Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Blast Admin Over Botched Software Project Disrupting Weather Forecasting, Fishery Disaster Aid
Commerce Dept. failures leave key NOAA operations uncertain and unable to track bills WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week led a group of Senate colleagues in demanding answers regarding the implementation of the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) new financial management system, which has disrupted the National Oceanic […]
Sen. Cruz Launches Probe into Biden-Harris’ Security Lapses in Vetting and Screening Illegal Aliens at Airports
One of those illegal aliens was later arrested in Massachusetts for aggravated rape WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding its ineffective management of airport security and vetting of illegal aliens, raising serious concerns about whether DHS and the […]
Cruz Probe Targets NASA & NOAA for Deliberately Fueling Youth “Climate Anxiety”
Taxpayer-funded materials urge youth to join radical climate groups, promote outdated and anti-scientific claims WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week sent letters to the Administrators of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) demanding answers regarding the agencies’ alarmist educational […]
Cantwell Statement on NASA Decision to Return Astronauts on SpaceX Spacecraft
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released this statement regarding NASA’s decision to return astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft:
GAO Report Underscores Sen. Cruz’s Concerns Over Wasteful Broadband Spending and Hidden Phone Bill Tax
New GAO report finds rising costs and weak FCC oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report requested by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that found the Universal Service Fund (USF) operator is burning through cash with only minimal government oversight of its budget. […]
Cruz Seeks Info on FTC’s Use of Racial Stereotypes to Target U.S. Companies
Letter questions FTC’s use of a fringe, left-wing legal theory and controversial data method to guess individuals’ race for enforcement actions WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is seeking information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following an alarming report that the FTC is suing U.S. companies for millions […]
During Natl Aviation Week, Cantwell Champions Sustainable Aviation Projects to Make Flying Greener and Cleaner
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuel (FAST-SAF) and Low-Emission Aviation Technology (FAST-Tech) program awarded $291 million across 36 projects, including $36 million for projects in the State of Washington, to invest in building sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) supply chains and low-emission aviation technologies.
Sen. Cruz Convinces FCC to Reverse Course on Unaccountable Plan to Rubber-Stamp Soros Takeover
Full commission to vote on George Soros’s purchase of Audacy’s nationwide radio network, broadcasting licenses WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to reverse course and honor Sen. Cruz’s request that the Soros Fund Management takeover of Audacy be thoroughly […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Probe into Park Service Failures With Pro-Hamas Riot at Union Station
Letter requests body-camera footage, after-action reports, and measures to prevent future violence, vandalism WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers from the director of National Park Service (NPS) regarding the Biden-Harris administration’s failure to deploy adequate resources to prevent the pro-Hamas riot at Union Station last month. […]
Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on VP Harris’ Broadband Boondoggle
Instead of connecting Americans, Internet Czar Harris and admin created billion-dollar slush fund to saddle BEAD with left-wing agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding answers about a nearly billion-dollar administrative slush fund that the Biden-Harris administration took from a program meant to help connect Americans to […]