Cornyn, Peters Bill to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Gary Peters (D-MI) released the following statements after their Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to reduce violent crime, passed the Senate: “The Project Safe Neighborhoods program has been proven to […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Stop Illicit Drug Financing
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, which would help the federal government financially stifle organizations that traffic synthetic drugs like fentanyl into the United States: “Fentanyl is an unprecedented crisis that continues to take the lives of […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: A Year Later, Uvalde and the Answered Call for Change
News HOUSTON – On the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman detailing implementation of his Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which has begun providing unprecedented resources for school hardening and mental health in Texas schools. A Year […]
Cornyn, Peters Bill to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Gary Peters (D-MI) released the following statements after their Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to reduce violent crime, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee: “The Project Safe Neighborhoods program has been […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Honors Law Enforcement During National Police Week
News These brave men and women have chosen a difficult and often dangerous career. We must make it absolutely clear that violence against them will not be tolerated. In honor of National Police Week… we commit to doing everything in our power to ensure that they have all the resources they need to keep our […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Save Millions of Dollars in Losses from Destroyed Law Enforcement Service Weapons
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) yesterday introduced the Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow current federal law enforcement officers to purchase their retired service weapon at market value in an effort to stop the loss of millions […]
Cornyn, Senate GOP Introduce Back the Blue Act
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 38 of his Senate Republican colleagues today introduced the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves: “Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to […]
Cornyn Introduces Resolution Honoring National Child Abuse Prevention Month
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a resolution with Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) expressing support for National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. Text of the resolution is below. Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Whereas children are fundamental to the success of the United […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Reauthorization of Project Safe Neighborhoods Program to Reduce Violent Crime
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act to reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven […]
Cornyn Highlights Stories from Texas Parents, Students Affected by Fentanyl Crisis
News We continue to hear and read heartbreaking stories of teens who overdosed in their bedrooms, or in a car, or at school. Earlier this week, I heard more heartbreaking stories from folks in Carrollton, Texas. Until the Biden administration steps up and does its duty to secure the border… there will continue to be […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Improve Investigations of Online Child Exploitation
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) yesterday introduced the Project Safe Childhood Act, which would make improvements to the investigation and prosecution of online child exploitation: “The threats our children face online from unidentified predators are vicious and pervasive,” said […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Find Missing Foster Youth
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, which would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families to provide better care and information-sharing […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce the Jenna Quinn Law to Help Prevent Child Abuse
News Bill Encourages Community-Based Prevention Education and Training for Teachers, Caregivers, and Students WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Support Police with Brain Injuries
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) today introduced their Public Safety Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Health Act, which would increase awareness of concussions and brain injuries among public safety officers: “Every day, first responders risk their safety when responding to criminal activity, traffic incidents, natural disasters, and […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Grills AG Garland on Drug Trafficking at Southern Border
News I have been just astonished at the lack of sense of urgency to deal with this issue. It’s a business model of the cartels, and they are getting rich. At 108,000, roughly, Americans who died as a result of drug overdoses last year… do you consider your current policies successful? WASHINGTON – Today in […]