Cornyn Introduces the Jenna Quinn Law to Help Prevent Child Abuse
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) last week introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity on how to prevent, recognize, and report child sexual abuse. The bill is named […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Discusses Border Crisis and the Biden Administration on Sunday Morning Futures
It is a crisis. When a similar surge happened a few years ago, President Obama himself called it a ‘humanitarian crisis,’ and as I suggested, this is going to get nothing but worse as the spring comes. Everything his Administration has done with the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate have been partisan so […]
Cornyn, Hassan Introduce the Jenna Quinn Law to Help Prevent Child Abuse
Encourages Community-Based Prevention Education and Training for Teachers, Caregivers, and Students WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Cuellar, Gonzales Urge DHS to Vaccinate Border Law Enforcement Amid Migrant Surge
WASHINGTON — Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) encouraged Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to ensure DHS law enforcement officers and agents receive immediate access to the COVID-19 vaccine and inquired about efforts to keep DHS law enforcement safe. […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Texas Facing Border Crisis Due to Biden Admin Immigration Policies
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ Special Report, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the consequences of the Biden Administration’s immigration policies and the looming humanitarian crisis at the border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s interview are below, and video can be found here. “Unfortunately, we’ve seen this movie before.” “The Biden Administration seems determined to reverse all of […]
Cornyn, Leahy Introduce Bill to Enhance Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) today introduced the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act to authorize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to work with the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC) to help prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks at the national, state, and local levels. “Our communities must be prepared to defend […]
Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Background Check System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the NICS Denial Notification Act, bipartisan legislation that would help states enforce existing laws against individuals who attempt to purchase firearms but have no legal right to do so. This bill would require federal authorities to alert state and local law enforcement within 24 hours when an ineligible individual […]
Cornyn Announces Texas Schools Can Provide Free Meals to Students Through Summer with New USDA Extension
WASHINGTON—Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will extend its waiver allowing schools to continue to serve no-cost meals to low-income students during school closures this summer. Sen. Cornyn supported this waiver when he voted for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act last March. The waiver negates the National School Lunch Act requirement that […]
Cornyn Votes Against Wasteful $1.9 Trillion Mislabeled “COVID Relief” Bill
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill: “Republicans and Democrats worked together last year in a true show of unity to provide roughly $4 trillion in relief across five bipartisan bills. We could have built on that record this year, but instead Democrats put […]
All Democrats Block More Funding for Migrant Children in Growing Border Crisis
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today condemned Senate Democrats for voting to block his amendment to the COVID-19 ‘Relief’ bill to address the growing humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Sen. Cornyn’s amendment would have shifted funding in the COVID-19 ‘Relief’ bill from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund bed space for unaccompanied […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Blasts Biden’s Bungling of Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) excoriated President Biden for his administration’s failure to appropriately address the growing crisis on America’s southern border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “I think the Biden Administration has miscalculated.” “If they think a radio ad in Guatemala […]
New Cornyn Video: Liberal Wish List
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released a new video highlighting the liberal wish list items Democrats have included in their so-called “COVID Relief” bill the Senate will soon vote on: Watch Video Here
Cornyn, Feinstein Release Report on Marijuana Usage and Public Health
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), co-Chairman, issued the following statements after the caucus released their report titled, “Cannabis Policy: Public Health and Safety Issues and Recommendations,” which contains a number of findings and recommendations related to cannabis and cannabis policy: “Despite growing […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: Billions States Don’t Need, Lush Leave for Fed Workers: Dems’ COVID Relief is a Mess
WASHINGTON—In advance of the Senate vote on Democrats’ partisan “COVID relief” bill, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram highlighting all the non-COVID related items on the Democrats’ wish list they included in the bill: Billions States Don’t Need, Lush Leave for Fed Workers: Dems’ COVID Relief is a Mess […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Urge Biden Administration to Use Live Event Venues as Vaccine Administration Sites
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a letter to White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Jeff Zients urging the administration to use live event venues as vaccination administration sites. Leveraging live venue facilities holds the potential to further assist in the federal government’s response to this pandemic by helping […]