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Press Releases 11/12/2025
Chairman Cruz Announces Nomination Hearing for Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider Admiral Kevin Lunday to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard at 11:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
Press Releases 11/12/2025
Flying on Empty: How Shutdowns Threaten Air Safety, Travel, and the Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation will convene a hearing titled: “Flying on Empty: How Shutdowns Threaten Air Safety, Travel, and the Economy” on Wednesday, November 19th at 2:30pm EST. This hearing will examine the toll Democrats’ government shutdown took on the air traffic control system, airline operations, and training.
Press Releases 11/12/2025
Chairman Cruz Announces Executive Session for November 19th
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations:
Press Releases 11/6/2025
Sen. Cruz at Noms Hearing: Democrats Have Taken Aviation System Hostage, Causing Major Flight Delays
In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) commended Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford for taking necessary precautions to keep the flying public safe in light of staffing shortages caused by Senate Democrats’ having shut down the federal government.
Press Releases 11/5/2025
Sen. Cruz: Nominees Will Help to Make American Transportation Safe and Efficient
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed his support for three nominees, emphasizing that they will make America’s transportation system safe, efficient, and reliable.
Press Releases 10/30/2025
Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Safety Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing for nominees of the National Transportation Safety Board and Surface Transportation Board at 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Press Releases 10/29/2025
Sen. Cruz: Big Tech Caved to Biden Pressure to Censure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II,” Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) underscored the need for legislation to protect Americans from censorship in light of revelations that Biden White House officials successfully pressured Big Tech into deplatforming Americans online. He will emphasize that tech companies were silent when facing government bullying and press representatives of Google and Meta on their roles in censoring and demonetizing accounts.
Press Releases 10/29/2025
**NEW TIME AND WITNESS UPDATE** Part II of Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II” on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:30 am EST. This hearing will examine how the Biden administration pressured big tech companies to censor protected speech online, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent elections.
Press Releases 10/29/2025
Chairman Cruz Announces Hearing for Transportation Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider nominees to the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority at 2:15 PM EST on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Press Releases 10/28/2025
Chairman Cruz Sounds Alarm on New California Law Giving Free Smartphones to Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants additional scrutiny on California’s use of taxpayer money to buy smartphones for illegal aliens. As Democrats prolong the government shutdown, demanding that American taxpayers provide free health care for illegal aliens, California has enacted a new state law making illegal aliens eligible for phone subsidies.