U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Biden administration instated a boycott against scientific and technological cooperation with Jews living in Judea and Samaria. Sen. Cruz said, “Joe Biden and Biden administration officials are pathologically obsessed with undermining Israel. Since day one of their administration they have launched campaigns against our Israeli allies that are granular, whole of government, and done in secret. “This new […]
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Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill to Accelerate Senate Scrutiny and Approval of New CDC Director
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a bill to move up the date by which the position of Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) becomes a Senate-approved position. Currently, the CDC Director is directly appointed by the president without Senate confirmation, but the position is scheduled to become a Senate-confirmed position starting in January 2025. Sen. Cruz’s bill, the CDC Accountability Act, would make this position Senate confirmable immediately upon enactment […]
Sens. Cruz Continues the Fight for Kate’s Law
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) reintroduced Kate’s Law, bicameral legislation which was first introduced in July 2015. The legislation is named in memory of Kate Steinle, a 32-year-old woman tragically shot and killed by an illegal alien who had several felony convictions and had been deported from the United States five times. This bill would amend federal law to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for any person who […]
At Nominations Hearing, Sen. Cruz Blasts FCC Actions on Standard-General-TEGNA Deal, Calls Out Fraud-Risk in Affordable Connectivity Program
In his opening statement at today’s committee hearing to consider nominations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) criticized several recent FCC’s recent actions, including its unfair quashing of the Standard-General-TEGNA transaction and its failure to safeguard the taxpayer-funded American Connectivity Program from waste, fraud, and abuse. Sen. Cruz emphasized that these actions highlight that the committee should only support FCC nominees who stand for procedural fairness, respect taxpayer dollars, and […]
Sens. Cruz, Barrasso Lead Republicans In Blasting Biden Efforts to Weaponize Rulemaking Reviews
Letter Criticizes Effort to Undo Objective Cost-Benefit Analysis to Further Woke Agenda U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) are leading a coalition of Senate Republican committee ranking members in sounding the alarm over an attempt by the White House to hijack the rulemaking process to advance left-wing policy goals that have been rejected by Congress. In a letter to the […]
Senator Cruz Visits Perryton, Texas
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) visited Perryton, Texas to be with the community in the aftermath of the tornado there. After visiting Perryton, helping clean up, speaking with Perryton residents, and participating in a brief with local and state officials, Ted Cruz said, “The city of Perryton and its people are resilient and strong. It’s during these times that we must all come together to help out our fellow Texans. Yesterday, we joined together as one […]
Sens. Cruz, Braun Introduce Bill to Abolish Office of Financial Research
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) reintroduced legislation today to eliminate the Office of Financial Research, a stark example of redundancy and unaccountability within the Treasury Department. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2019 and 2021. About the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “We need to rein in bureaucratic overreach by the federal government. By eliminating useless and unaccountable offices like the Office of Financial Research, we will better serve the people of Texas, and […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Bill to Rename Plano VA Clinic for Late Representative Sam Johnson
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic Act, which would rename the Veterans Affairs clinic in Plano, Texas, to honor the late Congressman Sam Johnson’s legacy of selfless service: Sen. Cruz. said, “Congressman Sam Johnson was a legendary figure who served Texas in Congress for nearly two decades. During his 29-year career in the United States Air Force, Colonel Johnson courageously served our nation with […]
Sen. Cruz Celebrates House Passage of Legislation to Increase Veterans’ Access to Scholarships for Maritime Academies Like Texas A&M Maritime
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement on House passage of the Changing Age-Determined Eligibility to Student Incentive Payments (CADETS) Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.). The bill extends financial assistance to older cadets who attend the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, or one of the other five state maritime academies, and who commit to a post-graduation service obligation. Current age requirements for the federal Maritime Administration’s Student […]
Sen. Cruz Presses President Biden to Immediately Name Full Time FAA Administrator Nominee
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), today sent a letter to President Biden, urging him to immediately nominate a “serious and well-qualified person with substantial aviation experience” to serve as Federal Aviation Administration administrator. Sen. Cruz wrote: “The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has been operating without a Senate-confirmed Administrator for fifteen months. Given the critical role that the FAA Administrator plays in keeping Americans safe when they fly, I urge you to nominate […]