WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of their Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trip to the Rio Grande Valley on Friday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and eight of his Senate Republican colleagues will hold a press conference today demanding press access for the humanitarian, national security, and public health crises at the southern border.
The conference will begin at the U.S. Capitol at 1 p.m. CT. We'll have the conference live for you.
Other senators who plan to speak include:
- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)
- U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)
- U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)
- U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
- U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.)
- U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
- U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
- U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)