Trump received the other six. [230] In his speech, Cruz mentioned that Latinos, young people and single mothers are the people most affected by the recession, and that the Republican Party should make outreach efforts to these constituents. This is "[142] Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney also criticized Cruz's remarks, writing that although he, too, opposed the Iran agreement, Cruz's statement connecting Obama to terrorism was "way over the line" and "hurts the cause". Cruz worked on the Chinese company's appellant brief. [43] He was a primary editor of the Harvard Law Review, an executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a founding editor of the Harvard Latino Law Review. 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. The first episodes were summaries of the impeachment hearings of Donald Trump. [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. During oral argument, Cruz conceded that Haley had a very strong argument for ineffective assistance of counsel since Haley's attorney failed to recognize the sentencing error and that he would not move to have Haley re-incarcerated during the appeal process. 33) FY 2014 NDAA: BRAC restriction [348], Cruz has called the Nord Stream II natural gas pipeline a threat to the security of Europe and the U.S. [190], When Congress reconvened that evening to continue the count, Cruz voted to object to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes. [61], Cruz served as lead counsel for the state and successfully defended the multiple litigation challenges to the 2003 Texas congressional redistricting plan in state and federal district courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court, which was decided 54 in his favor in League of United Latin American Citizens v. [118][120][121] Cruz persuaded the House of Representatives and House Speaker John Boehner to include an ACA defunding provision in the bill. Little did I know how closely Swalwell was listening. [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. Cruz appeared on Carlson's program the next night to apologize for that comment as "frankly dumb" and "sloppy." 115-91 Cruz previously sponsored an . 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. [261], On April 6, 2016, Cruz won the Wisconsin primary with 48.2% of the vote to Trump's 35.1%. [400] In 2022, Cruz voted against Bernie Sanders's proposed measure for the United States Innovation and Competition Act, which promised to fund semiconductor manufacturers amid a shortage of their products during the COVID-19 pandemic. 12) Student Opportunity Amendment (529s for K-12 education) [16] He earned Canadian citizenship in 1973[6] and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2005. By. Sec. Cruz also thanked senators from both political parties for "swiftly passing this legislation and sending it to the White House". 115-232 "[305], In August 2015, in the wake of the ambush death of a Texas police officer who was gunned down while filling up at a gas station, Cruz said that police are "feeling the assault from the President, from the top on down, as we seewhether it's in Ferguson or Baltimore, the response from senior officials, the President or the Attorney General, is to vilify law enforcement. [154] On February 23, while speaking at the 2017 CPAC, Cruz showed interest in Trump's nomination of a young justice in the mold of Scalia and Clarence Thomas. S. 2611 (117th): A bill to designate high priority corridors on the National Highway System, and for other purposes. [333][334], Cruz has been an adamant opponent of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by the U.S. and other world powers, calling it "catastrophic" and "disastrous". 1225 of P.L. Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. [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." [340][341][342], On January 5, 2017, Cruz voted in favor of a House resolution condemning UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned Israeli settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. [50] In 1998, Cruz was briefly one of the attorneys who represented Representative John Boehner during his litigation against Representative Jim McDermott over the alleged leak of an illegal recording of a phone conversation whose participants included Boehner. Cruz ran for reelection to a second term in 2018. We hope to make GovTrack more useful to policy professionals like you. 20) FY 2017 NDAA: Cuba joint exercises [78][79], Cruz ran as a Tea Party candidate in the 2012 Republican primary,[80][81][82] and The Washington Post called his victory "the biggest upset of 2012 a true grassroots victory against very long odds". [118] This move was extremely popular among Cruz supporters, with Rick Manning of Americans for Limited Government naming Cruz "2013 Person of the Year" in an op-ed in The Hill, primarily for his filibuster against the Affordable Care Act. "[169] Cruz alleged that McConnell scheduled a vote on the Ex-Im Bank as part of a deal to persuade Democrats like Maria Cantwell to stop blocking a trade bill; McConnell denied there was any "deal", and that denial was what Cruz called a "lie". 8) FY 2019 NDAA: Enhancement of U.S.-Israel defense cooperation Taxation (19%) 25) FY 2016 NDAA: Update Annual Iran Military Power Report 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. [78][79] The settlements were sealed in both cases. [162][163] In 2013, he called Republicans he considered insufficiently resistant to Obama's proposals a "surrender caucus". [105] The loans were largely repaid by later campaign fundraising. Sec. As Texas solicitor general, Cruz argued before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times, winning five cases and losing four. 29) FY 2015 NDAA: Taiwan at RIMPAC [181] Cruz later led an effort by a group of Republican senators to refuse to count Pennsylvania's Electoral College votes,[182][183] citing baseless allegations of fraud. [218] After returning from Cancn, Cruz volunteered in Houston to help with recovery efforts. Sec. Cruz also garnered the support of ten other senators for a plan by his decades-long friend, Trump attorney John Eastman, to delay the January 6 electoral vote certification for ten days to allow Republican legislatures in six key states Biden had won to consider submitting slates of Trump electors, based on false allegations of widespread voting fraud. [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. Senator", "Capitol attack prompts top US firms to pull funding for leading Republicans", "CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) Biographical Information", "Birthplace of President Ted Cruz? 1680 of P.L. Cruz asserted that she had failed to prove that B. Braun had directed her to violate the law and that she had not presented sufficient evidence that her refusal to violate the law was why she had been fired. [3], Rafael Edward Cruz was born on December 22, 1970,[4][5] at Foothills Medical Centre[6][7] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Eleanor Elizabeth (ne Darragh) Wilson and Rafael Cruz. [213], Cruz left the family poodle Snowflake alone inside the house without heat; reporters saw the dog through the window of the front door of the dark and empty house. What is Ted Cruz's New Gun Legislation? 116th Congress Bills Sponsored by Ted Cruz. 1286 of P.L. "[201] Several corporations halted donations to Cruz and other Republicans who voted to overturn the election based on Trump's false claims. [256][257], On March 8, 2016, Cruz won the Idaho primary with 45% of votedefeating Trump by 17% and earning his seventh statewide victory. [232] Also, at the same hour, he posted on his Twitter page: "I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! Seuss. In 2012, Cruz was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Hispanic-American[2] to serve as a U.S. senator from Texas. In effect, he accuses the president of high treason. American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, Federation for American Immigration Reform, National Federation of Independent Business, 2013 United States federal government shutdown, false claim that the election was fraudulent, American Parliamentary Debate Association, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, League of United Latin American Citizens v. 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Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, Conspiracy theories related to the TrumpUkraine scandal, List of foreign-born United States politicians, Legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress, List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Chief Justice), List of United States senators born outside the United States, "It's official: Ted Cruz a citizen of the U.S. - and the U.S. only", "Cruz Sworn-In As First Hispanic Texas U.S. A spokesperson for Cruz said his failure to report the loans to the FEC was "inadvertent" and that he would file supplementary paperwork. 2711 of P.L. 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. You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. [202][203][3] Lauren Blair Bianchi, Cruzs communications director, resigned.[204]. Transportation and Public Works (6%). 115-91 WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz voted to advance federal legislation expanding health care protections for certain military veterans after fierce criticism for voting to delay its passage last . Cruz is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. Ted Cruz sponsored S. 1297, which was the companion legislation to the House vehicle used for enactment (H.R. [50] He authored 70 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and presented 34 appellate oral arguments. He is 52 years old. Education (6%) ( All Actions ) Tracker: Glover, Scott and Reston, Maeve (March 10, 2016). Sec. [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. A man confronted Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) on an airplane flight on Thursday about the senator not supporting stricter gun legislation in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting that killed. [260] Because he surpassed the 50% winner-take-all threshold, he won all 40 of Utah's delegates. He was one of 80 senators to cosponsor a July 2014 bill to enhance cooperative programs between the United States and Israel. [412], In July 2022, Cruz issued a press release saying that he supported the repeal of the 1973 Texas anti-gay sodomy law, writing, "consenting adults should be able to do what they wish in their private sexual activity, and the government has no business in their bedrooms. It's fundamentally wrong. Cruz accused Blizzard and Apple of censorship. [43][53] Cruz recruited future Chief Justice John Roberts and noted attorney Mike Carvin to Bush's legal team. [113], As of November 2018, Cruz has sponsored 105 bills of his own, including:[114], Cruz had a leading role in the 2013 United States federal government shutdown. [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. June 24, 2022. [50][63] They based their case on a decision of the International Court of Justice in the Avena case, which ruled that by failing to allow access to the Mexican consulate, the United States had breached its obligations under the Convention. | View Cosponsors . [301] In his 2012 Senate campaign, Cruz frequently mentioned his role as counsel for the State of Texas in Medelln v. Texas, a 2008 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that Texas has the right to ignore an order from the International Court of Justice directing the U.S. to review the convictions and sentences of dozens of Mexican nationals on death row. 06-984). Sec. *: These candidates were constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. [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. S. 5053: A bill to provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). English Is Not Her Native Language", "Ted Cruz Showed Eloquence, and Limits, as Debater at Princeton", "Ted Cruz '92 isn't welcome back to Colonial, his old club", "Ted Cruz's 1992 'Clipping the Wings of Angels', "Ted Cruz and Texas's Tea Party Revolution", "R. (Ted) Edward Cruz, Attorney Biography", "Defusing the H-Bomb: In politics, Harvard alums frame diplomas strategically", "Civil Suit Against Mcdermott Over Leaked Tapes Gears Up Rep. Boehner Says His Privacy Was Violated", "John Boehner once hired Ted Cruz to be his lawyer", "Attorney General Abbott Appoints New Solicitor General: Longtime Solicitor General R. Ted Cruz returns to private practice; Deputy Solicitor General Sean Jordan to serve on leadership team", "Carrying the Tea Party Banner: U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz calls for a 'return to the framers' vision of a constitutionally limited government. Nomination Confirmed 77/19 on May 8, 2019. Health (15%) 19) DOL drug testing disapproval resolution (March 23, 2015). . [17], At Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Cruz represented Pfizer in a lawsuit brought by a group of public hospitals and community health centers, who accused Pfizer of overcharging. Keilar rolls the tape", "Ted Cruz told the truth about the 1/6 attack. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and a group of 13 additional GOP senators have introduced a new bill to protect military service members from punishment for declining the COVID-19 vaccine. Our mission is to empower every American with the tools to understand and impact Congress. 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