Part II of Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II” on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing will examine how the Biden administration pressured big tech companies to censor protected speech online, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent elections.
President Trump Announces Icebreaker Deal, Three to Be Built in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump announced a landmark deal to acquire four Finnish icebreakers and construct an additional seven vessels in the United States, including three to be built by Davie Defense in Galveston, Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, championed this historic investment in icebreakers in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Chairman Cruz, Rep. Rulli: Fix Christopher Columbus Fountain
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) are pushing for immediate action to restore the Christopher Columbus Circle to preserve its historical significance and refurbish one of the city’s oldest memorials. The call for action comes as President Trump signed a proclamation reclaiming Columbus Day and recognizing the legacy of Christopher Columbus.
Chairman Cruz Sounds Alarm Over Left-Wing Ideological Bias on Wikipedia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is raising concern about the impact of Wikipedia’s partisan bias on AI systems. The letter comes at a time when the public is becoming more aware about ideological bias within Wikipedia entries.
Sens. Cruz, Cantwell, Young, Peters Introduce the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, and Enhancement for Leveraging Investments in the Nation’s Energy to assure Safety, or PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The bipartisan pipeline safety reauthorization bill will help ensure the continued safe and secure movement of American energy.
Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans” on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM EST. The hearing will examine how government agencies have used tactics to pressure Big Tech into censoring speech protected by the First Amendment, a practice known as “jawboning.”
ICYMI: “Will AI’s Future be American?”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) published an op-ed in RealClearWorld today emphasizing how the U.S. must win the AI race with China so that AI is infused with western, not authoritarian, values.
WTAS: Industry Leaders, Policy Experts Back Chairman Cruz’s AI Policy Framework and SANDBOX Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Key voices from academia, the policy world, and tech sector have endorsed Chairman Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) new legislative framework for AI policy. The framework includes the Strengthening Artificial intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation or SANDBOX Act, which is designed to drive AI advancements while ensuring transparency and regulatory guardrails.
‘We Must Do Both:’ Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz Talks AI Acceleration, Risk Management at Axios and Politico Summits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week joined Axios and Politico’s AI summits to discuss his new framework for AI policy, what’s at stake in the AI race, and the legislation he has passed and proposed to keep kids safe online.
Commerce Committee Advances Nomination of Neil Jacobs to be NOAA Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the nomination of Neil Jacobs to serve as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA Administrator). Mr. Jacobs was previously reported to the full Senate on a bipartisan basis by voice vote, but due to changes in Senate procedure around nominations, a roll call vote was necessary.