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. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) are co-sponsoring the Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act, and Sen. Braun is also co-sponsoring Sen. Cruz’s legislation to make tax cuts permanent. About the bills, Sen. Cruz said: […]
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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 that at least half of the eight appointed Amtrak board directors live outside of the Northeast Corridor, President Biden has resubmitted five nominees from states in the Northeast Corridor. Under federal law, the Northeast Corridor means Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, […]
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 the company. Sen. Cruz has been a consistent advocate for fair telecommunications practices and champion of free enterprise to foster prosperity for businesses in this field, both Texas-based and beyond. Serving as Ranking Member of […]
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 for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Sen. Cruz said: “Shockingly, when questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee on which I serve, Abudu repeatedly refused to condemn the SPLC’s violence-inspiring rhetoric. Instead, she repeatedly said how […]
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. are all electric by 2032. “Once again, the Biden Administration is imposing higher costs on American families, following California’s radical push to ban gas powered vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proudly projects that its […]
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: “I’m gonna make a crazy prediction: we haven’t seen our last boom and bust in the energy world. And it’s not for the faint of heart. But energy is also something broader. The energy and […]
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 the Chamber members. Sen. Cruz said: “It was wonderful to be in Fort Worth to talk about how we can bring more jobs and more economic opportunity to the area. Fort Worth is booming, and […]
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 and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon. Sen. Cruz said: “It is an exciting moment to know that the four of you will be the first […]
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 Cuban people should know the American people stand with them against tyranny, against the communist oppression, the poverty, the misery the death under which they live every day.” Watch the speech here. Transcript: Madam President, I […]
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 the blood of hundreds of Americans on his hands. He was engaged in ongoing plots to attack Americans and our allies around the world. The mission eliminating him significantly countered and undermined the Iranian regime’s […]