Security
A strong national defense is vital in a post-9/11 world. That includes comprehensive border security. In keeping us safe, the government may be tempted to overreach in ways disturbing to those of us who value our liberty above all else. Spying on Americans in the name of security is unacceptable. Finding the right balance between our national security and our freedoms is essential in keeping Americans safe from terrorists who want to kill us because they hate our way of life.
September 12th, 2024
The math is simple. The Congressional Budget Office projects that net immigration will account for all population growth in the US by 2040, while the demand for workers will continue to increase.
September 12th, 2024
Members of the San Antonio Congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter led by Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency to reverse the recent decision...
September 3rd, 2024
Three years ago, the last U.S. military flight left Afghanistan following President Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. During this evacuation, the Biden-Harris administration stranded at least 1,000 Americans,...
August 29th, 2024
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on the 3-year anniversary of the ISIS-K suicide attack at Kabul International Airport that killed 13 American servicemembers during the United...
August 20th, 2024
On Friday, U.S. Representatives Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) introduced the Border Weather Resiliency Act.
August 8th, 2024
Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) is proud to announce the formation of the South Texas Water Working Group, a collaborative effort aimed at addressing and resolving the water challenges faced by South Texas...
July 31st, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Vice President Harris’ role as Border Czar and her complicity in the administration’s disastrous border policies, which have resulted in a record number of illegal...
July 26th, 2024
I’ve been engaged in national security events for many years as a former federal prosecutor and the previous chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. And I can unequivocally say President Trump’s July 13th rally was the...
July 25th, 2024
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statement ahead of Vice President Harris’ visit to Texas today and President Biden’s expected visit on Monday:
July 23rd, 2024
Last weekend, America came just centimeters away from losing the former and future President of the United States.
September 12th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) highlighted the dangers of Democrat Leader Schumer delaying the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), leaving the U.S. Department of Defense...
September 5th, 2024
In January 2023, President Biden created a humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians that allowed Americans to sponsor up to 30,000 citizens of those countries a month. According to...
August 29th, 2024
U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement on the letter Mark Zuckerberg wrote to the House Judiciary Committee, admitting the Biden-Harris administration pressured Meta to censor free speech...
August 26th, 2024
I joined Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) in writing a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan requesting a briefing from the National Sec
August 19th, 2024
From their first day in office, the Biden-Harris Administration has adhered to a foreign policy strategy of appeasement.
July 31st, 2024
In the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe on the agency’s failure to investigate reports of a suspicious person at a rally in Butler,...
July 29th, 2024
It was an honor to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Joint Address to Congress. I will always support Israel's right to defend itself.
July 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address to Congress.
July 24th, 2024
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress, which many Democrats, including Vice President Harris, are not expected to attend. Excerpts of Sen.
July 18th, 2024
Donald Trump is likely to be elected president again in the 2024 election. His chances have risen precipitously over the last year for several reasons that economist and columnist Tyler Cowen outlines here.