New Grants from Telecom Agency Would Violate the Fifth Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. –?In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling for the administration to withdraw and halt its unlawful and discriminatory guidance?for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) ‘Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program.’ The ‘Digital Equity’ program […]
NTIA wasted $250 million in taxpayer funds hiring for a program that hasn’t even launched yet WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week urged the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to pause its unlawful Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) activities. NTIA’s renegade actions are saddling states […]
Cruz, Blackburn, Lummis letter highlights discrimination against satellite and wireless broadband WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) called out the Biden-Harris administration for spreading misinformation about broadband in the U.S. in a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), released an investigative report into how the National Science Foundation (NSF) has increasingly politicized the use of taxpayer dollars meant for scientific research. The report details how more than one quarter of all NSF spending now flows to support left-wing […]
Kelly-Cruz law to expedite semiconductor projects will unlock tens of thousands of Texas jobs, billions in new investments WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after bipartisan legislation he authored with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to dramatically expedite semiconductor manufacturing plant construction was signed into […]
Cruz sought to pass his TAKE IT DOWN Act by Unanimous Consent, Booker objects WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, legislation he […]
Cruz sought to pass his TAKE IT DOWN Act by Unanimous Consent, Booker objects WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, legislation he […]
Washington, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing for the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and Amtrak Board of Directors, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed his support for Lanhee?Chen’s nomination to the Amtrak board. Sen. Cruz also discussed the importance of the FMC in […]
House approves Kelly-Cruz bill to expedite semiconductor construction, unlock tens of thousands of Texas jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after bipartisan legislation he authored with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to dramatically expedite semiconductor manufacturing plant construction passed the House of Representatives. The […]
Washington, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing titled “Aviation Cybersecurity Threats,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted the federal government’s inconsistent handling of its own cybersecurity and reporting requirements while holding the private sector to more burdensome and duplicative standards. Sen Cruz also raised concerns over the complexity and inefficiencies […]