Cornyn-Supported Bill to Authorize New VA Facilities in Texas Signed Into Law
News Will Bring More Than $1.2B to Texas for VA Mental Health & Medical Facilities AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, legislation he cosponsored to authorize the construction of new VA medical facilities to improve the quality of […]
Senate Passes Cornyn, Booker Bill to Help Law Enforcement Better Prosecute Child Abusers
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the following statements after their Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in existing criminal child sexual abuse statues to help law enforcement better prosecute offenders and protect victims, passed the Senate: “Perpetrators who attack our children must face consequences […]
Cornyn, Tillis, Collins Op-Ed: The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is Cause for Optimism
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Susan Collins (R-ME) authored the following op-ed in Newsweek highlighting the mental health and school safety provisions included in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law on June 25, 2022, to address specific concerns that have led to mass shootings. The Bipartisan […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Cruz, Manchin Bill to Rename Border Patrol Checkpoint After Fallen Agent James Dominguez Passes Senate
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Joe Manchin (I-WV) today released the following statements after the Senate passed their James R. Dominguez Memorial Act, a bill that would rename the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, after James Ray […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Rename Border Patrol Checkpoint After Fallen Agent James Dominguez Passes Senate
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today released the following statements after the Senate passed their James R. Dominguez Memorial Act, a bill that would rename the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County after James Ray Dominguez, a Border Patrol agent who tragically […]
Cornyn Demands Answers on Reports that FEMA Avoided Trump Supporters’ Homes During Hurricane Recovery Efforts
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Mike Braun (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jim Risch (R-ID), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Tim Scott (R-SC), yesterday sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Praises Trump’s Defense & National Security Nominees
News It is no exaggeration to say we are perhaps at the most dangerous environment geopolitically since World War II. I’m glad to see President Trump has selected military veteran Pete Hegseth as the next Defense Secretary, Representative Mike Waltz as the National Security Advisor, and our friend and colleague Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary […]
Cornyn, Padilla Introduce Bill to Safeguard U.S. Research Against Foreign Adversaries
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) today introduced legislation to shield U.S. research from malign foreign influence by updating language in the CHIPS and Science Act: “In a world where competition turns into hostility all too often, we must do everything in our power to safeguard American ingenuity against […]
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 New IBWC-Mexico Agreement on Water Dispute
News Urges State Department to Hold Mexico Accountable for Withholding Deliveries WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) within the U.S. Department of State signed an agreement with Mexico on the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana […]
Cornyn Statement on President Trump’s Victory
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the results of the Presidential election: “Congratulations to President Trump on his historic victory. Texans have made their voices heard and have had enough of Democrats’ failed policies and absent leadership. Faced with higher costs for just about everything, a wide-open southern border, and […]
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, Colleagues Demand Answers from Biden-Harris Admin on Destruction of U.S. Immigration Policies
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Tim Scott (R-SC), today sent a letter to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and U.S. […]
Cornyn Presses Mayorkas for Answers on Vetting of Afghan Parolee Charged in Connection with Terror Plot
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting more information in light of reports […]
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 […]