Sen. Ted Cruz

Sen. Cruz Praises the Selection of Dallas as an ARPA-H Hub

Senator Ted Cruz

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised the decision to bring  The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to Dallas. Dallas was chosen as one of the three selected hubs to launch ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network that will advance ARPA-H’s mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. Sen. Cruz said, “I have vigorously fought to bring the next innovative healthcare center home to Texas, and am excited that Dallas will now be home to […]

Sen. Cruz Issues Statement On Reports Biden Admin Sought Terrorism Exemption for Palestinian Aid

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after a report in the Washington Free Beacon revealed that the State Department secretly sought exemptions from U.S. anti-terrorism laws to restart aid into Palestinian-controlled territories: “Today’s report again confirms that Joe Biden and Biden administration officials are pathologically obsessed with undermining Israel. They made a day one decision to pour hundreds of millions of American taxpayer dollars into areas controlled by […]

Sen. Cruz Visits SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, today visited SpaceX’s Starbase, a spaceport and production facility for the company’s rockets. Sen. Cruz met with SpaceX leaders to discuss their operations, missions, and needs in the commercial space sector. About the visit, Sen. Cruz said: “I believe maintaining American leadership in space is critical, which is why I’m excited about SpaceX’s important work—particularly their goal of returning Americans to the moon […]

Cruz Celebrates Senate Passage of Legislation to Name Ports-to-Plains Corridor ‘Interstate 27’

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated Senate passage of his I-27 Numbering Act of 2023, co-sponsored by Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), to formally name the Ports-to-Plains Corridor through Texas and New Mexico as Interstate 27. Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), August Pfluger (R-Texas), and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) introduced identical legislation in the House. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent. About the legislation, Sen. […]

Sens. Cruz, Rick Scott, and Moran Join Rep. Stefanik In Introducing Make American Flags in America Act on Flag Day

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To celebrate Flag Day, June 14, 2023, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), introduced legislation to require American flags displayed on federal property or procured by federal agencies to be manufactured completely in the United States from American materials. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) introduced the legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. About the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “The American flag is a symbol of freedom and hope for Texans, […]

Sen. Cruz Leads Amicus Brief in Case Challenging DHS’s Unlawful Issuance of Visas

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. Department of Homeland Security. Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Sen. Cruz on the brief. Sen. Cruz filed the brief in support of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, seeking for Supreme […]

Sen. Cruz Tours UT Tyler Health Science Center

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today toured the University of Texas Tyler Health Science Center in Tyler, Texas. Sen. Cruz toured the Public Health Lab of East Texas and participated in a roundtable with UT Tyler leadership. About the tour, Sen. Cruz said, “Texas is the home of innovators, and I’m proud to see UT Tyler Health Science Center leading the way on the cutting edge of innovative healthcare, and the new medical school training […]

Sen. Cruz Opposes Biden’s Debt Ceiling Increase

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Senate’s vote to increase the debt ceiling: “While there were some good elements to this deal, such as reclaiming some unspent Covid-19 funds, there were a lot of elements that were disappointing. I’m upset this agreement did not cut more, and I’m frustrated this agreement adds a lot to the debt in exchange for relatively few spending cuts. “Let’s put this debt ceiling deal […]

Sen. Cruz Calls Out Utter Hypocrisy of the Left During SCOTUS Judicial Ethics Hearing

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today called out Senate Democrats and their corporate media enablers during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform. Specifically, Sen. Cruz highlighted the hypocrisy of the Judiciary Committee Democrats’ attacks on Justice Clarence Thomas by pointing out the regular domestic and international trips taken by liberal Supreme Court justices, some funded by politically active liberal billionaires.  Cruz also noted that Democrat Senators shamefully threatened to withdraw funding […]

Sen. Cruz Reintroduces Bill to Do Away with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced a bill, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and is cosponsored by Reps. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Rich McCormick (R-Ga.). About the bill, Sen. Cruz said: “The CFPB is an utter and complete waste of government […]