Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Bill
Legislation Would Support Training for Law Enforcement Officers to Safely and Effectively Respond to People in Crisis WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to equip law enforcement officers with the tools to effectively and safely respond to people in crisis. The bill […]
Cornyn, Arrington, Gonzales Pass Bill to Honor Fallen Border Patrol Agent
Rocksprings Border Patrol Station Renamed after Agent Donna Doss WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act, which would rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Leads Effort to Extend Title 42 to Help Surging Border Crisis
We’ve had a historic number of what are euphemistically called border encounters. The problem is, this is a hodgepodge of everything from economic migrants, to sex offenders, to drug dealers, to people who are convicted felons. Border Patrol tell me that if Title 42 expires, without a plan being put into place…they will simply lose […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Introduce Reauthorization of Landmark Anti-Human Trafficking Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation yesterday to reauthorize their Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which has strengthened key programs supporting survivors of human trafficking and provided resources to law enforcement officials since becoming law in 2018. “For the last four years, the Abolish Human Trafficking Act has changed […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Lead Reauthorization of the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical grants for mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and other programs that have helped law enforcement assist individuals experiencing mental illness for nearly two decades. They […]
Cornyn Votes for Ukraine Aid Package, New Violence Against Women Act
I believe we have a moral duty to support Ukraine, and this legislation provides $13 billion in humanitarian, economic, and military assistance. One of the good things about this omnibus appropriations bill is it does exclude poison pills that included things like taxpayer funding of abortions. I think there’s enough good in this bill to […]
Cornyn Introduces Colleyville Rabbi Cytron-Walker in Senate Committee in D.C.
WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced Colleyville Congregation Beth Israel Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker to testify on the rise in hate crimes across the nation after being held hostage in January. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Over the last 16 […]
Cornyn, Leahy Bill to Bolster Cybersecurity Passes House
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) today released the following statements after their legislation, the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would authorize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to work with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) to help prepare for […]
Cornyn Introduces Dallas Police Chief in Front of Senate Committee in D.C.
Hails Success in Crime Reduction as Nationwide Model WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) welcomed Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia to testify on the staggering surge in carjackings across the country and the nationwide model the city of Dallas is deploying to reduce violent crime rates, which Sen. […]
Cornyn Praises New Bipartisan VAWA Reauthorization Bill
After three years of waiting, we’ve seen real progress on efforts to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Throughout the negotiating process, I’ve raised concerns about some of the provisions, and I’ve seen our colleagues work in good faith with us to address many of those issues. There’s no question in my mind that this […]
Cornyn Announces Support for Bipartisan Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to introduce the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize VAWA through 2027, preserve advancements made in previous reauthorizations, and include a number of additional improvements to the […]
Cornyn, Cuellar Pass Bill to Protect U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Serving Abroad
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be […]
Cornyn Pushes Back on Biden Crackdown on Free Speech of Parents Protesting School Boards
WASHINGTON –Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with every Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) not interfere with local school board meetings or threaten the use of federal law enforcement to deter parents’ free speech. This comes after DOJ issued a memorandum suggesting federal law enforcement may […]
Cornyn Grills Top DOJ Official on Missing Nassar Hearing
Ms. Raisman, one of the victims of repeated sexual assault by the Olympic team doctor, said the message by [the DOJ] not showing up sends that child abuse doesn’t matter. She’s talking about the Department of Justice, talking about you. Here we are, six years later, and the Department of Justice has done nothing, and […]
Cornyn Legislation Honoring Fallen Abilene Border Patrol Agent Passes Out of Committee
Rocksprings Border Patrol Station to be Renamed for Agent Donna Doss WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passed the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act authored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, Texas in Agent Doss’ honor. Agent Doss had served more […]