Cuba
March 8th, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to honor the memory of Oswaldo Paya during what would have been the week of his 71st birthday.Sen. Cruz...
July 19th, 2021
The United States has long stood for freedom around the world, and it is especially important that we do so now for our neighbors in Cuba.
May 23rd, 2019
The Communist government of Cuba is committed to a system of oppression that leaves no place free from propaganda. They are imprisoning Christians who choose to educate their children at home because it's one of the few...
January 19th, 2017
President Obama just ended a decades old policy that allowed escapees from Communist Cuba to enter the United States without a visa. Known as “wet feet, dry feet,” it allowed Cubans who showed up at America’s borders to...
December 22nd, 2015
I have joined a bipartisan group of 10 Members of Congress to launch the Cuba Working Group, a group that will focus on crafting new policies and ways to appropriately restore U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations.
July 2nd, 2015
I issued the following statement regarding President Obama's announcement that his Administration has reached a deal with Cuba to reestablish full diplomatic relations with the communist country:
December 28th, 2014
Last week, I released a video that highlights prominent Cuba dissidents' warnings against U.S. deal-making with the Castro regime. I also penned an op-ed for TIME.com sharing these dissidents' stories and his alternative to...
December 17th, 2014
Editor's Note: Senator Ted Cruz repsonds to President Obama’s announcement today to change U.S. policy with Cuba and lift economic embargoes.
February 5th, 2013
The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so...
September 21st, 2012
Not only is this on the Facebook group page "Cubans for Obama", but it has become an accepted submission on Gawker. This page is a community page of the official page of Barack Obama on Facebook, with the picture being...
November 18th, 2021
As long as they have hope for a better future for Cuba, my colleagues and I stand ready to help them make it a reality.
July 12th, 2021
In 2002 Payá started the Varela Project that sought greater political freedom in Cuba through a peaceful petition drive and referendum process as allowed for in the Cuban constitution.
June 19th, 2017
In the coming weeks, President Trump is expected to announce the White House’s intentions to roll back our nation’s policies on Cuba. The details of what changes will be made are not known, but the potential economic impact...
October 14th, 2016
The Obama administration announced Friday a new round of executive actions designed to increase trade and travel with the communist island. And this is the one many Americans have been waiting for — no more restrictions on...
August 13th, 2015
After 54 years, three United States Marines have returned to Cuba to finish a job that, despite being their duty, none of them truly wanted to do in the first place. On January 4, 1961, James Tracy, Mike East and Larry...
July 1st, 2015
Declaring “this is what change looks like,” President Obama announced an agreement Wednesday to reestablish economic ties with Cuba and re-open embassies in each other’s capitals. But the historic step will also touch off a...
December 18th, 2014
Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement Wednesday in response to President Obama’s announced policy changes regarding the U.S. and Cuba.Alan Gross should never have been held prisoner by...
March 11th, 2013
Ocho Street, Little HavanaWe just came back from our ‘vacation,’ and I can tell you that I am ecstatic to be back home in TEXAS. There is no place like HOME SWEET HOME! We visited Miami, South Beach and Little Havana.
January 4th, 2013
The fiscal cliff deal in America involves higher taxes, and virtually no spending cuts. On January 1, Americans were hit with a $1 trillion Obamacare tax hike. And, the tax penalty under Obamacare will hit nearly six...
November 1st, 2011
The Liberal Media is afraid of electable Republican minorities.When Marco Rubio ran for U.S. Senate in Florida, the media and political establishment went on the attack. He was a tea party conservative Republican. That was...