Republican News

January 30, 2024
Press Release

The Eyes on the Board Act Picks Up Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) today announced his support for legislation to limit children’s access to social media at school. The Eyes on the Board Act, which U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced in October 2023, would require […]

January 26, 2024
Press Release

* * * Sanctuary Airports * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Republicans led by Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson demanding answers regarding the recent development that O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport are being used to house illegal aliens. The Senators […]

January 25, 2024
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today released the following statement after meeting with Boeing CEO David Calhoun. “This morning, I met with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, and I asked him a number of new questions that he committed to answer regarding […]

January 16, 2024
Press Release

Bipartisan legislation will streamline government spending and reduce waste WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) today introduced the Source Code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology (SHARE IT) Act, bipartisan legislation that would require government agencies […]

December 21, 2023
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Adam Shaw with Fox News has a new report detailing an inquiry by U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) into how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may be allowing illegal aliens to fly across the country using de facto fake IDs. Currently, TSA and […]

December 19, 2023
Press Release

“MWAA is not United Airlines’ corporate lobbyist, nor should it be”  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to John Potter, President and Chief Executive Officer Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), requesting information regarding MWAA’s work opposing more flights at to Ronald Reagan Washington National […]

December 14, 2023
Press Release

Cruz Outlines Need for a Longer Term FAA Reauthorization WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass a temporary extension of the Federal Aviation Administration’s authorization. The […]

December 11, 2023
Press Release

Argues diversity conditions on NPR, PBS stations post-SCOTUS Harvard admission decision flout civil rights laws  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently sent a letter to Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) President and CEO Patricia de Stacy Harrison, expressing objections to a CPB mandate that radio and television […]

December 7, 2023
Press Release

Letter Highlights Seemingly Inconsistent Enforcement of Community Guidelines  Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash) today sent a letter to Eventbrite President and CEO Julia Hartz requesting details regarding the firm’s seemingly inconsistent enforcement of community guidelines targeting […]

December 7, 2023
Press Release

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s executive session to vote on the nomination of  J. Todd Inman to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board and to consider Coast Guard promotions, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voiced his strong support for Mr. Inman’s nomination citing his leadership experience and qualifications […]