PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with City of Del Rio Leaders
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with leaders from the City of Del Rio including Mayor Al Arreola and City Manager Shawna Burkhart, to discuss increasing legitimate trade and travel, easing congestion at ports of entry, improving safety, and expediting presidential permits for key bridge expansion projects in the region, specifically […]
Cornyn on President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress: “Tonight, President Trump laid out his vision to renew the American dream, which he is already putting into action at an unprecedented pace. In just over six weeks, the President has made historic strides to reduce […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Welcomes Chairman George as Guest for Trump Address
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today welcomed Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George to Washington D.C., as his guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress this evening. They discussed President Trump’s historic border security efforts and Sen. Cornyn’s fight to reimburse the State of Texas for costs associated with Operation Lone Star, […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Previews President Trump’s Joint Address, Highlights Border Wins
News I look forward to attending the President’s address, and I am happy to welcome my friend, Abraham George, who will join me as a guest. One of the most important consequences of President Trump’s election on November the 5th was… re-establishing border security, and the people of this great country are safer for it. […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Linda McMahon for Education Secretary
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after former Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon was confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education: “Linda McMahon and I collaborated closely during the pandemic to support Texas’ small businesses, and I know in this new capacity she will work with President […]
Cornyn, Coons Introduce Bill to Strengthen State Department’s Taiwan Strategy
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act to require the U.S. Department of State to review and update its policy guidance regarding Taiwan no less than every five years and deliver a report to Congress within 90 days in light of the rapidly […]
Cornyn, Luján, Tuberville Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Frozen Produce for SNAP Participants
News Introduction Comes During National Nutrition & National Frozen Food Month WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), today introduced the Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce (SHOPP) Act, which would expand access to frozen fruits and vegetables through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “Access […]
Cornyn Supports Hearing Protection Act to Deregulate Firearm Suppressors
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in support of the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove sound suppressors from regulation under the National Firearms Act and ensure that purchasing a firearm suppressor is treated the same as purchasing a long gun: “For too long, firearm suppressors have been overregulated […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Votes for Fentanyl Bill, Slams Dems’ Delay Tactics
News The longer we delay in the permanent scheduling of these fentanyl-related substances, the more people are simply just going to die. AUSTIN – Yesterday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) scorched Democrats for slow-walking consideration of the Halt Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule […]
Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Combat Illicit Gold Mining
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the U.S. Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act to require a comprehensive strategy from the U.S. Secretary of State to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere: “Criminal organizations and authoritarian regimes will do whatever it takes to enrich themselves, […]
Cornyn Files Amicus Brief in Support of Texas’ Position on Habeas Corpus Finality
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) filed an amicus brief today in support of the State of Texas’ position in Rivers v. Guerrero, which is an Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) case on appeal from the Fifth Circuit. A copy of the brief can be found here. “Rivers’s petition relies on a […]
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 the U.S. Research Protection Act to shield American research from malign foreign influence by updating language in the CHIPS and Science Act to include additional restrictions against programs sponsored by countries of concern: “In a world where competition turns into hostility […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with families from American Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism United who lost loved ones in heinous terrorist attacks across the globe, including the Copeland family, whom Sen. Cornyn previously met with. Sen. Cornyn yesterday introduced his American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act. This legislation would […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Jamieson Greer for U.S. Trade Representative
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Jamieson Greer was confirmed as United States Trade Representative (USTR): “As USTR under President Trump, Jamieson Greer will put American interests back at the forefront of our trade agenda. I was glad to support his confirmation, and I look forward to working […]
Cornyn on Progress Made to Enact President Trump’s America First Agenda
News What matters is not whether the talking heads in the media or people across the country see this as a Senate bill or a House bill – that’s inconsequential. What matters is that it is President Trump’s agenda that we are implementing, as mandated by the American people last November 5th. We need to […]