Cornyn Votes to Confirm Howard Lutnick for Commerce Secretary
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Howard Lutnick was confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce: “I have no doubt that Howard Lutnick has the experience and expertise to lead the Department of Commerce and help enact President Trump’s economic agenda. I was proud to support […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Repeal the Death Tax
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after he and 45 of his Senate GOP colleagues introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act, which would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax: “An added financial burden is the last thing families should have to deal with […]
Cornyn: Bondi & Patel Will Restore Trust in Our Justice System
News My goal for the Department of Justice and the FBI is to restore the nonpartisan functioning of our country’s chief law enforcement agencies. President Trump’s Attorney General will have a chance to turn the page from Merrick Garland’s failures by reversing the partisan hackery that has been a part and parcel of President Biden’s […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Brooke Rollins for USDA Secretary
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Brooke Rollins was confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): “Brooke Rollins is a lifelong Texan with deep agricultural roots and a passion for public service, all of which make her the perfect choice by President Trump to lead […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS Secretary
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “As HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. will lead with a fresh perspective and renewed focus on the physical and mental health of Texans and all […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Child Exploitation
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Representatives Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) today introduced the PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program: […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Tulsi Gabbard for DNI
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence (DNI): “Congratulations to Tulsi Gabbard on her confirmation to be the next Director of National Intelligence. I’m confident Tulsi will continue to be a fierce defender against current and emerging threats and an […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Champions Texas’ Request for Border Security Reimbursement
News While every state became a border state during the last administration, there are costs that Texas had to shoulder that our neighbors have not. It’s just fair and right and just for Texas taxpayers to be made whole for the border security responsibilities it took on as a result of President Biden’s dereliction of […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Praises Trump Admin for Ending Disastrous Biden Energy Policies
News President Biden’s energy agenda put Texas workers, and their families, and our national security last. Thankfully, that’s not where the story ends. President Trump and Secretary Wright are now at the helm. I look forward to working with President Trump and his administration to unleash American energy through an all-of-the-above approach so that Texas […]
Cornyn Joins Pfluger-led Resolution to Block Biden’s Waste Emission Charge
News Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval Will Alleviate Burden on U.S. Domestic Energy Production WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) last week cosponsored a bicameral Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval led in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) to block the implementation of the Biden administration’s waste emissions charge on oil […]
Cornyn Praises Trump Executive Order Blocking Unconstitutional ATF Rule
News Executive Order Complements Sen. Cornyn’s CRA Fighting Back Against Biden’s Unconstitutional ATF Rule PALM BEACH, FL – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on President Trump’s signing of an Executive Order safeguarding the Second Amendment that included language supporting Sen. Cornyn’s joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Russ Vought for OMB Director
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Russell Vought was confirmed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): “It’s no secret that Joe Biden’s handling of our economy was a disaster. As the Director of OMB during President Trump’s first term, Russ Vought is the right […]
Cornyn Questions USTR Nominee Greer on China, Outbound Investment Prohibition Proposal
News CORNYN: ‘[President Trump] is exactly right to insist upon reciprocity as a principle. Do you agree that reciprocity ought to be the basic principle that drives our trade policy?’ GREER: ‘We do have to have a balanced relationship.’ WASHINGTON – Today during the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Jamieson Greer to […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Direct Space Traffic in Low-Earth Orbit
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) today introduced their Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in (SAFE) Orbit Act, which would encourage the development of commercial space capabilities by directing the […]
Cornyn Fact-checks Democrats’ Hysteria on Deportations
News To the Democrats who would decry these arrests, would you want these criminals to be your neighbor? I’m going to guess the answer’s no. When the mainstream media and our Democratic colleagues engage in fearmongering about these so-called mass deportations, I hope people remember we’re talking primarily about criminals. By ending President Biden’s open-border […]