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 […]
Letter Questions RAND’s Part in AI EO Drafting, Citing Past Censorship Work and Ties to Major AI Companies Funding Harris’s Campaign WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is questioning the Biden-Harris administration’s collaboration with the RAND Corporation, a think tank with Big Tech ties, citing RAND’s previous involvement in both […]
New Penalties for Left-Wing Extremists Who Vandalize, Tampering with, and Disrupt American Energy Supplies WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is leading Senate Commerce Republicans in introducing the Safe and Secure Transportation of American Energy Act to protect American energy from attacks, or the threat of attacks, by radical […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taxpayer-funded materials urge youth to join radical climate groups, promote outdated and anti-scientific claims WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week sent letters to the Administrators of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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]