Senator Ted CruzVerified account

@SenTedCruz

Representing the State of Texas in the United States Senate.

Houston, Texas
Joined January 2013

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  1. Grateful for Texas' law enforcement and first responders for helping Texans in Burnet & Llano County evacuate during the recent flooding of the Llano River.

  2. Yesterday Burnet County Judge Oakley & Llano County Judge Cunningham briefed me, , , and state Rep. Terry Wilson on flood recovery efforts while we surveyed communities in Central Texas recently affected by flooding. -->

  3. Oct 18

    Yesterday while surveying flood damage visiting fellow Texans, I met a football coach from , who I can attest is a true embodiment of Texas’ can-do spirit. In the face of disaster he remains resilient & a supporter to his fellow Texans in need.

  4. Oct 18

    The recent flooding in Central Texas has left many Texans displaced from their homes. Yesterday I visited with fellow Texans in Llano & Burnet County to survey flood damage and to support them in their time of need.

  5. Oct 17

    Thank you to Judge Oakley for providing a briefing on the communities in Burnet County that have been impacted by the recent flooding of the Llano River. Grateful for the work he & his team have done to help our fellow Texans that have been affected by the flood.

  6. Oct 15

    ICYMI on : We need to make our schools safer to prevent further school shootings. I introduced legislation which would allow local communities to utilize federal funds for measures that reinforce school safety infrastructure & technology. -->

  7. Oct 13

    Happy 243rd Birthday to our ! Thank you to all the brave men & women who serve in the US Navy who have helped to make our navy the most advanced & lethal fighting force in the world.

  8. Oct 12

    Happy Farmer's Day!

  9. Oct 12

    Proud to join , , & in a letter to US Trade Representative Ambassador Lighthizer urging him to consider San Antonio as the location for the signing ceremony for the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).-->

  10. Oct 12

    In April I joined a bipartisan group of senators in demanding that the President of Turkey release wrongfully imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson. Glad to see the admin's leadership in taking much-needed actions to bring him home.

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  11. Oct 11

    It’s an honor to meet with local leaders and job creators from El Paso, and I’m grateful for the good work they do in their communities in Texas. -->

  12. Oct 10

    Great to meet with members of the at our nation’s capital today!

  13. Oct 10

    This week , , and I penned a letter in support of the City of Lufkin’s request for a foreign trade zone (FTZ) to Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. -->

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  14. Oct 10

    ICYMI on : Yesterday I introduced the Retirement Freedom Act, a bill which would empower senior citizens & create more healthcare options by allowing them to utilize private health insurance without losing their Social Security benefits. -->

  15. Oct 9

    Glad to meet with local leaders from to discuss ways to continue working together to support Fort Hood, invest in community infrastructure, and strengthen public safety programs to support our great Texas military & veteran communities.

  16. Oct 5

    “We want a fair system. We want a just system. We want a system that recognizes the rule of law. There are countries that are rule by mob, rule by accusation, rule by insinuation, but we need a process. In this case we have gone through a process that was designed to be fair.

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  17. Oct 5

    LIVE NOW! Tune in to to catch my live interview with !

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  18. Oct 5

    Here is my statement on today’s cloture vote on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to be the next associate justice of the Supreme Court -->

  19. Oct 4

    Thank you Dr. Rev. Fu for your testimony at the 's Subcommittee on The Constitution hearing. Sharing your experience of being persecuted by the Communist Party in China helps shine a light on the existing threats to religious freedom that remain across the globe.

  20. Oct 4

    "25 years ago the Religious Freedom Restoration Act enjoyed bipartisan, near unanimous support. One of the saddest days I’ve seen in the Senate was in the wake of the Hobby Lobby decision. Every Senate Dem voted to gut RFRA -- to take away the protections of religious liberty."

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