Republican News

January 14, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the Senate Commerce Committee nomination hearing for Sean Duffy to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, dozens of transportation trade associations, companies, and coalitions that depend on a safe and efficient transportation system have voiced their support for his nomination.
January 8, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) recently reintroduced the Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create reasonable disclosure guidelines for products equipped with audio or visual recording components that are not obvious, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and dishwashers. Many consumers don’t realize a growing number of household devices and appliances come with cameras and/or microphones capable of recording them and their families. Some devices also include Wi-Fi capability to transmit data without their
January 8, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nomination hearing for the Honorable Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation, at 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
January 7, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Republican Conference ratified Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As he takes the gavel of the Commerce Committee for the first time, Sen. Cruz’s agenda reflects a desire to build on past successes as the Ranking Member and continue to improve the quality of life for all Americans. Following the designation, Sen. Cruz released the following statement:
December 23, 2024
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 Letter seeks answers on Microsoft’s sponsorship of NewsGuard’s “Media Literacy” program, citing censorship of conservative voices WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently sent a letter to Microsoft Corporation seeking answers over the company’s “generous” financial support for NewsGuard’s “Media Literacy” programs, which force ideological conformity on children by censoring their exposure to conservative viewpoints. Instead of teaching children […]

December 17, 2024
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TAKE IT DOWN Act, TICKET Act, and Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act included in Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recently introduced Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025 includes several pieces of bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), including: the TAKE IT […]

December 12, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation hearing titled “U.S. Air Traffic Control Systems, Personnel and Safety,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voiced his deep concerns over the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) inability to modernize “at risk” systems and highlighted the serious need for improving air […]

December 12, 2024
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Commerce Committee favorably reports out nominees in final executive session of 118th Congress  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee executive session to consider nominations, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) outlined his intentions to thoroughly review and quickly confirm President-elect Trump’s nominees as the incoming Chairman of the Committee. The cabinet nominees […]

December 11, 2024
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband hearing titled “Communications Networks Safety & Security,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stressed the need for decisive and strategic action in the face of cyber threats from malicious overseas actors. This requires hard work and decision making rather than knee-jerk, […]

December 3, 2024
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The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes the publication of fake explicit images and requires websites to remove them  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) bipartisan legislation, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, today passed the Senate unanimously and now moves to the House for consideration. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, […]