIDALGO, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Vice President Mike Pence, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and other local and Border Patrol officials to tour the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. “I was honored to join Vice President Pence, Secretary Nielsen, RGV Sector Chief Manny Padilla, and CBP Director David Higgerson today for a visit along the border,” Sen. Cruz said. “Meeting with, and hearing firsthand, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after President Trump signed the bipartisan Kari’s Law, named in honor of Kari Hunt of Marshall, Texas. In 2013, Hunt was killed in her hotel room after her daughter was unable to reach emergency responders due to the hotel phone system's requirement of dialing an extra “9” to reach 911. Kari’s Law allows multiline telephone systems to dial 911 without requiring extra digits to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today delivered remarks on the Senate floor in opposition to the immigration proposals. There, he urged his colleagues to stand with working men and women, and oppose amnesty. “What I would urge my colleagues is very simple, ask yourselves what you told the voters before election day,” Sen. Cruz said. “Let your conduct after election day match what you told the voters. The Democrats, campaigned as the party of amnesty so...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today released the following statements after President Trump announced his intention to nominate Andy Oldham to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: “I was very pleased to recommend to the President that he nominate Andy Oldham to this vacancy on the Fifth Circuit,” Sen. Cruz said. “Andy is a dedicated public servant who has spent a career defending Texas and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sent the following letter to Gary Cohn, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Jr., Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding recent reports of the Administration’s plans to nationalize 5G networks.  “… it is imperative to our national and economic security that 5G networks in the United States are safe and secure by...