Ted Cruz
June 1st, 2020
For the first time in nearly a decade, American astronauts are going into space, from American soil, on an American spacecraft, and for the first time ever, manning a commercially-created rocket.
May 22nd, 2020
Planned Parenthood fraudulently taking tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help keep those small businesses and nonprofit organizations afloat cannot stand and must be addressed.
May 12th, 2020
As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today I introduced the Onshoring Rare Earths Act of 2020 or ORE Act, legislation to end U.S.
May 1st, 2020
Americans expect that their tax dollars will be used for Coronavirus response, not to backfill decades of bad fiscal policy.
April 28th, 2020
As member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday I issued the following statement in response to media reports that the Trump administration is moving to invoke the snapback mechanism in United Nations Security...
April 16th, 2020
As the nation works to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and re-open America's economy, I yesterday announced my intention to introduce two pieces of legislation when Congress returns to expand healthcare access and make...
April 3rd, 2020
Yesterday I sent a letter to Jovita Carranza, Administrator for the Small Business Administration (SBA), expressing concerns about how the Payroll Protection Program of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (...
March 13th, 2020
Many communities throughout Texas incurred significant disaster response and recovery costs responding to the storm. FEMA certified these costs at approximately $18 million, far short of the $125 million in costs identified...
March 11th, 2020
Throughout the time that I've known Trey, I've been consistently impressed with his commitment to the rule of law and his depth of knowledge of election law. Because his confirmation would not only restore the quorum at the...
March 2nd, 2020
Today marks both Texas Independence Day and the 227th birthday of Sam Houston, the founding father of the Lone Star State.
May 29th, 2020
As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today I called on Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to investigate Twitter for willfully violating American san
May 15th, 2020
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and I, along with 26 Republican colleagues in the Senate, today sent a letter urging leadership to provide businesses with regulatory relief in the wake of the economic crisis caused by...
May 5th, 2020
We can work together to ensure that NICS remains up and running during this crisis and that law-abiding citizens are not deprived of their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, especially during these uncertain times...
April 30th, 2020
With oil prices nosediving by nearly 70 percent and global demand collapsed, the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on America's energy producers. To make matters worse, financial institutions and lenders have limited...
April 17th, 2020
Yesterday I was asked to join President Trump's task force to re-open the economy as the nation continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
April 9th, 2020
U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and I, led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to keep the financial assistance authorized by the CARES Act industry neutral and...
March 25th, 2020
Following the Senate Democrats’ decision to play partisan games and block the Senate’s third bipartisan emergency coronavirus package, yesterday I
March 12th, 2020
With over 120,000 cases and 4,500 deaths since it was first reported, the coronavirus has become a global pandemic, and it requires a global medical response. Many countries with the renowned research facilities and safety...
March 9th, 2020
Recently, I was informed that 10 days ago at CPAC I briefly interacted with an individual who is currently symptomatic and has tested positive for COVID-19. That interaction consisted of a brief conversation and a handshake...
February 24th, 2020
I have long called for the Financial Action Task Force to reimpose countermeasures against Iran, which are needed to protect the global financial system from Iran's illicit finance, and I applaud the Trump administration...