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On February 2nd, Senator Cruz introduced legislation to fully repeal Obamacare that is supported by 47 senators. The Obamacare Repeal Act (S.339) fully repeals Obamacare 180 days after its enactment, giving Congress and the states six months to develop and vote on patient-oriented health care reforms. Here are eight reasons why Obamacare repeal should be passed immediately: We must send the Obamacare Repeal Act to President Obama’s desk because…#FullRepeal...

Texas is leading the way in stopping President Obama’s illegal amnesty. This week, a Texas court ruled against President Obama’s illegal amnesty and halted its implementation. Now it’s time for the Senate to pass the Department of Homeland Security’s funding bill that also ends funding for amnesty. Keep Texas strong, Ted Cruz Sen. Cruz Joins Texas Leaders Fighting Against President Obama’s Amnesty On Wednesday, Sen. Cruz joined Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spoke with Fox News' Megyn Kelly last night regarding the threat of radical Islamic terrorism. A transcript of Sen. Cruz's remarks is below. Megyn Kelly: Senator Cruz, thank you for being here and as we see that act take place, 21 Christians beheaded and as we see 45 people burned to death by ISIS in Iraq the White House refuses to identify the religion of the first group of victims and holds a summit on violent extremism without identifying that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today joined Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton for a press conference to present a united front among Texas leaders against the President's illegal executive amnesty. A transcript of Sen. Cruz's remarks is below. "Thank you Governor Abbott, thank you Lieutenant Governor Patrick. I'm very glad to be back home. This victory this week, the decision from the federal court was a major victory for the rule of law. All...

From the Houston Chronicle: Across Texas, we are witnessing something remarkable: urban and small-town students, school administrators and home-school families, teachers and parents are standing together for the right of each child to have access to a quality education. School choice is the civil rights issue of the 21st century. It's providing children in Texas and around the country opportunities to pursue their talents and ambitions. Since 2000, the number of charter schools in Texas has more...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding a Texas court injunction to temporarily block President Obama's executive action on amnesty: "The Texas court decision reached last night is a major turning point in the fight to stop Obama's lawless amnesty," said Sen. Cruz. "Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton are leading a coalition of 26 states to block the illegal executive actions and to protect our states, cities, and communities. This is a...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spoke at the #RebootCongress conference organized by Lincoln Labs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. There, Sen. Cruz spoke about the need to protect constitutional rights online, how raising taxes on the Internet would hurt small businesses, and warned about the dangers of the FCC’s net neutrality plan that would reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.  “The FCC has now...

The victims of the 2009 Fort Hood terrorist attack will finally be awarded the Purple Heart and its civilian counterpart, the Medal for the Defense of Freedom. Congress and the Army have come together to recognize the attack for what it was – a violent act of terrorism – and acknowledge those who served our nation in the face of it. Texans will always remember that November day, and now we can properly honor the sacrifice of our loved ones, and renew our gratitude for their...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Reps. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) for a bipartisan press conference in support of the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. Transcript of Sen. Cruz’s remarks is below.  “The issue that brings us together today is fairness. What brings us together is justice. What brings us together is common...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, today joined Republicans in a bicameral press conference to call on Senate Democrats to stop filibustering the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), passed by House Republicans earlier this year. In his remarks Sen. Cruz said, “Senate Democrats cannot claim they support the Department of Homeland Security when they stand in the way and block funding DHS. We have a new Senate where amendments are finally allowed on the...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement regarding President Obama’s Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) request: “For several months the Obama Administration has been engaging in military conduct without authorization from Congress, and it is long past time for the White House to seek an AUMF from Congress, which is the only body that has the constitutional authority to declare war.  It will be beneficial to have serious...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with 11 fellow Senators, re-introduced the State Marriage Defense Act, which respects the definition of marriage held by the people of each state and protects states from the federal government's efforts to force any other definition upon them. “Even though the Supreme Court made clear in United States v. Windsor that the federal government should defer to state ‘choices about who may be married,’ the Obama...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today joined ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on This Week and CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union from the Munich Security Conference in Germany to discuss important national security concerns facing the United States. In his interviews, he noted that the Obama-Clinton-Kerry foreign policy has been consistently wrong – especially in regard to Russia, ISIS and Iran – and cited important actions the U.S. should take to stand with...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, today released the following statement regarding the Army’s announcement to award the Purple Heart and its civilian counterpart, the Medal for the Defense of Freedom, to the victims of the 2009 terrorist attack upon Fort Hood. “On November 5, 2009, a brutal terror attack was carried out at Fort Hood. The lives of 14 people were taken, one of them an unborn child, and 32 were injured. Today, we are grateful that the U.S. Army has chosen to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today introduced legislation to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. The bill has 44 cosponsors. "In November voters all across the country spoke loud and clear that Congress must do everything we can to repeal Obamacare," said Sen. Cruz. "The results of this disastrous law speak for themselves: millions of Americans out of work or unable to find full-time work. Premiums going through the roof while median incomes have...

This week, I was proud to stand in support of National School Choice Week and cosponsor legislation that will expand choice for all students. Texas is a perfect example of school choice opening the doors of opportunity to thousands of students. But with over 100,000 Texas students awaiting admittance, it’s time to open the doors even wider. We cannot waitlist our children’s future. I will keep working to ensure that all students have the opportunity to explore their talents and...

From Breitbart: The Obama Administration's actions towards Israel become more intolerable each day, carrying with their insults deeply damaging national security implications for our country. Earlier this week, Americans opened the newspapers to discover that the Obama campaign team has deployed operatives, including 2012 Field Director Jeremy Bird, to Tel Aviv to try to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through an organization that receives taxpayer grants from the U.S....

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 Northern...

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, R-NY-1, today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking for information regarding media reports that U.S. taxpayer dollars are being used to fund efforts to influence upcoming elections in Israel. “Has President Obama launched a political campaign against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his representatives?” Sen. Cruz asked. “This administration’s relentless harassment of Israel is...