Ted Cruz: “We need to make sure that no child feels controlled or defeated by the system that is supposed to deliver them justice.”

No child who has endured sexual abuse should be forced to carry that horror in silence.

The Mystic Alerts Act strengthens our emergency alert systems, will help ensure life-saving alerts reach Americans when and where they need them, and will help protect American families and communities when future disasters strike.

I thank and applaud President Trump for signing the bill into law.

I was proud to support this legislation, advance it through the Senate Commerce Committee, and help secure its passage in the Senate.