Senator Cornyn

VIDEO: Cornyn Outlines Priorities for DOGE Pentagon Reforms

News We need to make sure that the money that is spent is spent efficiently and accurately. Newer, nontraditional defense companies like Anduril and Palantir, as well as Elon Musk’s SpaceX in my home state of Texas, have made a strong case for this commonsense business approach. I’m confident that under new leadership, including that […]

Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Help Adjust Military Life Insurance for Inflation Passes Senate

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Angus King (I-ME), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after their Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, which would help ensure life insurance packages for service members and veterans account for increases in cost of living and inflation, […]

Cornyn Meets with USTR Nominee Jamieson Greer

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jamieson Greer, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Please see below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Senator John Cornyn, […]

Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Grant Application Process Signed into Law

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statements after their Grant Transparency Act, which would require government agencies to provide competitive grant applicants with more information about their selection criteria and evaluation process, was signed […]

VIDEO: Cornyn Highlights DOGE Priorities to Cut Federal Spending

News I’m very excited about [President Trump’s] partnership with my fellow Texan, Elon Musk, who will help lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Where we spend what we spend is almost as important as how much we spend. I look forward to working…to identify and eliminate areas of government waste, and rein in […]

VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses DOGE, Pam Bondi Meeting

News Raising the visibility of this issue, as Elon [Musk] and Vivek [Ramaswamy] have done… will give us an opportunity to try to find some consensus. Congress has tried to kick the can down the road on some of the hard decisions, which are where we should cut and where we should seek efficiencies, but […]

Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Grant Application Process Heads to President’s Desk

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statements after their Grant Transparency Act, which would require government agencies to provide competitive grant applicants with more information about their selection criteria and evaluation process, passed the […]

Cornyn: Voters Chose ‘New Chapter’ with GOP Government

News The last four years under Democratic leadership has been marked by reckless spending, failed border policies, and a weak and dangerous presence on the world stage. The history books will remember this presidency for the open border policies that have been simply devastating to our country. The American people voted not only to turn […]

Cornyn Statement on the New Conservative Senate Majority

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to election returns indicating that Republicans have won the majority in the Senate: “Tonight, the American people have roundly rejected Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrat majority’s years of disastrous border policies, reckless spending, and failed management that has caused the Senate […]

Cornyn Praises Selection of American Airlines for San Antonio to D.C. Direct Flight Route

News Slot Created by Cornyn-Supported Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement of the establishment of a direct flight route between San Antonio and Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport to be serviced by Texas-based American Airlines: “As […]

Cornyn: Schumer’s Delays on Defense Make America Less Safe

News The lack of productivity on some very important matters by the United States Senate lies squarely at the feet of the Majority Leader. We have defense leaders from every facet of our military saying that the way the Senate is currently operating… is making their jobs harder and Americans less safe. The picture of […]

Cornyn, Rounds, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Rectify Biden-Harris Admin’s FAFSA Fiasco

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced a resolution yesterday along with 17 of their Senate GOP colleagues slamming the Biden-Harris Administration’s botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 school year. The resolution condemns the continued problematic rollout, calls for the U.S. […]

Cornyn Sounds Alarm on Schumer’s September ‘Collision Course’

News The Democratic-led Congress has… wasted an enormous amount of time turning what should be a marathon into an unnecessary sprint. The American people look to Washington and, particularly the United States Congress, and they see dysfunction. I hope as a result they will choose new management come November. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, […]

Cornyn Scorches Schumer on Sham Tax Bill Vote

News You don’t put a major tax bill on the floor after waiting six months, the day before we’re supposed to break for August and with very little time left between now and the election. The rushed vote on the Wyden-Smith tax bill is not an honest attempt to pass legislation. I can guarantee we […]