Cornyn Statement on Biden Admin.’s Reversal of Their Reversal of Texas’ Medicaid Waiver
I’m glad they’ve now reversed themselves, but this was a boneheaded move that could have cost lives. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Biden Administration’s Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) Director reversed their earlier decision to rescind Texas’ previously-approved 1115 waiver and put the health of low-income and […]
Cornyn Joins Bipartisan Bill to Delay Ending Title 42
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined U.S. Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to introduce the Public Health and Border Security Act to require all COVID-19 related national states of emergency to be lifted before Title 42 is officially terminated. The legislation was supported by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Thune […]
Cornyn Votes ‘No’ on Supreme Court Nominee
The promise of equal justice under law requires judges to follow the law regardless of their own personal feelings about the policies’. Judge Jackson will attempt to use her vast legal skills to deliver specific results and get outside of her lane by making judge-made laws that are not supported by the text of the […]
Cornyn, Cardin, Wicker, Shaheen Applaud Senate Passage of Lend-Lease Bill for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) released the following statements after their Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, a bill to authorize the President to enter into lend-lease agreements with Ukraine to provide military equipment to protect civilians, passed the Senate. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) were original […]
Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Bill
Legislation Would Support Training for Law Enforcement Officers to Safely and Effectively Respond to People in Crisis WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to equip law enforcement officers with the tools to effectively and safely respond to people in crisis. The bill […]
Cornyn Bill to Allow Unspent Dollars for Infrastructure, Disaster Relief Included in COVID Aid Package
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bipartisan State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act was included in the COVID-19 relief package: “When the pandemic began, states, counties and cities quickly pivoted to protect public health which meant many transportation improvement projects were […]
Cornyn Votes Against Supreme Court Nominee in Committee
A judge must call balls and strikes, and given what I’ve seen and her unwillingness to disclose her judicial philosophy and disavow an expansionist view of unenumerated rights, I have concerns that Judge Jackson will be pinch hitting for one team or the other. WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Joins Fox News Sunday on Immigration, Ukraine, Midterm Elections
If you eliminate Title 42, the Border Patrol tells me they will lose control, and the people who will benefit the most are the drug cartels. The Ukrainians are fighting for their very lives, and I would give them everything they need faster than we are right now. I wouldn’t trust Vladimir Putin any farther […]
Cornyn to Vote No on Judge Jackson’s Nomination to Supreme Court
Since Judge Jackson’s nomination was announced, I made it clear that I would go into this process with an open mind, just as I’ve tried to do with each Supreme Court nominee that’s come before the Judiciary Committee during my time in the Senate. Ultimately, I fear Judge Jackson has a blind spot when it […]
Cornyn, Arrington, Gonzales Pass Bill to Honor Fallen Border Patrol Agent
Rocksprings Border Patrol Station Renamed after Agent Donna Doss WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act, which would rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Leads Effort to Extend Title 42 to Help Surging Border Crisis
We’ve had a historic number of what are euphemistically called border encounters. The problem is, this is a hodgepodge of everything from economic migrants, to sex offenders, to drug dealers, to people who are convicted felons. Border Patrol tell me that if Title 42 expires, without a plan being put into place…they will simply lose […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Introduce Reauthorization of Landmark Anti-Human Trafficking Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation yesterday to reauthorize their Abolish Human Trafficking Act, which has strengthened key programs supporting survivors of human trafficking and provided resources to law enforcement officials since becoming law in 2018. “For the last four years, the Abolish Human Trafficking Act has changed […]
Cornyn, Stabenow, Grassley Introduce Bill to Help Find Missing Foster Youth
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), along with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), today introduced the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, which would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families to provide better […]
Cornyn Travels to Poland, Germany
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) returned from a congressional delegation (CODEL) to Poland and Germany this weekend. The delegation included Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Angus King (I-ME), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Roger Marshall (R-KS). Photos from the CODEL […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Promises ‘Thorough But Civil’ Supreme Court Hearing for Judge Jackson
I’m a bit troubled by some of the positions you’ve taken in arguments that you have made representing people who have committed terrorist acts against the United States and other dangerous criminals. I’m also interested, as others have mentioned, in your opinion why pro-abortion, dark money groups like Demand Justice and anti-religious liberty groups are […]