PHOTO: Sen. Cornyn Receives TACHC Health Care Champion Award
News WASHINGTON – Ahead of National Community Health Center Week (August 4-10, 2024), U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with Texas health care leaders, including Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC) CEO & Executive Director Jana Eubank, CommUnityCare CEO Jaeson Fournier, Lone Star Circle of Care CEO Jonathan Calvin, Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program […]
Cornyn to Schumer: Democrat-led Senate Wasting Time Instead of Governing
News The Majority Leader has given us very little time in which to do our jobs, and he’s wasted a lot of that time on unnecessary partisan votes. Strengthening America’s defense… funding the federal government, and safeguarding our food supply—these are the basics of governing, and we’re not doing it. I hope that come November […]
Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Fentanyl-Laced Pill Production
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today introduced their Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which would help stop the production of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills and make it easier for federal law enforcement to take action against cartels’ illegal use […]
Cornyn on Release of Paul Whelan & Evan Gershkovich
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the statement below following the announcement that Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich were released from Russian prison: “I am relieved that Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich will soon return home after years of wrongful detention in Russia. The baseless charges, sham trials, and unjust imprisonment of […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Cruz, Manchin Introduce Bill to Rename Border Patrol Checkpoint After Fallen Agent James Dominguez
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Joe Manchin (I-WV) today introduced the James R. Dominguez Memorial Act. This bill would rename the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas, after James Ray Dominguez, a Border Patrol agent killed on duty on […]
Cornyn Scorches Schumer on Sham Tax Bill Vote
News You don’t put a major tax bill on the floor after waiting six months, the day before we’re supposed to break for August and with very little time left between now and the election. The rushed vote on the Wyden-Smith tax bill is not an honest attempt to pass legislation. I can guarantee we […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Fight Rape Kit Backlog Signed into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after their legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which provides state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits, was signed into law: “Examining DNA evidence is a […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Allow Federal Court Proceedings in West Texas Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Improving Access to Our Courts Act to allow federal court proceedings to be conducted at the U.S. District Court in Alpine, Texas, which is one of the seven U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and serves […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Ensure Crime Victims’ Representatives Receive Restitution Signed into Law
News Bill Requires Offenders to Pay Victims’ Proxies for Related Expenses WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-At-Large) and Lucy McBath (GA-07) released the following statements after their Victims’ Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims’ VOICES) Act, […]
Cornyn-Supported Child Online Protection Bills Pass Senate
News WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Senate passing two landmark child online protection bills he has cosponsored, the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Every day, […]
Cornyn, Lee Introduce SHUSH Act to Simplify Suppressor Rules
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing (SHUSH) Act, which would eliminate the excessive regulation of firearm suppressors by simplifying the purchase process for law-abiding citizens and reducing unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles: “Law-abiding Americans should not be subject to unnecessary federal regulations when purchasing a […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Grills Secret Service Director on Trump Assassination Attempt
News CORNYN: Why would the President be allowed to take to the stage while a suspicious person had been identified and before the Secret Service or local law enforcement were able to investigate the circumstances? ROWE: It was in a failure to challenge our assumptions. CORNYN: Assumptions can be lethal. WASHINGTON – Today in the […]
Cornyn Details Border Czar Harris’ Failures
News Vice President Harris has proven she has no interest – zero interest – in stopping the alarming number of people streaming across the border. The Vice President of the United States, who was appointed the Border Czar by President Biden, has never spoken to the head of the Border Patrol. Vice President Harris has […]
Cornyn Sounds Alarm: Schumer’s Senate Working Just 18 Days Until November
News We have 104 days until the election, and the Senate is scheduled to be in session for only 18 days. That’s about one day a week. The Majority Leader has given us 18 days to complete 14 bills. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrat Leader Schumer’s embarrassingly […]
Cornyn: VP, Democrat Leadership Skipping Netanyahu Speech ‘Disgraceful’
News I think it’s absolutely disgraceful that the most senior members of the Democratic Party have chosen to give the Heisman to one of our closest allies in the Middle East. It’s pandering to the most radical elements of the Democratic base. Eight of the current hostages are American citizens, and the Vice President can’t […]