Austin News

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has expressed his support for a short-term continuing resolution, which he voted in favor of recently.

In his statement, Sen. Cruz highlighted the key provisions included in the resolution: “Today’s continuing resolution included several much-needed provisions to help ensure our presidential candidates are safe and to help states like Texas recover when disaster strikes."

Sen. Cruz also emphasized the importance of increased security measures for President Trump: "I have called for President Trump to receive greater security from the Secret Service, and this continuing resolution provides additional funding to help address serious problems in the Secret Service."

Furthermore, he noted that the resolution would aid in disaster recovery efforts: "Additionally, this CR replenishes our disaster relief fund to help Texas and other states recover from severe weather.”