U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today reintroduced the Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act, and legislation to make permanent the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s middle class tax cuts. Sens. […]
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Sen. Cruz Leads Letters to Biden, Buttigieg Highlighting Administration’s Bias Toward Northeast on Rail Matters
In letters sent today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Republican committee members write that President Biden and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg are improperly favoring Northeastern states over the rest of the country with respect to Amtrak Board seats and a large taxpayer-funded rail grant program. While Congress mandated […]
Sen. Cruz Delivers for Texas Telecommunications Industry
Today, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, sat down with AT&T CEO John Stankey and senior executives at AT&T’s headquarters in Dallas to discuss FCC nominations, spectrum, taxes, and other issues faced by […]
Southern Poverty Law Center’s Self-Serving Double Standard
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today published an op-ed in Real Clear Politics arguing that it’s time to cut ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Nancy Abudu, SPLC’s current director for strategic litigation and a Biden nominee […]
Sen. Cruz Blasts Biden Administration’s Proposed EPA Rules
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules mandating two thirds of new vehicles and a quarter of heavy trucks sold in the U.S. […]
Cruz Addresses Houston Petroleum Club
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today addressed members and guests at the Houston Petroleum Club. He spoke about the importance of energy production to the Texas economy, and energy independence for the United States. In his remarks, Sen. Cruz said: […]
Sen. Cruz Sits Down with Industry Leaders in Fort Worth
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in a roundtable with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce at the Fort Worth Club. Sen. Cruz provided the group with an update on what’s happening in Washington, D.C. and took questions from […]
Sen. Cruz Participates in NASA Artemis II Launch Crew Announcement
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today participated in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Artemis II Crew Unveiling at Ellington Field JRB. Sen. Cruz spoke at the crew unveiling, where NASA […]
Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech Honoring Oswaldo Paya, Cuban Dissidents
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to honor the memory of Oswaldo Paya during what would have been the week of his 71st birthday. Sen. Cruz said: “The […]
Sen. Cruz’s Statement on 3rd Anniversary of the Elimination of Qasem Soleimani
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement about the third anniversary of the Soleimani mission: “Three years ago, American military and intelligence efforts culminated in the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani was an Iranian regime arch-terrorist with […]
