Cornyn: Partisan Activist Gupta Unfit for DOJ Role
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Vanita Gupta’s nomination to be Associate Attorney General ahead of the Senate’s vote to discharge her nomination out of the Judiciary Committee, where she failed to garner any Republican support. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The passionate […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Call for Investigation into Avantor’s Ties to Mexican Narcotics Trade
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to Attorney General Garland and Acting SEC Chair Lee requesting an investigation into the chemical firm Avantor’s role in drug trafficking and the opioid epidemic […]
Sens. Cornyn, Cruz, Cramer, Crapo, Inhofe, Tillis, Braun Introduce the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Mike Braun (R-IN) today introduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act. This bill prohibits federal regulators from arbitrarily forcing banking institutions to terminate their relationships with legal businesses solely because the operations of the […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that were signed into law as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. […]
Cornyn Calls for Federal Investigation into Child Abuse Allegations at San Antonio Migrant Facility
AUSTIN — Following Governor Greg Abbott’s press conference announcing allegations of child abuse at a migrant facility in San Antonio, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called for a federal investigation into the treatment of children at the facility: “Unaccompanied children that arrive at our border have already endured dangerous conditions at home and a treacherous journey […]
Cornyn Bill Would Allow Servicemembers Time to Grieve Deceased Children
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill to allow servicemembers time to grieve the death of their newborn babies. The Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act – named after the deceased daughter of Major Matthew Checketts, an Active Duty Airman based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland – amends current leave policy for servicemembers so their […]
Cornyn Calls for Judiciary Hearings on Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wrote a letter to their Democrat counterparts, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety Chairman Alex Padilla (D-CA), requesting an open hearing on the crisis at the border and testimony from Department of Homeland Security […]
Cornyn Details Vanita Gupta’s Involvement with Company Tied to Mexican Narcotics Trade
WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed how Vanita Gupta’s ties to the firm Avantor, which sells a chemical involved in the illicit drug trade in Mexico, disqualify her for the position of Associate Attorney General. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The […]
Cornyn Targets Gupta Over Ties to Firm Linked to Mexican Narcotics Trade
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the ties of Vanita Gupta, nominee to be Associate Attorney General, to the firm Avantor, which sells a chemical that has been linked to the illicit drug trade in Mexico. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “A Bloomberg […]
Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Streamline Infrastructure Investment
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development (RAPID) Act, which would streamline the application process for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program and increase transparency in vetting the projects requesting these funds. “TIFIA loans have supported numerous important transportation projects in Texas, but the […]
Cornyn, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect U.S. Law Enforcement Serving Abroad
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, a bill to ensure individuals who have killed or attempted to kill U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be brought to justice and prosecuted in the United States. “U.S. law enforcement officers […]
Cornyn, Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Federal Taxes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) today reintroduced their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes. It would also codify current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance that makes restitution payments made to […]
Cornyn, Sinema Ask Biden to Address Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) wrote a letter to President Biden asking him to address the surge in migrants at the southern border and reaffirming their commitment to work on bipartisan legislation to help solve this crisis. They wrote, “We write to urge you to use your full authorities to effectively […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Biden Should Visit Border to See Crisis Firsthand
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed how President Biden’s immigration policies are exacerbating the crisis on the border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s interview are below, and video can be found here. “They simply are making things worse, and my hope is the President will come to the border.” “All they […]
Cornyn Receives Briefing from All Five Texas Border Patrol Sectors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined a video conference call with U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chiefs and Directors of U.S. Customs & Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations in Texas for a briefing on enforcement efforts along the Texas-Mexico border. The operational briefing focused on the challenges to federal law enforcement officials due […]