Draft legislation draws support from key stakeholders at the NCAA, conferences, and universities WASHINGTON, D.C. – After significant engagement and conversations with major universities, conferences, and other key stakeholders, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today unveiled a discussion draft of legislation aimed at addressing major issues in college athletics that have […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for model years 2027-2032. Sen. Cruz said: […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the committee advanced the TICKET Act with unanimous bipartisan support. The legislation, which Senator Cruz introduced with Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), would require all event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price—including all required fees—up […]
Speaks in Support of his TICKET Act and AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, Details Areas Where Children’s Safety Legislation Can Be Improved WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s full committee markup, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed the importance of the committee’s bipartisan efforts that will greatly benefit American consumers […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded committee passage of the bipartisan, bicameral AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, legislation he introduced with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in vehicles. Upon committee passage of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, […]
Annual Defense Bill Includes Key Bipartisan, Cruz-Led Priorities Cruz Provisions Will Expedite Permitting Approvals for Semiconductor Factories & Give Consumers Disclosure on Home Appliance Recording Devices WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statements after two key provisions he worked to introduce —one to streamline […]
Beer industry ad board issues ruling — only lawyer on board agrees that Mulvaney selection violated industry code against marketing to the under-aged WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today applauded an opinion from Paul Summers—a former state appeals court judge and attorney general of Tennessee—who found that Bud Light’s sponsorship of […]
Highlights Past Bipartisan Efforts to Address Sexual Assault in the Military WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) expressed his deep concerns about disturbing reports of past sexual assaults at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and highlighted his bipartisan work to address […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), announced that they had secured a bipartisan amendment to prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves in households across America in the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government […]
Casts Vote Against Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, Supports Brendan Carr, Fara Damelin, and Alvin Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s committee hearing to vote on nominations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) voiced opposition to Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks to serve as FCC commissioners, noting that Gomez had […]