Cornyn, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Generic Drugs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) yesterday introduced the Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act, which would direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a shared savings demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products under the Medicare program. “Texans who need lifesaving medication shouldn’t have to pay through […]
Cornyn Responds to Biden Speech: Ignoring Border Crisis Will Make It Worse
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden’s joint address and the lack of attention given to the border crisis in his speech. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The American people heard him speak about many of the same themes that he touched […]
Cornyn, Hagerty, Grassley, Inhofe, Senate GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Jim Inhofe (R-OK), along with several of their Senate GOP colleagues, today introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. This legislation will allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state with concealed carry […]
New Cornyn, Johnson, Brady, Burgess Bill Will Help Strengthen Electric Grid Infrastructure Against Extreme Weather
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Kevin Brady (TX-08), and Michael Burgess (TX-26) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help weatherize electric grids across the nation. The POWER ON Act would assist electricity providers and suppliers with federal funding to protect their facilities and infrastructure against future extreme weather events, like […]
Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Rural STEM Education Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), today reintroduced the Rural STEM Education Act to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and training access in rural communities. “Texas has a booming science and technology sector. Unfortunately, students who lack access to high-quality STEM educations […]
Cornyn Calls on Biden to Present Border Plan During State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) urged President Biden to outline for the American people during tomorrow’s State of the Union address how his Administration plans to handle the migrant crisis. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Tomorrow evening across the Capitol, President Biden will […]
Cornyn, Warner Ask Biden to Increase COVID-19 Assistance to India, Other Nations
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators and Co-Chairs of the Senate India Caucus John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to ramp up efforts to support hard-hit countries like India by providing them with medical supplies and surplus vaccinations as they manage the recent surge in coronavirus infections. They […]
Cornyn, Cuellar, Gonzales Op-Ed: A Bipartisan Solution for Nation’s Out-of-Control Border
WASHINGTON—In response to the ongoing influx of migrants across Texas’s southern border, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News announcing their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the crisis: A Bipartisan Solution for Nation’s Out-of-Control Border Sen. Cornyn, Rep. Cuellar, […]
Cornyn Remarks on Biden Reversal of Texas’s Medicaid Waiver
WASHINGTON – Yesterday U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) shared his frustration that the Biden Administration has rescinded Texas’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Extension in the Senate Finance Committee. He currently has a hold on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until he can get more clarity from the […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Cuellar, Gonzales Introduce The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act to Address Migrant Influx at Border
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) today introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the surge in migrants coming across our southern border. The bill would improve both the Department of Homeland Security’s and the Department of […]
Cornyn: Gupta Would Wage Partisan Warfare at DOJ
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed his opposition to the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General prior to the confirmation vote on the Senate floor. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “High-ranking public officials at the Department of Justice cannot be […]
Cornyn Calls on Democrats to Abandon Reconciliation, Work Together on Targeted Infrastructure-Only Bill
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) offered his support for bipartisan talks on infrastructure pending assurance that Democrats would drop their plan to use the reconciliation process to pass their partisan priorities. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “If our Democratic friends want to act […]
Cornyn: Georgia Voting Reforms Modeled After New York, Bipartisan Carter-Baker Commission
WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed voting rights and the misleading rhetoric surrounding state voting laws like the one passed in Georgia. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Unfortunately, rather than the usual oversight, and fact-finding, and legislative process, it looks like […]
Cornyn Urges Biden Admin to Allow Reconstruction of Levees in South Texas
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to allow the reconstruction of levees along the Rio Grande to protect South Texas from flood damage ahead of hurricane season. The letter follows a video call Sen. Cornyn held with local leaders in Hidalgo County […]
Cornyn Appears on Fox News Sunday with Democrat Chris Coons
WASHINGTON — Today on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) to discuss upcoming opportunities for bipartisan cooperation on key legislative priorities. Excerpts of the interview are below, and video can be found here. On the Biden Presidency and Bipartisanship: “I think we were all encouraged when we heard President Biden […]