Cornyn Bills Would Honor Pearland Mayor Reid, Former Lt. Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after introducing two bills to rename U.S. Post Offices in Pearland, Texas and Houston, Texas after Pearland Mayor Tom Reid and former Harris County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was killed in the line of duty last year. Companion bills have been introduced in […]
Cornyn Anuncia Una Audiencia del Senado sobre su Proyecto de Ley para Establecer un Museo Smithsonian para Latinos
WASHINGTON – El senador John Cornyn (R-TX) hoy anunció que el Comité de Reglas del Senado celebrará una audiencia sobre La Ley del Museo Nacional del Latinoamericano, su proyecto de ley para autorizar a la Institución Smithsonian a crear un museo para honrar a los latinoamericanos. El sen. Cornyn testificará a la audiencia, programada para el 17 de […]
Cornyn Announces Senate Hearing on Bill to Establish Latino Smithsonian
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced the Senate Rules Committee will hold a hearing on the National Museum of the American Latino Act, his bill to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to create a museum honoring American Latinos. Sen. Cornyn will testify at the hearing, scheduled for November 17th. “In Texas, we know American history […]
Cornyn, Menendez Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Uyghur Human Rights Abuses by China as Genocide
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) yesterday introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate human rights abuses perpetrated by the People’s Republic of China against the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide. The resolution would hold China accountable under the 1948 United Nations […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Judge Barrett to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) gave the following remarks on the Senate floor before voting to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be Associate Justice to the Supreme Court. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “There’s no question that Judge Barrett has a brilliant legal mind, a deep respect […]
Cornyn Pushes Army to Open El Paso Medical Center for Increased Bed Capacity
WASHINGTON – In response to a surge of COVID-19 cases in El Paso, today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called Assistant Secretary of Defense Kenneth Rapuano to request he open the William Beaumont Army Medical Center to relieve pressure on El Paso area medical facilities that have run out of bed space. Earlier this week, the […]
Cornyn Earns ‘A’ Rating for Fighting Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) earned a perfect ‘A’ rating from the nonprofit U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking (USIAHT) for his record authoring and supporting legislation to end human trafficking in Texas and around the globe. “Since even before I set foot in the U.S. Senate, combatting human trafficking has been a top priority of […]
Cornyn Urges Trump Administration to Ensure U.S. Energy Gets Fair Treatment from Mexico
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today wrote President Trump requesting that the Administration work with Mexico to ensure that in the spirit of the recently-signed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), energy trade between the U.S. and Mexico remains fair to U.S. energy companies. They wrote: “As you know, Mexico is the largest export market for U.S. petroleum […]
Cornyn’s Save Our Stages Act Adds 51st Cosponsor
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced the Save Our Stages Act, his bill to provide relief to music and entertainment venues suffering because of the coronavirus pandemic, now has support of the majority of the U.S. Senate. “Each day these venues’ doors remain shut, countless Texans pass another day without a paycheck,” said Sen. Cornyn. “All the […]
Cornyn Praises Mexico’s Agreement to Fulfill Water Obligations to Texas Under 1944 Treaty
WASHINGTON –Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) celebrated the announcement that Mexico will fulfill its water delivery obligations to Texas in compliance with the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: “Texas’ border communities will welcome this news that Mexico has committed to fulfilling its water obligations to the United States,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Farmers, ranchers, and families who rely upon […]
Judge Barrett Voted Unanimously in Committee to be Next Supreme Court Justice
WASHINGTON –Today after the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) lamented the decision made by his Democratic colleagues to skip the meeting. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “I just find this to be a […]
VIDEO: Cornyn, Senate Again Tries to Pass More COVID Relief for Texans
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked coronavirus relief legislation for Texans again today, the fourth time since July: Video of this statement is available here. “As America’s war against COVID-19 rages on, our ammunition is quickly dwindling.” “Congress has provided more than $3 trillion in relief to strengthen our […]
Cornyn, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Nearly Triple Suicide Prevention Funding
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Doug Jones (D-AL) today introduced the Suicide and Crisis Outreach Prevention Enhancement Act, which would increase funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) program from $7.2 million to $20 million per year and provide greater flexibility for participants to raise awareness of […]
Sen. Cornyn Expresses Support for The Quad, Australia’s Return to Exercise Malabar
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator and Senate India Caucus Chair John Cornyn (R-TX), along with a bipartisan group of senators, sent a letter to Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu expressing support for India’s decision to invite Australia to participate in the annual Exercise Malabar. The letter was led by U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) […]
Cornyn: Senate to Vote on COVID Relief Bill This Week
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the Senate will vote on a $500 billion coronavirus relief bill, which contains funding for testing, additional federal unemployment benefits, and an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program: “We already passed $3.8 trillion worth of COVID-19 relief, and I believe we […]