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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to President Biden's new Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, reminding the commission that Congress has exclusive authority to amend or preserve the U.S. Supreme Court, and criticizing President Biden for establishing the commission just to appease the most radical members of his base. Last week, Sen. Cruz remarked on the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) this week introduced a bill to prevent the IRS from being used as a political weapon against conservative non-profit groups. The bill is cosponsored by 42 Republican Senators, including: Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rand Paul...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today introduced legislation to protect Second Amendment rights, improve firearm safety, and prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands. The Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021 aims to prevent gun violence by ensuring that relevant agencies and institutions accurately submit records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Upon...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) this week sent a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland urging against listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. Co-signers of the letter include Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas).In the letter, the senators wrote: "We write regarding the Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) impending action later this month regarding the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today introduced the Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021, a bill to authorize the Executive Branch to redirect U.S. foreign assistance to help Israel replenish its highly-effective missile defense interceptors. Yesterday, Sen. Cruz led a group of Republican senators in calling for President Biden his administration to stand firmly with our ally Israel, as the Israelis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) this week 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 the United States. Last year, President Trump's administration closed China's Houston consulate, which the Chinese Communist...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week went on Fox News' ‘Hannity' to discuss President Biden waiving sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and his call for the president to stand firmly with Israel as they defend themselves against waves of attacks by Iranian-backed terrorists. Highlights of his interview are below. WATCH: Sen. Cruz: President Biden's ‘Weakness, Appeasement, and Moral Relativism' are Causing Middle East War...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led a group of Republican senators in calling for President Biden his administration to stand firmly with our ally Israel, as the Israelis are defending themselves against waves of attacks by Iran-backed terrorist groups including Hamas. Sen. Cruz was joined by Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Lankford...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after the first meeting of President Biden's Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States: "Pursuing the most radical agenda in United States history, it isn't surprising that President Biden is in need of political cover in an effort to pack the Supreme Court by adding several activist judges who will decree the radical policy outcomes he needs. I...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of the cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) today sent a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) criticizing its decision to revoke a Trump-era order that prohibited electric utilities that supply critical defense facilities from importing certain power system equipment from China. In the letter, the senators wrote: "DOE has a significant responsibility to protect the U.S. electric...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after the nomination of Kristen Clarke to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division was discharged from the Judiciary Committee when it failed to advance her nomination: "As I've said repeatedly, Kristen Clarke is a radical extremist with a laundry list of concerning issues plaguing her nomination that go far beyond her support for defunding the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) this week announced a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today penned an op-ed for the Daily Caller outlining Democrats' radical S.1 legislation, "The Corrupt Politicians Act," which was before the Senate Rules Committee last week. Read his full op-ed here and below. This Democrat Bill Will Let Illegal Immigrants and Felons VoteDaily CallerSen. Ted CruzMay 18, 2021 Last Tuesday, I sat in the Senate Rules Committee markup for nine hours fighting tooth and nail against S.1, what many call "The Corrupt...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement after the Biden administration decided against sanctioning the company involved in construction of the Russian pipeline Nord Stream 2: "The administration's decision to waive sanctions sends an unfortunate signal that the United States is not prepared to do what Congress has mandated they do: use crushing sanctions to stop the pipeline. Projects like the Nord Stream 2...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following video statement commemorating National Police Week: WATCH: Sen. Cruz Commemorates National Police Week 2021 In the video, Sen. Cruz said: "As we celebrate police week today, we all take a pause from our busy days to say thank you to the men and women of law enforcement, to the heroic men and women who every day put on a uniform, wear a badge, wear a gun, and head out into the world to keep us safe. "Every day you risk...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), were joined by 42 Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to stand with our closest ally in the region, Israel. As Israel is under attack from Iranian-back terrorists, the Biden administration is negotiating and potentially offering sanctions relief to Iran, the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. The senators called on President Biden to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) this week introduced the Israeli Sovereignty Reassurance Act of 2021 (ISRA), legislation to prohibit the State Department from reversing the U.S. recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Sen. Cruz led the fight for President Trump to formally recognize Israel's sovereignty over the territory in 2019, but President Biden's administration has signaled a willingness to reverse the decision, putting...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after the nomination of Kristen Clarke to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division was advanced out of committee. "Kristen Clarke is completely unfit to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. She has made her brazen disdain for law enforcement clear by her calls to defund the police and troubling history of advocacy...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the committee's vote to include in the Endless Frontiers Act his amendment facilitating cooperation with our close friends and allies-Israel, Taiwan, and Five Eyes nations-and excluding nations that engage in discriminatory boycott, divestment, and sanctioning (BDS) efforts against the State of Israel and Jews living anywhere in Israel. Upon adoption of his...