Summary: This Cruz newsletter addresses open boarders; political FAA leadership; Russian relationship; East Palestine train wreck; “Enhancing Consumer Protections and Connectivity in Air Transportation. / Ted Cruz is one of two senators who represent the state of Texas in the US Senate.
Latest Update: Friday, 24 March, 2023
US Senator Ted Cruz Newsletter, 24 March 2023
For the videos and links mention in this newsletter, see the links in his email newsletter in pdf.
We had yet another eventful week in the Senate fighting against the Biden administration’s disastrous nominees, his open border policies, and the Democrats’ efforts to keep spending more and more money we don’t have.
“What we are seeing right now is the highest debt in history. It is crushing. We are bankrupting this country. The Democrats over the last two years with the Biden presidency and a Democrat House and Senate rammed through trillions in new spending which, is what is fueling the inflation that is hammering Texans across our state.” Listen to my discussion with Fox 26 Houston’s Greg Groogan.
“What has been happening at our southern border is horrific. I spend a lot of time in the Rio Grande Valley. I spend a lot of time on our southern border. It has never been remotely this bad. It's the highest level of illegal immigration in the history of our nation.” Tuesday afternoon, I delivered a floor speech on FAA Administrator Nominee Phil Washington. Watch.
I'm deeply disappointed that the Biden White House decided to treat a critical safety position as a way to reward a political ally. And as a result of the Biden White House playing politics with this critically important position, the FAA has lacked a Senate confirmed leader for a year now. Phil Washington is objectively, indisputably unqualified to lead the FAA.
“That experience might qualify him to serve at the Federal Transit Administration, or on the board of Amtrak. Those would be reasonable nominations, given Mr. Washington's experience—but buses and trains have nothing to do with airplanes.”
The indisputable fact is that Mr. Washington has zero aviation experience and in particular, zero aviation safety experience. Mr. Washington has never flown an airplane. He's never been a military pilot. He's never been a commercial airline pilot. He's never worked for an airline. He's never worked for an airline manufacturer. He's never served as an air traffic controller. He's never worked for a company that repairs airplanes.
“You'll look at Russia—what caused the war in Ukraine is Biden came into office and one of the very first things he did is he waived sanctions on Nord Stream 2, the undersea pipeline from Russia to Germany.”
Thursday, I joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the Biden administration’s terrible foreign policy. Click to watch.
Wednesday, Chairwoman Cantwell and I presided over a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the East Palestine train wreck. “First, what can be done to prevent derailments like the one that occurred in East Palestine? Second, what can be done more broadly to improve the safety of trains transporting hazardous materials?” Read the release here.
On Thursday, I presided over yet another hearing for the Senate Commerce Committee on “Enhancing Consumer Protections and Connectivity in Air Transportation.”
And more. Read the full newsletter in .pdf.
Keep Texas Strong,
Ted Cruz
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