Security
A strong national defense is vital in a post-9/11 world. That includes comprehensive border security. In keeping us safe, the government may be tempted to overreach in ways disturbing to those of us who value our liberty above all else. Spying on Americans in the name of security is unacceptable. Finding the right balance between our national security and our freedoms is essential in keeping Americans safe from terrorists who want to kill us because they hate our way of life.
October 16th, 2023
I led over 100 of my colleagues in introducing a bill to block Iran from accessing $6 billion in funds the Biden Administration unfroze on September 11, 2023. Iran is the largest state-sponsor of terrorism and these funds...
October 13th, 2023
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the online sale of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.
October 12th, 2023
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday joined a group of 19 Republican colleagues in calling on President Biden and the U.S.
October 10th, 2023
House Homeland Security Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement in response to Hamas’ heinous attack on Israel.
October 10th, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Israel’s military announced the beginning of a counteroffensive against Hamas and other Iran-controlled...
October 5th, 2023
Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, issued the following statement with fellow delegation members Reps. Gerald Connolly (VA-11), Linda Sanchez (CA-38),...
October 3rd, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the Strengthening Authorities for Expedited Removal (SAFER) Act on Friday. The SAFER Act would impose stricter asylum standards, strengthen enforcement partnerships with Latin...
October 2nd, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced legislation to rename the Border Patrol checkpoint located on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint. On July 19, 2012,...
September 26th, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) joined Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) to introduce new legislation that would impose federal penalties on anyone who engages in high-speed car chases with Border Patrol or other law...
September 12th, 2023
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after reports confirmed that President Biden and Biden administration officials are proceeding with a...
October 13th, 2023
Israel has been brutally attacked by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists. The images and videos surfacing from the attacks are heartbreaking and gruesome. Innocent civilians have been dragged out of their homes and babies beheaded...
October 12th, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined every Republican member on the committee in sending a letter to President Biden condemning the horrific terrorist atta
October 11th, 2023
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), released the following statement on the Hamas attacks against Israel:
October 10th, 2023
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne issued the following statement condemning the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel and reaffirming America's longstanding support for Israel to defend herself:
October 9th, 2023
Iran-controlled Hamas terrorists launched a literal war against Israel last week. Our Israeli allies will now do what they must to defend themselves and I stand with them as they confront this violence and these atrocities...
October 4th, 2023
Sens. Cruz, Braun, Ossoff, Send Bipartisan Letter To Help Veterans Access Essential Military Records
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and seventeen additional Senate colleagues, sent a bipartisan letter to the United States National Archives and Records Administration (...
October 2nd, 2023
Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) along with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) caution Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin from sending U.S. military advisers to Ukraine.
October 2nd, 2023
Tens of thousands of migrants are flooding our southern border daily while the Biden Administration wastes its resources setting up an ‘Experts Group’ that includes former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and...
September 15th, 2023
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, M.D. (TN-07), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Border Security Caucus Co-...
September 7th, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the Curbing Offenses on Policing Services (COPS) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The COPS Act increases penalties for individuals who assault first responders and law...