WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered remarks as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to pass the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY'S) Law. Sen. Cruz introduced and is leading the bipartisan legislation with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). The bill voids non-disclosure agreements that silence survivors of child sexual abuse.
Please see below for Sen. Cruz's opening remarks as delivered:
"I'll speak briefly. I addressed this bill at greater length two weeks ago at the last markup we did. But Trey's Law is an importan...