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 […]
Cornyn Files Amendment to Remove Controversial Wage Provision from Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after filing an amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act last week to remove the political, unnecessary Davis-Bacon provisions added during the committee process that are jeopardizing the funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. You can view text of the amendment here. […]
Cornyn: Controversial Wage Provision Jeopardizing Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the political provisions inserted by Senate Democrats into the Endless Frontier Act that are jeopardizing the funding for his widely-supported Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The strong support for this […]
Cornyn Opposes Controversial Wage Provision Attached to Semiconductor Funding
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the unnecessary provisions impeding the passage of funding for his Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, which was signed into law last year as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “As […]
Sen. Cornyn, Rep. Bacon Introduce Back the Blue Act
WASHINGTON – During National Police Week, today U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Back the Blue Act, which would increase the penalties for criminals who intentionally target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. “Our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day […]
Cornyn Pushes Senate to Reject CMS Nominee Over Texas Medicaid Waiver Reversal
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure’s nomination to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Biden Administration’s decision to rescind Texas’ 1115 waiver and put the health of low-income and uninsured Texans in jeopardy in an effort to force the state to accept […]
Cornyn Urges Support for F-35s Built in Fort Worth in Upcoming Defense Spending
FORT WORTH – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday urged leadership of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee to prioritize continued support for the F-35 Lightning II program in forthcoming defense authorization and spending bills. Sen. Cornyn has long been an advocate for a robust fleet of F-35s, built in Fort […]
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 […]