Resources for Cornyn Measure to Incentivize U.S. Semiconductor Production Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that passed the Senate this evening as part of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. The CHIPS for America Act passed last year […]
Cornyn: VP Harris Travels to the Wrong Place
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) lamented the Vice President’s decision to visit Guatemala instead of the U.S.-Mexico border and offered to meet with her and President Biden to discuss his Bipartisan Border Solutions Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The only problem is she’s […]
What They’re Saying: Cornyn’s Bipartisan Border Solutions Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)’s Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, the only bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the surge in migrants coming across our southern border, has garnered support from immigration groups, elected officials, and business organizations. You can learn more about this legislation here. National Border Patrol Council: “It will target resources to those of us directly […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Honors Texas’s Newest Servicemembers on Memorial Day
AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today gathered more than 100 Texas cadets and midshipmen headed to U.S. service academies for a virtual send-off ceremony. This summer, these young Texans will matriculate at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and […]
Cornyn, Sinema Ask DHS to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions on Ports of Entry
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to commit to a timeframe to lift COVID-related travel restrictions on non-essential traffic through land ports of entry (LPOEs). They wrote, “In light of the substantial progress the United States has […]
Cornyn Urges Colleagues to Remove Controversial Wage Provision from Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) urged his colleagues to support his amendment to remove a controversial wage provision jeopardizing funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Leaving this language in the bill, I […]
Cornyn Praises Capito, Senate Republican Compromise Infrastructure Proposal
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and other Senate Republicans unveiled their compromise counterproposal to the White House’s plan to fund infrastructure improvements across the nation: “I applaud Senator Capito and the rest of my colleagues for their hard work on this legislation, which will […]
New Cornyn Bill Eases Federal Reimbursement Process for Extreme Weather Events
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Fixing Infrastructure Damaged by Disasters Act, legislation to expand the authorization of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Emergency Repair Program (ERP) to permit reimbursements to states significantly impacted by major weather events, like this year’s winter freeze. Currently, ERP guidance prevents the Dept. of Transportation from reimbursing states for […]
Cornyn: Wyden Energy Bill Costly and Ineffective
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) decried Democrats’ socialist energy policies that would produce worse outcomes for more money than innovative solutions like his LEADING Act, which was signed into law last year. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “We’re often recognized as an oil and […]
Cornyn Files Amendment to Remove Controversial Wage Provision from Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after filing an amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act last week to remove the political, unnecessary Davis-Bacon provisions added during the committee process that are jeopardizing the funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. You can view text of the amendment here. […]
Cornyn: Controversial Wage Provision Jeopardizing Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the political provisions inserted by Senate Democrats into the Endless Frontier Act that are jeopardizing the funding for his widely-supported Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The strong support for this […]
Cornyn Opposes Controversial Wage Provision Attached to Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the unnecessary provisions impeding the passage of funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, which was signed into law last year as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “As […]
Sen. Cornyn, Rep. Bacon Introduce Back the Blue Act
WASHINGTON – During National Police Week, today U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Back the Blue Act, which would increase the penalties for criminals who intentionally target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. “Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day […]
Cornyn Pushes Senate to Reject CMS Nominee Over Texas Medicaid Waiver Reversal
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Biden Administration’s decision to rescind Texas’ 1115 waiver and put the health of low-income and uninsured Texans in jeopardy in an effort to force the state to accept […]
Cornyn Urges Support for F-35s Built in Fort Worth in Upcoming Defense Spending
FORT WORTH – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday urged leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee to prioritize continued support for the F-35 Lightning II program in forthcoming defense authorization and spending bills. Sen. Cornyn has long been an advocate for a robust fleet of F-35s, built in Fort […]