Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Carper (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) yesterday introduced the Share the Savings with Seniors Act, which would lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors with chronic health conditions: “Older patients are most likely to face high out-of-pocket costs for the medicines they need […]
Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Accelerate Biomedical Innovation and Development
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the Accelerating Biomedical Innovation Act, which would establish a network of universities to work with the private sector on the development of FDA-regulated products that could be used to combat potential public health emergencies: “The COVID-19 pandemic made clear that we need […]
Cornyn Blasts Biden Admin’s Innovation-Killing Drug Pricing Model
News Calls Prescription Drug Pricing Model a Step Back in Providing Affordable Access for Seniors WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined a group of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure […]
Cornyn: Texas to Receive $21M for Crisis Intervention Programs
News Funding Authorized by Cornyn’s Mental Health & School Safety Bill Signed Into Law After Uvalde Shooting WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $21,246,509.00 in federal grant funding to the State of Texas. The funding comes from the DOJ’s Byrne State Crisis Intervention […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Lower Drug Costs Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statements after their Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously: “Anti-competitive behaviors from some companies who […]
Cornyn Highlights Bill to Lower Drug Costs for Texans
News The list price for Humira is more than $80,000 per year per patient. That’s higher than the median household income in Texas. Patients in Texas and across the country are experiencing sticker shock at the pharmacy counter like never before. There’s a bipartisan desire to stop the anti-competitive behaviors… that are costing patients and […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Lower Drug Costs by Preventing Patent System Abuse
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors’ anti-competitive use of patents to block generic and biosimilar competition from coming to market: “Texans shouldn’t have to pay more at the pharmacy counter because of […]
Cornyn, King Bill to Support Students’ Mental Health, Promote School Safety Signed into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Angus King (I-ME) released the following statements after their Behavioral Intervention Guidelines (BIG) Act, legislation to help identify how educators can best implement behavioral intervention programs to identify and address early signs of potential violence among students, was signed into law: “Many violent incidents at schools are preventable, but it’s critical educators are trained […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act Passes House
News Legislation Would Support Law Enforcement Response to Individuals in Crisis WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after their Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, which supports suicide prevention efforts in jails, mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and other programs that have helped law enforcement assist […]
Cornyn Blasts Manchin’s New Build Back Broke Bill
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Raising taxes on job creators, crushing energy producers with new regulations, and stifling innovators looking for new cures will only make this recession worse, not better. WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to reports that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) had […]
Cornyn’s Mental Health and School Safety Bill Signed Into Law
News This bill includes important targeted reforms, complete with robust due process protections that I believe will keep our children and our communities safe while respecting Second Amendment rights. Will it save lives? I believe the answer to that is yes, and that makes this worth doing. Unless a person is adjudicated mentally ill or […]
VIDEO: Senate Passes Cornyn’s Mental Health and School Safety Bill One Month After Uvalde
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook For too long some politicians have tried to pit the right to live in a safe community against the constitutional right to keep and bear arms… This is a false choice. Law-abiding gun owners are not the problem. No parent should ever fear for the […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook No parent wants to send their child to school fearful for their safety. This bill… does not infringe on the rights of law-abiding gun owners. They’re not the problem. I think we’ve threaded the needle in a way that protects the right of law-abiding citizens, […]
Cornyn’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Endorsed by Key Groups, Editorial Boards
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The bill preserves gun rights while trying to keep guns away from the dangerous. That’s a step forward. – WSJ Editorial Board WASHINGTON – A coalition of leading law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, and education groups have endorsed Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, […]
Cornyn, Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook WASHINGTON – Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement: “Today, we finalized bipartisan, commonsense legislation to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Our legislation […]