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Capitol Report Newsletter
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Greetings,
This week was an important week in the fight against COVID-19, as health officials urged Americans to continue social distancing and stay home. It was also Holy Week. On Wednesday, Jews in Texas, America, and around the world celebrated Passover, remembering the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt to freedom. And this weekend, Christians will celebrate Christ’s triumph over sin and death so that we might live in fellowship with God and one another other. While Passover Seders and Resurrection Sunday both look differently this year, faith has provided special comfort as we stand united in the fight against COVID-19. This week, I launched a statewide tele-tour across Texas to connect with men and women on the front lines to combat COVID-19. On Monday, I joined a video conference with members of the Texas Trucking Association and Texas Hospital Association. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I spoke with members of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. And on Thursday I spoke with members of the Tyler Economic Development Council, Lufkin Economic Development Council, and job creators and local leaders of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce. I talked about my tour more with Houston’s Tom Abrahams. Watch that interview here. In the coming weeks, I’ll continue talking with government officials, local leaders, and job creators about the challenges they’re facing as they work to make sure our families are fed, our communities are safe, and people across the state can access the medical treatment they need. Here in Texas, every time we face disaster, Texans help their fellow Texans, first responders step into the breach, and we come together. And though we’re not able to come together physically, the Texas spirit of strength and resolve is getting each of us one day closer to defeating this deadly disease. As I said earlier this week on the Michael Berry Show, once we get this pandemic under control, we are going to be able to get people back to work, and get the economy roaring again. Keep up the fight and together we will get through this. Keep Texas Strong, 
Ted Cruz
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ADDITIONAL UPDATES FROM SEN. CRUZ
For more information and additional resources, visit www.cruz.senate.gov/coronavirus/. Please read below for an update from this past week. Week One of Sen. Cruz’s Statewide Tele-Tour In the first week of his virtual statewide tele-tour across the Lone Star State, Sen. Cruz connected with communities in Central, Southeast, and East Texas who are on the front lines combatting COVID-19. Read more… WATCH: Sen. Cruz Speaks with KTRK’s Tom Abrahams About Providing Relief to Texas During the COVID-19 Crisis On Wednesday, Sen. Cruz spoke with Houston’s Tom Abrahams about his statewide tele-tour of Texas. Watch here… Sens. Cruz, Cramer Urge the Treasury, Federal Reserve to Keep CARES Act Financial Assistance Industry Neutral, Free of Bias Sens. Cruz and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), led a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell urging them to keep the financial assistance authorized by the CARES Act industry neutral and free of bias. Read more… Sen. Cruz Vows to Hold Chinese Officials Involved in Coronavirus Coverup Accountable Sen. Cruz, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who has long-warned that China poses the most significant long-term geopolitical threat facing America and our allies - on Tuesday slammed the Chinese Communist Party for its culpability in allowing the coronavirus to become a global pandemic and vowed to hold Chinese officials accountable for endangering millions of lives around the world. Read more… Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Oppose Appointment of Chinese Official to UN Human Rights Group Sens. Cruz, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Senate colleagues sent a letter on Tuesday to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressing opposition to the appointment of Minister of the Chinese Mission in Geneva Jiang Duan to the United Nations Human Rights Council Consultative Group. Read more… LISTEN: Cruz on The Michael Berry Show: Once We Get This Pandemic Under Control, That’s When We Will Get the Economy Roaring Again During his statewide tele-tour to connect with men and women on the front lines combatting COVID-19, Sen. Cruz called into Houston's Michael Berry Show to talk about the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic to public health, the economy, and the energy industry. Read more… |
