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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and colleagues in the Senate on Tuesday introduced a resolution calling for justice for George Floyd and opposing recent calls to defund the police. "We know that violent crime disproportionally affects low-income communities, and that law enforcement plays a critical role in protecting life and preserving a free and functioning society," Sen. Cruz said. "We also know that law enforcement has an important responsibility in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) on Tuesday introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at reforming the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in order to streamline infrastructure projects. The first bill, the Federal Permitting Modernization Act of 2020, establishes a series of deadlines for agency action under the FAST Act (Fixing America's...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter urging Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to protect religious freedom within the Department of Defense after reports that the Army has censored military chaplains and harmed their ability to provide religious services during the coronavirus pandemic - access that is not only essential for many service members, but also mandated by the Constitution. In the letter, he wrote: "As you know, military chaplains play a crucial role...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement honoring the life of George Floyd, whose funeral took place today in Houston, Texas: "Today, Americans in Houston and across the country join the Floyd family in grieving the loss of a nephew, a father, a brother, and a friend, George Floyd. "On Memorial Day in Minneapolis, Mr. Floyd was horrifically killed after a police officer kneeled on his neck for eight long minutes. There are no legitimate law enforcement...

HOUSTON, Texas - Following New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's targeting of the Jewish community during the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter - founder and editor-in-chief of Ami Magazine, the largest Jewish weekly publication in the world - for an in-depth interview on combatting anti-Semitism, protecting Americans' religious liberty, and the importance of the Trump administration's pro-Israel policies. As Rabbi Frankfurter wrote: "One of the...

HOUSTON, Texas - As Antifa riots tear up communities across the country, leaving small businesses looted and innocent Americans killed, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) condemned the violent terrorist group for exploiting the just and peaceful protests of those honoring George Floyd and called for strong leadership to stop the riots and restore law and order. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on The Constitution, Sen. Cruz also announced his intention to convene a hearing on how to...

HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined the American Enterprise Institute's ‘What the Hell is Going On' podcast with hosts Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen for a wide-ranging discussion on George Floyd's tragic death, the violent riots breaking out across the country, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party's responsibility for endangering millions of lives, and the catastrophic Obama-Iran nuclear deal. On the death of George Floyd and police...

Greetings,    For several months now, our country has been dealing with two simultaneous crises– a health pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 110,000 Americans and over 383,000 people across the globe, and an economic crisis that claimed the jobs of over 40 million Americans.   In the midst of these two crises, we are now faced with yet another crisis: a crisis of racial division and anger.   On Memorial Day, George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced a new staff hire in his Washington, D.C. office. He has named Chris Jaarda as Legislative Director. "I'm pleased to welcome Chris to our Senate team," Sen. Cruz said. "His wealth of experience fighting for conservative principles in the private sector and on Capitol Hill will be invaluable in promoting the interests of Texans in Washington, D.C. I look forward to working with him to defend our values and ensure that freedom,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday appeared on Fox News' ‘Hannity,' following his questioning of former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, where he condemned the Obama administration's abuse of power in targeting President Trump's campaign and administration. On ‘Hannity,' Sen. Cruz argued that both President Obama and Vice President Biden's weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), today introduced legislation clarifying and expanding the sanctions of their bipartisan bill, the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act, to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's completion. "There is bipartisan and bicameral consensus that Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline poses a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, along with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral American Space Commerce Act of 2020. At a time when the U.S. has steadily decreased its dependence on foreign rockets and launch infrastructure, the American Space Commerce Act would bolster U.S. leadership in the space industry, enhance...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement in recognition of the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. On the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Senators said: "Thirty-one years ago, pro-democracy protests drew hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens to Tiananmen Square. These protestors - many of whom were students and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), released the following statements after the Senate confirmed Drew Tipton to fill Texas’ final federal judicial vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Corpus Christi: “I’m grateful my colleagues have confirmed Judge Tipton to fill the last federal judicial vacancy. He will now serve the Southern District of Texas,” Sen. Cruz said. “Drew will be an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today questioned former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein at a full committee hearing examining the abuse of power committed by the Obama administration in 2016 and 2017 to weaponize the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the intelligence community against President Trump's campaign and incoming administration. On senior Obama administration...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today spoke on the Senate Floor following the horrific death of George Floyd, a native Houstonian. In his remarks, Sen. Cruz condemned the violence of Antifa, a domestic terrorist organization that has exploited the just and peaceful protests to riot in the streets, loot our stores, and murder innocent Americans and law-abiding police officers in major U.S. cities across the country. Ahead of the speech, as reported by Breitbart, Sen. Cruz released...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today appeared on Fox News' ‘Outnumbered Overtime w/ Harris Faulkner,' to condemn the violent riots that have broken out amid peaceful protests following the horrific death of George Floyd. Sen. Cruz also spoke with reporters, calling for strong leadership to protect all Americans and fairly and equally enforce the law for everyone. ON POLICE BRUTALITY "Everyone agrees what happened to George Floyd was horrific. It was police brutality. And...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) this week submitted a joint amicus brief asking the Supreme Court of the United States to hear the case of DNC v. Hobbs, because the lower court's decision would jeopardize scores of neutral voting laws that are designed to prevent and deter election fraud. The case involves challenges to two Arizona...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season: "Today marks the beginning of hurricane season, and that means a potential for more storms and floods that could devastate our homes and businesses in Texas. "We felt that devastation firsthand in 2017, when Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on my hometown city of Houston and our Gulf Coast communities. That storm is a reminder that we must take common sense steps to...