Cornyn Commemorates Korean Liberation Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today wished Korean Americans living in Texas a Happy Liberation Day. Liberation Day falls on August 15th, the day the Republic of Korea was formed three years after being liberated from Japanese occupation by Allied forces in 1945. Video of his remarks can be found here. “On this day 72 years […]
Cornyn: Texas Small Businesses to Receive $18.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief Grants
WASHINGTON – The Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $18.6 million to numerous small businesses across Texas in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today. These grants will capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been adversely affected […]
Cornyn: All Persons Should be Counted in Census
AUSTIN –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced this week in Harlingen that he believes all persons should be counted in the U.S. Census: “I believe that every person ought to be counted, and the fact that, as Judge Treviño said, we’re so far behind should be a cause of concern for everyone,” Sen. Cornyn said. “There are two […]
Cornyn, Warner Introduce Resolution to Condemn Chinese Aggression at India-China Line of Actual Control
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA), ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced a resolution to condemn the People’s Republic of China’s use of military aggression to change the status quo at the Line of Actual Control between India and China. This follows instances of Chinese military […]
In Harlingen, Cornyn Announces $530 million in Relief Funding for RGV So Far
HARLINGEN –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) that entities in the Rio Grande Valley so far have been allocated $530 million in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress. After thanking front line health care workers and elected officials keeping Texans safe, Sen. Cornyn received a briefing […]
Cornyn Bill to Support Veteran Treatment Courts Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, bipartisan legislation to expand access to veteran treatment courts, was signed into law this weekend: “Texas is home to the first VETS Court established on a military installation at Fort Hood, so we are no stranger to the positive impact […]
Cornyn Supports Texas for Space Command HQ
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John Henderson expressing his full support of hosting the Space Command Headquarters in Fort Worth, Houston, or San Antonio, Texas. He wrote: “The history of U.S. spaceflight is incomplete without mentions of accomplishments made in Texas, by Texans. Texas’ strong connections […]
Cornyn Apoya Cheques de Asistencia Federal Para Texans Casados con Extranjeros
WASHINGTON—El senador John Cornyn (R-TX) hoy anunció su apoyo para La Ley de Alivio al Ciudadano Americano por el Coronavirus, un proyecto de ley para enviar retroactivamente cheques de estímulo económico autorizados en la Ley CARES a los Texans quienes originalmente no calificaron porque su cónyuge es un ciudadano extranjero y no tiene un Número de Seguro Social […]
Cornyn Supports Relief Checks for Texans Married to Foreign Nationals
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced his support for the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act, a bill to retroactively send economic recovery checks authorized by the CARES Act to Texans who did not originally qualify because their spouse is a foreign national and do not have a Social Security Number. “This pandemic has hit all Texans hard, […]
Cornyn Statement on COVID Relief Negotiations
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after negotiations between Democrats and the White House on the next coronavirus relief bill stalled: “Republicans proposed more than $1 trillion for PPE, testing, vaccine development, schools, hospitals, small businesses, and unemployed Texans who continue to struggle,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Republicans also tried multiple times to extend unemployment […]
Cornyn Honors Texas Purple Heart Recipients Ahead of National Purple Heart Day
WASHINGTON – Ahead of National Purple Heart Day tomorrow, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn released the following statement honoring the sacrifices made by Texas’ military servicemen and women past and present: “On Purple Heart Day, we celebrate the service of those who have sacrificed for our nation, not only to lift those individuals up and express our […]
Senate to Stay in Session to Negotiate COVID Relief Bill
WASHINGTON – After U.S. Senator Cornyn (R-TX) called on the Senate not to adjourn for its scheduled August state work period, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) today announced the Senate will stay in session next week to continue negotiations on the next coronavirus relief bill. Earlier this week Sen. Cornyn was the first member […]
Cornyn Resolution Calls for Release of North Texas Veteran Held in Russian Prison
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced a resolution calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and student at the University of North Texas, from Russian prison. The resolution calls for release of all political prisoners, condemns politically motivated imprisonment in the Russian Federation, demands that the Russian […]
Cornyn Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Robust Funding for Economic Injury Disaster Loans in Next COVID Relief Package
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) urging robust funding for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs, and the removal of caps imposed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the […]
What They’re Saying: Cornyn Relief Bill for Live Music Venues
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)’s Save Our Stages Act has earned praise across Texas for its provisions designed to make Small Business Administration grants available for independent live music venue operators affected by COVID-19 and provide six months of financial support to keep venues afloat and preserve a critical cultural and economic industry employing thousands of Texans. […]