U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today along with over a dozen colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing the U.S. Coast Guard’s response to the border crisis and their ability to adapt and respond to increased maritime threats while […]
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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 […]
Cruz on Tax Day: ‘Stop Weaponization of Tax Code, Abolish the IRS’
On Tax Day 2023, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement about America’s tax burden imposed on families and businesses across the country: “Tax Day is here again. As the economy suffers under the Biden administration’s policies and […]
Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Eliminate Chemical Tax
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today reintroduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act to eliminate the Superfund Tax imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2021. The […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Arrival of the Mayflower Church Congregation in Texas
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement on the arrival of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, in Texas: “It’s an honor to welcome the […]
Sen. Cruz Tours East Texas Factories, Participates in Leadership Roundtable
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today participated in tours of both the Priefert Manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant and M&F Western Products in Sulphur Springs, Texas. In his tour, the Senator saw firsthand the impact of supply chain, transportation, and […]
Cruz, Díaz-Balart Op-ed: ‘We want to make sure Cuba’s regime never forgets the power of Oswaldo Payá’
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) together penned an op-ed about the bill both introduced to rename the street in front of the Cuban embassy Oswaldo Payá Way. The op-ed ran in the Miami Herald and can […]
Sen. Cruz Fights to Pass Two School Safety Bills on Senate Floor
Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced and fought for the immediate passage of his Securing Our Schools Act and the Protect Our Children’s Schools Act. The bills would improve school security and access to student mental health resources […]
Sen. Cruz, 19 Colleagues Introduce the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. Often, sanctuary cities prohibit their law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. This bill would allow local law enforcement to […]
ICYMI: Cruz to Mayorkas: ‘If you had integrity, you would resign’
Sen. Cruz grills DHS Secretary Mayorkas on Biden border crisis U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today grilled Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the illegal immigration crisis at the Texas-Mexico border during […]
