WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, Mike Lee (R-Utah), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Federal Judicial Center (FJC) Director Judge Robin Rosenberg raising concerns that the FJC's Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence does not meet the standard of a neutral judicial resource. The letter in particular cited the Manual's presentation of disputed scientific claims as settled fact without acknowledging competing models.
Below are highlights and excerpts from the letter:
"As reference materials circulated to federal judges and...