WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter with six of their Senate Republican colleagues to President Joe Biden calling on his administration to reverse political concessions and increase pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela, after the administration eased economic pressure as part of a deal related to the Venezuelan elections in 2024. In […]
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Sens. Cruz, Risch, Menendez, Bipartisan Colleagues Recognize Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
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 young professionals – risked […]
Sens. Cruz, Risch, Menendez, Bipartisan Colleagues Recognize Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
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 young professionals – risked […]
Sens. Cruz, Risch, SFRC Republicans Send Letter to UN Secretary General Requesting an Independent Review of WHO’s COVID-19 Response
The WHO appears to have shown remarkable deference to the Chinese government throughout this pandemic HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today in sending a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres requesting that the UN convene an independent panel of experts to conduct a review of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Sens. Cruz and Risch were joined by Sens. Marco […]
Sens. Cruz, Risch, Menendez Introduce Resolution Supporting Canada’s Actions to Uphold the Rule of Law in Huawei Extradition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week joined Sens. James Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in introducing a bipartisan Senate resolution commending Canada for beginning the process to extradite Huawei Technologies executive, Meng Wanzhou. Sen. Cruz immediately called for bringing Meng Wanzhou to justice when she was taken into custody by Canadian authorities, and has commended the […]
Sens. Cruz, Risch, and Colleagues Meet with Venezuelan Opposition Leaders
‘I’m very pleased to welcome Ambassador Vecchio and the delegation from the only legitimate government in Venezuela’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today joined Sens. James Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in meeting with new diplomatic representatives appointed by the Venezuelan opposition. There, Sen. Cruz expressed his support to Chargé d’Affaires of Venezuela to the United States, Carlos Vecchio, Ambassador of Venezuela to […]