HOUSTON, Texas. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement after Justice Breyer stepped down and Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the 116th Supreme Court Justice: “Today, Justice Breyer began his retirement after 28 years on the Supreme Court. Although we often didn’t agree, Justice Breyer was among the last independently-minded liberal justices on the Court, and I have always appreciated his reasoning in […]
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Sen. Cruz on the Dobbs decision: ‘Nothing Short of a Massive Victory for Life’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case: “The Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs case, reversing Roe v. Wade, is nothing short of a massive victory for life, and it will save the lives of millions of innocent babies. The decision reverses one of the most egregious departures from the […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Praising Supreme Court Decision Guaranteeing The Right To Carry A Firearm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case: “Today, the Supreme Court upheld our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms by striking down a New York law that effectively prohibited a citizen from carrying a handgun outside the home. The Supreme Court […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Renaming Texas Post Office After Fallen SPC Vanessa Guillén
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced the Senate companion to a bipartisan, bicameral bill renaming a Texas post office after Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Vanessa was a 20-year-old soldier of the United States Army stationed at Fort Hood Army Base when she was tragically murdered at the hands of another soldier on base. In honor of Spc. Guillén, the bill renames the 5302 Galveston Road post office in Houston […]
Cruz Delivers Floor Speech Explaining American National Security Reasons for Supporting Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) gave a floor speech today explaining why he is voting this week for the Senate’s Ukraine aid bill. He gave several key reasons why a vote for Ukrainian aid is in America’s best interests: The bill includes almost $9 billion to replenish U.S. stockpiles, which have become dangerously depleted, directly endangering the national security of the United States and our allies. Putin is trying to seize control […]
Cruz, Senators Demand Commerce Secretary Stop Permitting Delays on Existing Oil and Gas Leases to Boost Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Roger Wicker (Miss.), James Lankford (Okla.), John Barrasso (Wyo.), Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (Miss.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) sent a letter to President Biden’s Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo calling for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to quickly issue […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Governor Abbot’s Support for School Choice in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbot voiced clear support for school choice: “I have long urged Texas to stand with children and against the special interests that are trying to deny Texans the freedom to decide how education dollars are spent. No parent should be forced to send their children to failing schools, which is why I’m glad my friend Governor Abbott is so […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Letter With 21 Colleagues To DHS Secretary Mayorkas About The Impact Of Open-Borders Policies On Violent Crime Against Americans
‘Under your leadership, the humanitarian crisis at our Southern border has spilled over into a crime wave impacting public safety for communities all across this nation.’ U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter cosigned by 21 colleagues today to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, raising concerns about recent crimes committed by illegal aliens that crossed into the United States under President Biden’s open-borders policies. The Senators are […]
Senator Cruz Introduces Amendment to Stop COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates on Children, Cut Off Federal Funds for Schools that Enforce Them
Today, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced an amendment to stop the flow of federal funds to schools and child care centers that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates on students and young children. The amendment would modify the short-term, $1.6 trillion continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Federal government through March 11, 2022 by prohibiting federal funding provided under the CR from being distributed to schools and child care centers that have a COVID-19 vaccine mandate related to enrollment, in-person […]
Sen. Cruz, Reps. Chip Roy and Mike Johnson Lead on Amicus Brief Against Biden’s Federal Workforce Vaccine Mandate
This week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21), and Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) led a cohort of 42 other Republican Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ben Sasse […]