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Sen. Cruz: We Must Secure the Safety of Americans in Afghanistan and Ensure Biden Admin Held Accountable For Disastrously False Assurances

Senator Ted Cruz

‘This debacle should never have happened—and, indeed, we were assured it would not happen’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement as reports confirm the Taliban swept into the capital of Afghanistan:  “It is now clear there has been a disastrous breakdown across the political, military, and intelligence leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, culminating in the catastrophe for American national security we are now witnessing. This […]

August is National Immunization Awareness Month

August is national immunization awareness month and a great opportunity to review the importance of childhood immunizations such as MMR and DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) and the impact on children’s overall health and wellbeing. A recent CDC report shows many children are still behind on getting their routine childhood immunizations due to the pandemic. This potentially poses a “serious public health threat that would result in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.” Diseases that used to be common in […]

Sen Cruz: Democrats Embrace Bernie Budget

Senator Ted Cruz

‘Biden Inflation is burying middle-class Americans, and is especially painful for seniors on a fixed income’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after voting against the $3.5 trillion budget resolution: “By passing the Bernie Budget tonight, Democrats fully embraced the radical left as they ram through trillions in crushing taxes and wasteful spending. Biden Inflation is burying middle-class Americans, and is especially painful for seniors on a fixed income. We will look back […]

Sen. Cruz: We Must Codify Title 42 Expulsions Amid the Pandemic to Protect Americans

Senator Ted Cruz

‘Today, I strongly urge my colleagues to support my amendment ensuring that the Department of Homeland Security expels illegal immigrants under Title 42 to protect our citizens from the spread of COVID-19’ U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after voicing support for his amendment to codify Title 42 expulsions for illegal immigrants: “As elected officials of this body, we have a duty to protect the […]

Sens. Cruz, Cramer Introduce Bills to Ban Mask and Vaccine Mandates

Senator Ted Cruz

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today introduced the No Mask Mandates Act and No Vaccine Mandates Act. The No Mask Mandates Act ends the Biden administration’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mask mandate for all Americans—regardless of vaccination status. The No Vaccine Mandates Act would require people administering a COVID-19 vaccine to first obtain the patient’s informed consent or, if the patient is a child, the informed consent of […]

Sen. Cruz: Democrats’ Infrastructure Bill is a Gateway Drug to More Reckless Spending

Senator Ted Cruz

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after voting against Democrats’ wasteful infrastructure bill: “Too many Republicans just enabled Democrats’ efforts to claim bipartisanship, spend over a trillion dollars, and then ram through their $3.5 trillion liberal wish list of crushing taxes and radical spending. The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that passed today contained only about $100 billion for roads and bridges. As I’ve said before, if the Democrats wanted to pass […]

Paxton Joins $21 Billion Opioid Distributor Settlement

Ken Paxton

Following on his previous announcement, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his intention to join the $21 billion opioid distributor settlement in a press conference on Thursday. The settlement includes up to $1.1 billion awarded to Texas and its subdivisions. Opioid distributors are also creating a nationwide clearinghouse to prevent drug diversion. Local counties and cities will need to join now to maximize the benefit of this settlement with most of this money going to expert-approved […]

Sen. Cruz on Infrastructure Bill: “It’s a Trap”

Senator Ted Cruz

Urges his Senate colleagues to vote against infrastructure package that will lead to the ‘cruel tax’ of inflation U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor to slam the bait and switch of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package with a $3.5 trillion Democrat wish list. Read excerpts of his remarks below. “I rise today to discuss the mammoth $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill before the Senate. On Sunday night, we finally got to see the […]

Sen. Cruz on Biden Judicial Nominee: Ms. Perez ‘Is and Always Has Been a Left-Wing Activist’

Senator Ted Cruz

Slams Democrats’ support for radically partisan nominees David Chipman and Myrna Perez U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today warned his colleagues on the committee about President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, as not only a partisan activist with an extreme anti-gun agenda but also a nominee who has a reported history of racist comments while in his previous office. Sen. Cruz also […]

Sen. Cruz: President Biden ‘Plays Politics With the Pandemic Even While he Releases COVID-Positive Immigrants by the Thousands into the State of Texas’

Senator Ted Cruz

Joins Fox News’ ‘America Reports’ to discuss the border crisis and infrastructure U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today joined Fox News’ ‘America Reports’ to discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s border crisis spreading COVID-19 in South Texas and the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. Read highlights of his interview below. On President Biden’s hypocrisy over COVID mandates while releasing COVID-positive illegal immigrants in Texas, Sen. Cruz said: “Joe Biden and the Democrats hate red states like Texas and […]