Cornyn Calls for Judiciary Hearings on Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wrote a letter to their Democrat counterparts, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety Chairman Alex Padilla (D-CA), requesting an open hearing on the crisis at the border and testimony from Department of Homeland Security […]
Cornyn Details Vanita Gupta’s Involvement with Company Tied to Mexican Narcotics Trade
WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed how Vanita Gupta’s ties to the firm Avantor, which sells a chemical involved in the illicit drug trade in Mexico, disqualify her for the position of Associate Attorney General. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The […]
Cornyn Targets Gupta Over Ties to Firm Linked to Mexican Narcotics Trade
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the ties of Vanita Gupta, nominee to be Associate Attorney General, to the firm Avantor, which sells a chemical that has been linked to the illicit drug trade in Mexico. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “A Bloomberg […]
Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Streamline Infrastructure Investment
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development (RAPID) Act, which would streamline the application process for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program and increase transparency in vetting the projects requesting these funds. “TIFIA loans have supported numerous important transportation projects in Texas, but the […]
Cornyn, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect U.S. Law Enforcement Serving Abroad
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today introduced the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act, a bill to ensure individuals who have killed or attempted to kill U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be brought to justice and prosecuted in the United States. “U.S. law enforcement officers […]
Cornyn, Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Federal Taxes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) today reintroduced their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes. It would also codify current Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance that makes restitution payments made to […]
Cornyn, Sinema Ask Biden to Address Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) wrote a letter to President Biden asking him to address the surge in migrants at the southern border and reaffirming their commitment to work on bipartisan legislation to help solve this crisis. They wrote, “We write to urge you to use your full authorities to effectively […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Biden Should Visit Border to See Crisis Firsthand
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed how President Biden’s immigration policies are exacerbating the crisis on the border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s interview are below, and video can be found here. “They simply are making things worse, and my hope is the President will come to the border.” “All they […]
Cornyn Receives Briefing from All Five Texas Border Patrol Sectors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined a video conference call with U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chiefs and Directors of U.S. Customs & Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations in Texas for a briefing on enforcement efforts along the Texas-Mexico border. The operational briefing focused on the challenges to federal law enforcement officials due […]
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 […]