Cornyn, Padilla Introduce Bill to Speed Up Immigration Process for Afghan Interpreters Who Assisted US Forces
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced their HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act, which will speed up the process by which Afghan interpreters and translators who assisted US troops during the War on Terror can immigrate to the United States and avoid persecution. “After all the crucial assistance Afghan translators gave our […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Celebrates Senate Passage of His Juneteenth Holiday Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) delivered remarks at a press conference celebrating Senate passage of his bipartisan bill with U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) to designate Juneteenth a federal holiday. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “This is nothing new […]
Cornyn: Biden Must Pressure Putin to Release Trevor Reed
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Putin: “President Biden must stop sitting on his hands when it comes to putting pressure on our adversaries and work to return Americans held captive overseas like Trevor Reed. Anything less would be a failure of leadership,” said Sen. […]
Cornyn Bill to Make Juneteenth National Holiday Passes Senate
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill with U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) to make Juneteenth a federal holiday passed the Senate: “The freedom of all Americans that Texas celebrates every Juneteenth should be celebrated all across the nation,” said Sen. Cornyn. “The passage […]
Cornyn Files Bill to Address Recent Deaths of Fort Hood Soldiers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Servicemember Safety and Security Act, a bipartisan bill which would require military installations to review and improve policies and procedures for reporting missing servicemembers and to partner with local and federal law enforcement to improve information sharing. “As a parent and the son of a veteran, I […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Push SBA to Speed Up Relief to Struggling Live Event Venues
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman urging her to disburse Shuttered Venue Operator Grant funding to struggling live entertainment venues as soon as possible. The legislation that created this program, the Save Our Stages Act, was signed into law more than six […]
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 […]