Ted Cruz
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Ted Cruz is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz gained national prominence during his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. He is known for his conservative positions on issues such as healthcare, immigration, and tax reform. Cruz has been a vocal advocate for limited government and has often positioned himself as a defender of constitutional rights.
Unless there was a compelling national security reason for turning it off, that does not seem justified and in this instance, this was a training mission so there was no national security reason for ADS-B to be turned off.
I believe Big Tech censorship poses the single greatest threat to free speech in this country, and the committee will use every available tool to engage in that oversight.
I will welcome them doing the right thing. I will welcome them defending free speech. That’s what they need to do.
As chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, my approach is going to be Ronald Reagan’s old approach of trust, but verify. I’m going to hold them to account. We’re going to fight to defend Americans’ free speech rights.
I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to complete my brief remarks before the vote that is scheduled tonight. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I rise in support of the nomination of Sean Duffy to be Secretary of Transportation. Last week, Congressman Duffy was reported favorably out of the Commerce Committee without a single ``no'' vote. All 28 members of the Commerce…
everyone is here tonight voting on a provision to treat fairly our retired police officers, firefighters, and teachers. We should do that. The windfall elimination provision treated them unfairly. I have been fighting to correct this since…
I call up my amendment No. 3360 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Texas [Mr. Cruz] proposes…
Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I want to thank my friend from West Virginia for his hard work on this very important matter. I support the objective of this legislation. I also appreciate the commitment that the Senator from…





