Cornyn, Harris Bill to Help Border Counties Identify Missing Migrants Passes Senate
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act, a bipartisan bill he authored with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) to help local jurisdictions improve the recording and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains found along the U.S.-Mexico border: “I’ve heard from too many […]
Cornyn Presiona para un Museo Smithsonian para Latinos en una Audiencia del Senado
WASHINGTON – Hoy el senador John Cornyn (R-TX) testificó en una audiencia del Comité de Reglas del Senado 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. Extractos de su discurso están debajo, y el video está aquí. “Como un Texan […]
Cornyn Pushes for National Latino Smithsonian at Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON — Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) provided testimony at a Senate Rules Committee hearing on the National Museum of the American Latino Act, his bill to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to create a museum honoring American Latinos. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “As a proud Texan and a […]
Senate Passes Cornyn, Blumenthal, Tillis, Feinstein Bill to Support Mental Health Treatment for Incarcerated Individuals
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after the Senate passed the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act yesterday, which would authorize grants to allow law enforcement to partner with mental health providers on treatment and crisis stabilization services for incarcerated individuals and promote community-based care upon […]
Cornyn Urges Texans to Remain Vigilant on Virus, Calls for Passage of Mental Health Bill
WASHINGTON –Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) urged Texans to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and health care workers from the coronavirus. He also discussed the pandemic’s impact on mental health and his Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act, which would authorize grants to allow law enforcement to partner with mental health […]
Cornyn Releases Letter to Texans in Celebration of Diwali
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following open letter to Texans in honor of Diwali: November 14, 2020 Dear Fellow Texans: I wish a very happy Diwali to all who celebrate. As with many other holidays this year, the pandemic will render these Diwali celebrations quite different. But with large family gatherings on hold, […]
Cornyn Looks Forward to Continuing Serving Texans
WASHINGTON –Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed his record of service for Texans and expressed his gratitude for continuing to represent the Lone Star State. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “During the campaign I had a chance to present my record of service, and I […]
Cornyn Releases Letter to Texans on Veterans Day
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following open letter to Texans in honor of Veterans Day: November 11, 2020 Dear Fellow Texans: Please join me this Veterans Day in honoring the men and women who have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. Texas is blessed with an outsized number of veterans, and […]
Cornyn Honors Castroville Veteran with Bill to Rename Post Office After Him
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after introducing legislation to rename a U.S. Post Office in Castroville, Texas after Castroville’s Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan, a U.S. Marine who was killed in the line of duty while serving on deployment in Iraq. A companion bill has been introduced in the House of […]
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 […]