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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today spoke on the Senate floor urging his colleagues to uphold the rule of law and oppose the nomination of Loretta Lynch to the Office of Attorney General. Below are excerpts from Sen. Cruz's remarks. "Bringing in a new Attorney General should be turning a positive page in this country, but unfortunately the answers that Ms. Lynch gave at the confirmation hearing, in my opinion render her unsuitable for confirmation as Attorney General of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today issued the following statement on the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be U.S. Attorney General: "Senate Republicans had ample opportunity to stop the nomination of Loretta Lynch as Attorney General and demand that the President nominate someone who will respect the rule of law. I oppose cloture on her nomination because it creates a path for the Democrats to confirm the nominee with a simple majority. While Ms. Lynch has earned a reputation as...

An excerpt of the Senator's op-ed is below. Full article may be viewed at here. Putting Congreess in Charge on TradeWall Street JournalBy: Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Paul RyanApril 21, 2015 The United States is making headway on two historic trade agreements, one with 11 countries on the Pacific Rim and another with America's friends in Europe. These two agreements alone would mean greater access to a billion customers for American manufacturers, farmers and ranchers. But before the U.S. can...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today issued the following statement about Republican education reform: "The Senate is currently considering reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act-also known as ‘No Child Left Behind.' Congress must seize this opportunity to eliminate burdensome federal mandates and ineffective programs in order to restore decision making back to parents and students. As a first principle for education reform, the Republican Congress...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry requesting all members of the P5+1 and Iran produce and make public a joint framework agreement outlining the parameters that have been agreed upon in the Iran nuclear negotiations, in light of multiple news reports citing conflicting fact sheets and statements released by parties to the ongoing talks. Read the full text of the letter here: April 17, 2015 The Honorable John KerrySecretary of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas today released the following statement upon learning that Secretary of the Army John McHugh has ordered the U.S. Army to provide all possible benefits to the victims of the 2009 terrorist attack at Fort Hood who were recently awarded the Purple Heart medal: "I am pleased to learn Secretary McHugh has directed that all appropriate benefits be provided to those who received the Purple Heart at last Friday's Fort Hood ceremony, as Congress intended....

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas today released the following statement regarding legislation to address the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, also known as the ‘doc fix': "While I appreciate the work done by my colleagues in the House, I cannot support the Boehner-Pelosi bill, which institutionalizes and expands Obamacare policies that harm patients and their doctors while adding roughly half a trillion dollars to our long-term debt within two decades. The...

HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding President Obama's decision to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism: "When it comes to making any deals with world dictators, the President of the United States should use two words: Prove it. Cuba must prove it is willing to change its behavior before the United States takes a single action to remove it from the list of state sponsors of terror. Fidel and Raul Castro have a decades-long...

April 12, 2015 Greetings, This Friday I was humbled to stand at Fort Hood and honor the victims of terrorism as they received their long-overdue Purple Heart and Defense of Freedom Medals. It was profoundly moving to witness the ceremony as family members received awards on behalf of their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice and survivors were finally recognized for their bravery on that day in November, 2009. One of the greatest responsibilities of representing 27 million Texans is...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding President Obama's meeting with Raul Castro, the communist dictator of Cuba: "Keeping up with a disturbing trend of this administration, President Obama is in the process of striking another very bad deal, now with the communist dictatorship of Cuba. President Obama's approach gives the Castros exactly what they want - economic relief and legitimacy on the international stage - and effectively abandons...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Friday joined an amicus brief on behalf of 57 members of Congress in support of the right of states to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The brief was filed in four cases that the Supreme Court will jointly hear on April 28, 2015, in which same-sex couples challenge the marriage laws of Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, and Kentucky, all of which were upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The Supreme Court...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) today released the following statement on the eve of the U.S. Army’s ceremony at Fort Hood to award the Purple Heart and the Medal for the Defense of Freedom to those who were injured or killed in the Fort Hood terrorist attack of November 5, 2009. Sen. Cruz successfully amended the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was signed by President Obama to enable victims of the attack to receive the medals and associated...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today announced that they are accepting applications for two judicial vacancies in Texas. The Senators have established a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas to help identify the most qualified candidates to fill these vacancies. This panel, known as the Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, will review applications, interview candidates, and make recommendations to the Senators. The vacancies are in the Western...

CHARLESTON, SC - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement in observance of Easter: "He is risen! "Heidi and I are in Charleston, South Carolina where we attended a beautiful sunrise service. "As Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are reminded of the true hope for the world. "Today I am reminded of the touching anecdote President Reagan once used to explain the prevailing promise of God's word. "As Reagan said in his famous ‘Tear down this wall'...

HOUSTON, Texas - Today U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz released the following statement in observance of Passover: "As our Jewish friends sit down tonight at the Seder table with family and friends to celebrate the Passover, let us give thanks for the gift of freedom - the freedom to live and to practice our faith without fear. Let us also pray for protection from the enemies of freedom. "The Passover Haggadah asks each generation to look upon the exodus from Egypt as if we had personally experienced it...

HOUSTON, TX - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas released the following statement in response to President Obama's agreement with Iran: "President Obama's agreement with Iran, the details of which he has largely kept secret, is as he said ‘historic' because of the catastrophic risk it poses to the security of the United States and our allies. "The so-called deal, unilaterally arranged without any consultation with Congress, lifts sanctions and effectively puts Iran on the path to the bomb after a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Burwell on Tuesday requesting more information about current procedures providing for the health and safety of unaccompanied children who have been entrusted to the Department’s care. “Last year the nation witnessed a humanitarian crisis at the border that was a direct consequence of President Obama’s illegal and unconstitutional amnesty,” said...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's negotiations with Iran. "The longer the Obama Administration stays at the negotiating table with Iran, the more concessions they make," said Sen. Cruz. "We have recently learned Tehran is insisting on sanctions relief before IAEA inspectors are given full access to inspect potential military elements of the nuclear program; that Tehran will continue enrichment activities at...

March 27, 2015 Greetings, Recently in the Senate, I have introduced legislation to promote domestic energy production, protect our national security, and uphold religious liberty. I also held a hearing examining the impact of President Obama’s illegal and unconstitutional amnesty. Please keep reading for more. Keep Texas strong, Ted Cruz   Sen. Cruz and Rep. Bridenstine Introduce American Energy Renaissance Act Last week, Sen. Cruz reintroduced the American Energy Renaissance Act to...