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[210][211][212] Cruz requested that the Houston police escort him and his family through the airport. [10][17][18], At the time of his birth, Ted Cruz's parents had lived in Calgary for three years and were working in the oil business as owners of a seismic-data processing firm for oil drilling. Your lies cost lives", "Editorial: Impeachment for Trump, Expulsion for Cruz", "Nearly 6,000 lawyers and law students call for disbarment proceedings against Cruz and Hawley", "Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign chair denounces him for 'assault on our democracy' after Capitol riot", "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election", "Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Other GOP Objectors Face Donation Boycott From Major Businesses", "Cruz aide resigns following violence at Capitol", "Which senators supported a Jan. 6 Capitol riot commission", "Fox host spars with Ted Cruz on live TV over Jan. 6th. [158], In April 2018, in the copy accompanying Trump's entry on the Time 100 most influential people of 2017, Cruz wrote, "President Trump is doing what he was elected to do: disrupt the status quo. What is Ted Cruz's New Gun Legislation? [12][13], Cruz's father, Rafael, was born and raised in Cuba, the son of a Canary Islander who immigrated to Cuba as a child. [353] The laying of the second line was completed in September 2021. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #201, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package 1. [200] Republican operative Chad Sweet, the chair of Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign, denounced Cruz for "assault on our democracy. 115-17 The United Nations and U.S. government consider Swidan wrongfully detained. 31) FY 2014 NDAA: Ballistic Missile Threats from the South Nomination Confirmed 77/19 on May 8, 2019. [397] In December 2017, after the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality, he mocked supporters of net neutrality as "snowflakes" who were misled by "online propaganda". is According to an official press release from . [115][116][117][118][119] Cruz gave a 21-hour Senate speech in an effort to hold up a federal budget bill and thereby defund the Affordable Care Act. [56] Cruz has said, "We ended up year after year arguing some of the biggest cases in the country. [350] In December 2020, the Russian pipelaying ship Akademik Cherskiy continued pipelaying. [232] Also, at the same hour, he posted on his Twitter page: "I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! Sec. 3(b)(9) to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. [419] She previously worked in the White House for Condoleezza Rice and in New York as an investment banker. Chuck Grassley and Ted Cruz, "but the Democrats filibustered it.". 324 of P.L. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22 on Sep 18, 2014. S.5127 117th Congress (2021-2022) Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 11/17/2022) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation Latest Action: Senate - 11/17/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 27) Airport security [149], Cruz was one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics during the 2016 presidential campaign, with the two often exchanging heated comments directed at each other, and Cruz's family. Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen, whose confirmation Cruz tried to prevent, said in her confirmation hearing that she opposed any audit of the Federal Reserve and that "for 50 years Congress has recognized that there should be an exception to GAO ability to audit the Fed to avoid any political interference in monetary policy. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. Transportation and Public Works (6%). [51][52], Cruz joined the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 1999 as a domestic policy adviser, advising then-Governor Bush on a wide range of policy and legal matters, including civil justice, criminal justice, constitutional law, immigration, and government reform. Sec. 8112 of the conference report. [273][274][275][276][277][278][279] None were successful, and in February 2016, the Illinois Board of Elections ruled in Cruz's favor, stating, "The candidate is a natural born citizen by virtue of being born in Canada to his mother who was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth. 5302. [330], In a 2014 opinion editorial in USA Today, Cruz wrote that auditing the Federal Reserve System was a top Republican priority in 2015 and that he supported legislation that would allow the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy. Sec. [394], Cruz opposes net neutralitywhich prevents Internet service providers from deliberately blocking or slowing particular websitesarguing that the Internet economy has flourished in the United States simply because it has remained largely free from government regulation. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, H.R. [381] He defends the Trump administration's policy of separating migrant children from their parents,[382][383] blaming the migrant parents for crossing the U.S. border to seek asylum and claiming that the Obama administration maintained a similar policy. [50], After Bush took office, Cruz served as an associate deputy attorney general in the United States Department of Justice[4][53] and as the director of policy planning at the Federal Trade Commission. Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Cruz. [262][263][264][265] This gave Cruz his 11th state win. 15) FY 2018 NDAA: Iran Mil-Mil | View Cosponsors . [335][336], In 2013, Cruz said that the U.S. had no "dog in the fight" during the Syrian Civil War and that its armed forces should not serve as "al-Qaeda's air force". Conference Report Agreed to 83/16 on Feb 14, 2019. [287] The following day at the Texas Republican delegation breakfast, Cruz defended his choice to not endorse Trump: "I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. "[233] He was the first major Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 campaign. 115-232 185). 319 of P.L. 114-92 10) FY 2019 NDAA: Fort Bliss Armed Services Blood Program Sec. 115-10 [105] There is no indication that Cruz's wife had any role in providing any of the loans, or that the banks did anything wrong. Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | Represent | ProPublica Senate Members Ted Cruz Bills Sponsored Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Cruz has sponsored 103 bills in the. S.1071 117th Congress (2021-2022) VA AID Act of 2021 Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 04/12/2021) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 04/28/2021 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. [387][388][389][390], Cruz has criticized the U.S. military for becoming "emasculated" by its recruiting efforts, comparing those efforts unfavorably to the Russian military's. [173], When Boehner resigned from the House in September 2015, Cruz expressed his concern that before resigning Boehner might have "cut a deal with Nancy Pelosi to fund the Obama administration for the rest of its tenure". [35] Referring to Cruz's time as a student at Harvard Law, professor Alan Dershowitz said that Cruz was "off-the-charts brilliant. [343], In June 2017, Cruz co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act (s. 720), which would make it a federal crime for Americans to encourage or participate in boycotts against Israel and Israeli settlements in the West Bank if protesting actions by the Israeli government. P.L. [156] Cruz said that during his visit to the Mar-a-Lago estate on March 18, he spoke with affiliates of Trump while negotiating the American Health Care Act. [202][203][3] Lauren Blair Bianchi, Cruzs communications director, resigned.[204]. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? [55][59], Cruz successfully defended the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds before the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, winning 54 in Van Orden v. [267] Shortly after losing overwhelmingly to Trump in the Indiana primary on May 3, Cruz suspended his campaign. It was Cruz's tenth statewide win. 1225 of P.L. It had been reported that Trump was considering Cruz for the position of U.S. Attorney General, but the position went to Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. Ted Cruz's 2022: Uvalde fallout, viral backlash. [421], Cruz has joked, "I'm Cuban, Irish, and Italian, and yet somehow I ended up Southern Baptist. [292] On November 28, in light of Trump showing a softer tone on his campaign promises, Cruz warned that justified backlash could ensue if he strayed from them. "[338], In September 2016, Cruz backed the Obama administration's plan to sell more than $1.15 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia. After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Cruz pursued a career in politics. Sec. Cruz attacks Rubio on Planned Parenthood. 8) FY 2019 NDAA: Enhancement of U.S.-Israel defense cooperation [84] In the Republican primary, he ran against sitting Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #115, which was adopted in the full committee markup. [36] In 1992, he was named U.S. National Speaker of the Year and, with his debate partner David Panton, Team of the Year by the American Parliamentary Debate Association. [60] The Supreme Court upheld the position of Cruz's brief. 115-232 113-66 [416], Cruz married Heidi Nelson on May 27, 2001;[417] they have two daughters, Caroline (b. circa 2008) and Catherine (b. circa 2011). Cruz criticized the People's Republic of China after it reportedly made a statement asking members of Congress not to meet with Tsai. He also joined a. [377] According to McClatchy, Cruz staked out "hard-right immigration stances" during his 2016 presidential campaign. [361][362][363][364], In 2022, Cruz sharply criticized the Chinese government for its detention of Houston resident Mark Swidan, who has been held for over ten years. Home | Senator Ted Cruz Contact Ted Find Assistance 12.08.2022 Statement From Cruz Office On Brittney Griner Announcement 12.06.2022 Sen. Cruz's Bipartisan Bill to Address Unsolved Lynching and Murder Cases Signed into Law Senator Cruz Senator Ted Cruz @SenTedCruz Tweets by @SenTedCruz This browser does not support the embedded Twitter feed. [103], In January 2016, The New York Times reported that Cruz and his wife had taken out nearly $1 million in low-interest loans from Goldman Sachs (where she worked) and Citibank, and failed to report them on Federal Election Commission disclosure statements as required by law. [69][70] In 2010 Texas Lawyer named him one of the 25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century. [8][9][10][11] Cruz's mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. There was a degree of serendipity in that, but there was also a concerted effort to seek out and lead conservative fights. Hearings held. [194][195][196] The Houston Chronicle called for Cruz to resign. Cruz was endorsed first by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin[85] and then by the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative political action committee;[86] the FreedomWorks for America super PAC;[87] nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin;[88] Tea Party Express;[89] Young Conservatives of Texas;[90] and U.S. 24) FY 2017 NDAA: Iran Cyber 115-97 During the first year of Trump's presidency, Cruz sponsored legislation to repeal the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and was part of the group of 13 senators that drafted the unsuccessful 2017 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act replacement proposals of the AHCA. [74] Linglong Tire was found guilty of marketing versions of tires that were based on blueprints stolen by a former employee of a Florida businessman and ordered to pay $26 million to the Floridian. [255] With his victories over Trump in Texas, Kansas, and Maine, he established himself as the candidate with the best opportunity to defeat Trump, the leading contender for the nomination. [177], Cruz backed a failed appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to overturn or nullify the 2020 presidential election in Pennsylvania filed by U.S. Representative Mike Kelly, which argued that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires in-person voting except in narrow and defined circumstances; the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had already rejected this argument. [382][383], In December 2020, Cruz blocked the Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act, which would give Hong Kongers refugee status, citing the threat of spying by China. [218] After returning from Cancn, Cruz volunteered in Houston to help with recovery efforts. It's fundamentally wrong. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #227, which was adopted in the ETC subcommittee markup in managers package 2. 116th Congress. "[280], Shortly after the campaign's end, Cruz indicated that he would restart the bid if successful in the Nebraska primary,[281] which Trump later won. If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. Sec. Cruz's name is on two more laws as a cosponsor. [344][345], In August 2018, Cruz and 16 other lawmakers urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act against Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in western China's Xinjiang region. 1680 of P.L. [10][19][20][21][22] Cruz has said that he is the son of "two mathematicians/computer programmers". Calgary homeowner hopes it never happens", "Texplainer: Could Canadian-Born Ted Cruz Be President? He pinned some of his blame on then-President Obama, saying that Obama had overseen outsourcing for the previous seven years. "[56], In 2003, while Cruz was Texas Solicitor General, the Texas Attorney General's office declined to defend Texas's sodomy law in Lawrence v. Texas, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state laws banning homosexual sex were unconstitutional. [418] The couple met when Cruz was working on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign. Perry. [187] There are also concerns that he misrepresented the percentage of those concerned about rigging, with the correct number being 28%. Sec. [190], When Congress reconvened that evening to continue the count, Cruz voted to object to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes. The measure would block semiconductor manufacturers funded by the bill from outsourcing their jobs and forbid them to dissuade their employees from forming unions. 33) FY 2014 NDAA: BRAC restriction He worked as a policy advisor in the George W. Bush administration before serving as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. That's wrong. In September 2020, less than two months before the next presidential election, Cruz supported an immediate vote on Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. [312] In 2013, he proposed the abolition of the IRS and the implementation of a flat tax "where the average American can fill out taxes on a postcard". Angry veterans fired back", "Sen. Ted Cruz slams 'emasculated' U.S. military depicted in Army ad campaign", "Ted Cruz looks to project military strength in South Carolina", "The conservative case against net neutrality", "The FCC Just Killed Net Neutrality. Cruz said he had been advised that the odds of contracting the virus were very low.[426]. We love educating Americans about how their government works too! Staying at his home in Texas,[425] he avoided contact with colleagues and constituents for 14 days. This provision was subsequently moved to Sec. You can try your luck by visiting Cruzs website. 8112 of the conference report. Keilar rolls the tape", "Ted Cruz told the truth about the 1/6 attack. [252][253][254], Cruz won his widest margin up to that point in Kansas, where he beat front-runner Donald Trump by 25 points. While Cruz initially declined to endorse Trump's campaign once he won the nomination, he became a staunch Trump supporter during his presidency. [411] He reaffirmed his position in 2022 after comments by Justice Clarence Thomas. [162][163] In 2013, he called Republicans he considered insufficiently resistant to Obama's proposals a "surrender caucus". 34) A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the Paul Brown United States Courthouse. The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA). [101][102], After Time magazine reported that Cruz might have violated ethics rules by failing to publicly disclose his financial relationship with Caribbean Equity Partners Investment Holdings during the 2012 campaign, he said his failure to disclose the connection was inadvertent. [360] Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Michael Gunner's response to the tweet went viral quickly, garnering near universal support from Australians. [379] In February 2018, he was the sole senator to oppose a Republican motion to begin debate on legislation intended to resolve the question of what to do with DREAMers. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. [386], During Donald Trump's presidency, Cruz and fellow Texas Senator John Cornyn contributed to the appointment of multiple conservative judges to federal courts with jurisdiction over Texas. After the hearings ended the podcast expanded its content to include other topics and interviews, including with Washington politicians such as U.S. [163] Republican Senator John McCain was reported to have particularly disliked Cruz; in a Senate floor speech in 2013, McCain denounced Cruz's reference to Nazis when discussing the Affordable Care Act. . Trump received the other six. "What You Need To Know About Ted Cruz". Cruz faced the Democratic nominee, U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, in the general election. ", "Why Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., is the perfect launchpad for Ted Cruz", "Ted Cruz 92 Sworn-in as U.S. Nomination Confirmed 80/19 on May 12, 2022. [139], In a November 2014 Senate speech, Cruz accused President Obama of being "openly desirous to destroy the Constitution and this Republic". Congress. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #116, which was adopted in the full committee markup. [78][79] The settlements were sealed in both cases. Seuss. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, 2021 Jan-Jan [citation needed], Cruz then attended Harvard Law School,[4][42] where he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. The Cruz campaign had more than 325,000 volunteers. [16] He earned Canadian citizenship in 1973[6] and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2005. Following President Joe Biden's signing of a $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas introduced legislation to repeal the bill's effect on the cryptocurrency industry . 5325) is an appropriations . (March 23, 2015). 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Ted Cruz insulted a 'woke, emasculated' U.S. Army ad. 1231 of P.L. Ted Cruz sponsored committee amendment #449, which was adopted in the full committee markup in managers package #1. 14) FY 2018 NDAA: Full Time Duty Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. [260] Because he surpassed the 50% winner-take-all threshold, he won all 40 of Utah's delegates. Ted Cruz ( Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Texas. Sens. [349] A few days later Allseas suspended the work. [65] Because of Haley's previous criminal convictions, he was sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison under the Texas habitual offender law. 533 of P.L. S.4845 117th Congress (2021-2022) Securing Our Schools Act of 2022 Sponsor: Cruz, Ted [Sen.-R-TX] (Introduced 09/14/2022) Cosponsors: ( 1 ) Committees: Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Latest Action: Senate - 09/14/2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Our work to hold Congress accountable only matters if elections are decided by counting votes. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Senate companion to U.S . 115-232 114-328 On May 28, 2021, Cruz voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the riot. 115-245) Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt.3809, which was adopted by UC on the Senate floor and incorporated as Sec. [37][38][39] Princeton's debate team named their annual novice championship after Cruz. [83], On January 19, 2011, after U.S. Ted Cruz sponsored S.Amdt. Most legislation has no activity after being introduced. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. 113-58 *: These candidates were constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. 115-91 S. 1635 (116th): A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic. Verdict with Ted Cruz, on January 21, 2020. The appeals court denied the appeal and affirmed the jury's award. [423], As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets, Cruz's net worth was more than $3.1 million. On June 10, the pipeline's sections were connected. 23, which is substantively identical to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.J.Res. [40] His 115-page senior thesis at Princeton investigated the separation of powers; its title, Clipping the Wings of Angels: The History and Theory Behind the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, was inspired by a passage attributed to James Madison from the 51st essay of the Federalist Papers: "If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." 115-232 [244], On February 1, 2016, Cruz won the Iowa caucuses. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017, H.J.Res. By. [67], In 2008 American Lawyer magazine named Cruz one of the 50 Best Litigators under 45 in America,[54][68] and The National Law Journal named him one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America. On April 16, Cruz won all 14 of Wyoming's at-large delegates in the state convention. 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