Cornyn, Feinstein Bill to Close Loophole Enabling Illegal Opioid Distribution Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released the following statements after their Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act, which would help prevent bad actors from creating shell entities or using registration loopholes to continue to distribute opioids at alarming rates and provide more transparency and accountability for pharmacies seeking to […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Cornyn-Blumenthal Bill to Lower Drug Costs by Preventing Patent System Abuse
WASHINGTON – Today the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved legislation authored by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system. Blumenthal and Cornyn’s remarks during this morning’s markup are available for download here. The bipartisan Affordable […]
Cornyn, Feinstein Bill to Stop Chemical Companies & Pharmacies Who Break Rules from Selling Controlled Substances Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released the following statements after their Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants (DEBAR) Act passed the Senate unanimously last night: “Thousands of Texans die each year from opioid overdoses, and the pandemic has exacerbated the grip drugs like fentanyl have on our communities,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This legislation would stop […]
Cornyn, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Augment National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) today introduced the Suicide and Crisis Outreach Prevention Enhancement Act, which would expand and enhance the capacity of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and mental health crisis centers. The bill aims to increase awareness of the Lifeline through […]
Cornyn Pushes Senate to Reject CMS Nominee Over Texas Medicaid Waiver Reversal
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Biden Administration’s decision to rescind Texas’ 1115 waiver and put the health of low-income and uninsured Texans in jeopardy in an effort to force the state to accept […]
Cornyn, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Generic Drugs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) yesterday introduced the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act, which would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a shared savings demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program. “Texans who need lifesaving medication shouldn’t have to pay through […]
Cornyn Remarks on Biden Reversal of Texas’s Medicaid Waiver
WASHINGTON – Yesterday U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) shared his frustration that the Biden Administration has rescinded Texas’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Extension in the Senate Finance Committee. He currently has a hold on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until he can get more clarity from the […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Support Mental Health Treatment for Incarcerated Individuals Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statements after the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act, which would authorize grants to allow law enforcement to partner with mental health providers in the community on treatment and crisis stabilization services for incarcerated individuals and promote community-based care upon reentry, was signed […]
Cornyn Bill Blocking E-Cigarette Sales to Children Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, which would block online sales of electronic cigarettes to children, was signed into law: “Children’s use of electronic cigarettes has been linked to an increased risk of contracting COVID-19, and this legislation would help […]
Cornyn Bill Blocking E-Cigarette Sales to Children Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, which would block online sales of electronic cigarettes to children, passed the Senate as part of the omnibus funding legislation: “The use of electronic cigarettes among children has become more and more pervasive, with a third of […]
Senate Passes Cornyn, Blumenthal, Tillis, Feinstein Bill to Support Mental Health Treatment for Incarcerated Individuals
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after the Senate passed the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act yesterday, which would authorize grants to allow law enforcement to partner with mental health providers on treatment and crisis stabilization services for incarcerated individuals and promote community-based care upon […]
Cornyn Urges Texans to Remain Vigilant on Virus, Calls for Passage of Mental Health Bill
WASHINGTON –Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) urged Texans to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and health care workers from the coronavirus. He also discussed the pandemic’s impact on mental health and his Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act, which would authorize grants to allow law enforcement to partner with mental health […]
Cornyn Earns ‘A’ Rating for Fighting Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) earned a perfect ‘A’ rating from the nonprofit U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking (USIAHT) for his record authoring and supporting legislation to end human trafficking in Texas and around the globe. “Since even before I set foot in the U.S. Senate, combatting human trafficking has been a top priority of […]
Cornyn, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Nearly Triple Suicide Prevention Funding
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Doug Jones (D-AL) today introduced the Suicide and Crisis Outreach Prevention Enhancement Act, which would increase funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) program from $7.2 million to $20 million per year and provide greater flexibility for participants to raise awareness of […]
Cornyn Votes to Protect Texans with Pre-Existing Conditions
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after he voted to take up the Protect Act, a bill to protect Texans with pre-existing conditions and ensure they will never be denied health care coverage or be charged more because of a pre-existing condition. Sen. Cornyn became an original cosponsor of the Protect Act in April 2019. […]