VIDEO: Cornyn Questions AG Nominee Bondi on DOJ Weaponization, Border Security
News CORNYN: ‘Will you do everything within your power as Attorney General to enforce the laws… to restore security to our southern border?’ BONDI: ‘Yes, Senator. Absolutely.’ WASHINGTON – Today during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Pam Bondi to be U.S. Attorney General under the incoming Trump administration, U.S. Senator John […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt to discuss improving water infrastructure and access to clean water in the region, increasing connectivity for visitors and residents by expanding the Abilene Regional Airport and its service capacity, and reducing burdensome regulations. See photo below. This image is in […]
Cornyn Statement on Nominee Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement on today’s confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee for Pete Hegseth, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense: “I’ve known Pete Hegseth for more than ten years, and he’s been a leader […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Rep. Jackson Introduce Legislation Designating Fritch Post Office in Honor of Volunteer Fire Chief Zeb Smith
News U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a bill yesterday designating the United States Post Office located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas as the “Chief Zeb Smith Post Office.” The bill memorializes the service of Fritch’s former Volunteer Fire Chief who tragically passed away as fires engulfed the […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Grassley, Tillis, Senate GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with 40 of their Senate GOP colleagues, today introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights […]
REMARKS: Cornyn Meets with HHS Secretary Nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) made the following remarks to media after meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “Look forward to working with him, and I intend to support his […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with BAPS Leaders
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) leaders to discuss the Indian-American community’s important contributions to Texas and their robust charitable work throughout the Lone Star State and beyond. As a co-founder of the Senate India Caucus, Sen. Cornyn remains committed to strengthening bilateral […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Meeting with Pres. Trump, Reconciliation Strategy, Laken Riley Act
News What we owe the American people who elected President Trump decisively in this last election is to move his agenda forward. First thing we have to do is all get on the same page, so I appreciate the President coming back to Capitol Hill. What Democrats need to realize is they lost the election […]
Cornyn, Self Bill to Rename Plano VA Clinic in Honor of Congressman Sam Johnson Becomes Law
News On Thursday, January 2nd, President Biden signed into law legislation introduced in the Senate by Senator John Cornyn and in the House by Congressman Keith Self to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano, Texas, the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic.” “Sam Johnson was an American hero, a […]
Cornyn Meets with Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Scott Bessent, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Please see photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Reintroduce Laken Riley Act
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), and his Republican Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and detain migrants who enter the country illegally and commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Outlines Priorities for the 119th Congress
News Our first and most urgent task is to confirm President Trump’s nominees for his cabinet. With his cabinet in place, we can get to work to implement the agenda that Texans and Americans across the country elected a trifecta of Republican leaders to accomplish. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. WASHINGTON – Today on the […]
Cornyn Announces Nearly $60M in Federal Funds Returned to Texans in 2024
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that $56,941,684 in federal funds, including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, payment assistance to active duty military and military retirees, Internal Revenue Service tax refunds, Social Security checks, Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, and more, were returned to Texas constituents in 2024 due to […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Call On Biden ATF to Cease Rulemaking, Focus on Trump Transition
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Risch (R-ID), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach calling on him to suspend and refrain from issuing any further rulemaking […]
Cornyn Announces New Committee Assignments for 119th Congress
News Senator Joins Foreign Relations and Budget Committees AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement announcing that he will serve as a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Budget Committees during the 119th Congress, in addition to the three committees on which he currently serves: “For the past four […]