ICYMI: Sen. Cruz Demands Biden-Harris Halt $1.25 Billion in Unconstitutional, Racist Spending
New Grants from Telecom Agency Would Violate the Fifth Amendment WASHINGTON, D.C. –?In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling for the administration to withdraw and halt its unlawful and discriminatory guidance?for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) ‘Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program.’ The ‘Digital Equity’ program […]
Sen. Cruz Warns Biden-Harris NTIA: Big Changes Ahead for Multi-Billion-Dollar Broadband Boondoggle
NTIA wasted $250 million in taxpayer funds hiring for a program that hasn’t even launched yet WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week urged the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to pause its unlawful Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) activities. NTIA’s renegade actions are saddling states […]
Commerce Democrats Highlight Historic Investments in Our Nation’s Infrastructure
On the third anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Senate Commerce Committee Democrats are highlighting some of the impacts this once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure is having across the country. Since 2021, the law has channeled $568 billion across all 50 states for more than 66,000 projects and awards in critical infrastructure investments through many Commerce Committee-authorized grant programs, modernizing America’s transportation networks and strengthening local economies.
After Three Years, Historic Infrastructure Law Delivers Nearly $10B for WA Roads, Bridges, Ports & Airports
Nov. 15 marks the third anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure. Since 2021, the investments included in the law have delivered $9.89 billion to transportation infrastructure projects across Washington state. As Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) authored many of the provisions in the law to meet the needs of the country. Additionally, much of the funding has gone out under grant programs authorized by the Commerce Committee.
Biden-Harris Admin Fudges Census Data To Ding Starlink Internet Access
Cruz, Blackburn, Lummis letter highlights discrimination against satellite and wireless broadband WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) called out the Biden-Harris administration for spreading misinformation about broadband in the U.S. in a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau and […]
Cantwell, Murray, Smith, Larsen Send Letter to Boeing, Unions
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray joined U.S. Representatives Adam Smith and Rick Larsen in calling for Boeing and the machinists unions to reach a mutually beneficial resolution to the month long strike.
New Cruz Investigation Reveals How Biden-Harris Diverted Billions from Scientific Research to DEI Activists
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), released an investigative report into how the National Science Foundation (NSF) has increasingly politicized the use of taxpayer dollars meant for scientific research. The report details how more than one quarter of all NSF spending now flows to support left-wing […]
Sen. Cruz Celebrates Presidential Signing of Landmark Bipartisan Cruz-Kelly Chips Permitting Reform Bill Into Law
Kelly-Cruz law to expedite semiconductor projects will unlock tens of thousands of Texas jobs, billions in new investments 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 was signed into […]
Cantwell, Tester, Baldwin, Rosen, Luján Introduce Bill to Prevent Fentanyl Trafficking Through U.S. Transportation Networks
Commerce Committee Democrats U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Ben Ray Luján. (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to crack down on the trafficking of illicit synthetic drugs, like fentanyl, using the U.S. transportation network. The bill would create first-ever inspection strategies to stop drug smuggling by commercial aircraft, railroads, vehicles and ships. The legislation would boost state, local and tribal local law enforcement resources, deploy next generation non-intrusive detection technologies and increase inspections at ports of entry.
Sen. Cruz’s Bipartisan Effort to Protect Teenagers from Deepfake ‘Revenge Porn’ Blocked by Sen. Booker
Cruz sought to pass his TAKE IT DOWN Act by Unanimous Consent, Booker objects WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today took to the Senate floor requesting unanimous consent to pass his bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, legislation he […]