Bill to Modernize and Transform Aviation System Receives Overwhelming Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement following the Senate passage of the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, comprehensive legislation that delivers a safer and more convenient travel experience for Texans and consumers across […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, last week’s U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband hearing on broadband affordability highlighted the need for Congress to reform the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) before spending billions of additional taxpayer dollars to subsidize the internet bills of many households who previously had access to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband hearing titled “The Future of Broadband Affordability,” Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted how the Biden administration and the Federal Communications Commission have sabotaged their stated goal of making high-speed Internet more affordable with burdensome, unnecessary mandates and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations session, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thanked the Coast Guard for quickly addressing a serious problem his office uncovered regarding the Coast Guard’s use of illegal nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), including with victims of sexual assaults. Following an investigation, Sen. Cruz uncovered that […]
New bipartisan bill bans social media age for children under 13 and blocks use of addictive algorithms for teens WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) are leading a bipartisan coalition of their colleagues in introducing The Kids Off Social Media Act, legislation to keep […]
Letter argues agency lacks legal authority to reinstate burdensome rules that will hurt consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) led a bicameral coalition of their committee colleagues in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse course and […]
Companies cancel web-based services for high-profile conservatives over their mainstream takes on transgender ideology WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee under Ranking Member Ted Cruz released an investigative report showing how online service providers are weaponizing their terms of service to deny conservative organizations access to essential business technology. The investigation showed […]
Fifth Circuit Lawsuit Filed by Concerned Parents Aims to Strike Down FCC’s Unlawful Decision to Fund Wi-Fi on School Buses WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) led his colleagues in filing an amicus brief opposing the Biden administration’s recent decision to expand the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program […]
At nominations hearing, Cruz calls for expedited clearing of damage and quick construction of new bridge WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing to consider the renominations of Jennifer Homendy to be Chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Patrick Fuchs to be a Member of the […]
Following Sen. Cruz’s probe into the Biden administration’s long delay, Houston-based energy company receives Deepwater Port License WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is celebrating a major victory for Texas’s energy industry today after the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) granted a license to construct a deepwater port […]