Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Federal Taxes Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) released the following statements after 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, […]
Cornyn, Booker Introduce Bill to Help Law Enforcement Better Prosecute Child Abusers
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced their Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in existing criminal child sexual abuse statues to help law enforcement better prosecute offenders and protect victims: “Any person evil enough to abuse a child should be prosecuted to the fullest extent […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Fight Rape Kit Backlog Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits, passed the Senate and now heads to the President’s […]
Senate Passes Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Lower Drug Costs
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statements after their Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system, passed the Senate unanimously: “Anti-competitive practices from companies abusing the patent system […]
Cornyn, Peters Introduce Bill to Safeguard U.S. Supply Chains, Cybersecurity
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced their Securing America’s Federal Equipment (SAFE) in Supply Chains Act, which would protect America’s cybersecurity by ensuring government agencies do not unintentionally acquire counterfeit electronics or those from unauthorized sellers: “From the pandemic to Russia’s attack on Ukraine and other global conflicts, […]
Cornyn to Biden: No Room for Weakness at NATO Summit
News [President Biden] must demonstrate decisive leadership and solidarity with our NATO allies. He needs to deliver a strong warning to our would-be adversaries that attacks against the United States and our allies will not be tolerated. There is no room for weakness or vacillation when it comes to sending this important message of deterrence. […]
VIDEO: Cornyn on Hurricane Beryl
News Early this morning, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas as a Category One Hurricane. I’ve reached out to the county judges and mayors in some of the hardest hit areas and assured them that we are monitoring the situation, but more importantly, we are standing by, ready to do anything we can. Thank you […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Statement on Juneteenth
News By making Juneteenth a national holiday, we have ensured that the history and significance of this day will not be relegated to footnotes in a history book. It will preserve the history of Juneteenth for generations to come, and serve as a reminder of the hard-fought struggle for freedom. I appreciate the hard work […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who successfully led the effort in Congress to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution along with 43 of his Senate colleagues recognizing Juneteenth Independence Day. Text is below, and you can view the full resolution here. “Whereas news of the end of slavery […]
Cornyn Leads Intel Committee Colleagues in Urging Biden Admin to Implement Declassification Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA), and Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), James Lankford (R-OK), and Bob Casey (D-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Office of Management and Budget Federal […]
Cornyn Statement on Establishment of New San Antonio Passport Agency
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of State announced today the establishment of a new U.S. passport agency in San Antonio, Texas: “Home to the Alamo, the annual Fiesta celebration, and the largest joint military base in the nation, my hometown of San Antonio has […]
Cornyn, Tillis Introduce Bill to Improve Career Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today introduced their Workforce Reentry Act, which would strengthen and make permanent a pilot program that awards funding to organizations with a successful track record of providing career development opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals: “One of the greatest challenges individuals face when leaving […]
Cornyn: Biden Executive Actions Nothing But “Election-Year Stunts”
News This is what the Border Patrol calls a pull factor… attracting people into the United States who know that if they wait long enough, President Biden will find some way to allow them to stay. This is a last-ditch attempt to turn down the heat on the border crisis in the lead up to […]
Cornyn, Braun, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Block Biden Admin’s Anti-Small Business Rule
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Braun (R-IN), and 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Overtime Rule that would financially devastate small businesses by increasing the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay […]
Cornyn, Cramer Call Out Biden Admin for Dismissing 350,000 Removal Cases
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland questioning the administration’s dismissal of more than 350,000 removal cases and highlighting the erosive effect of these policies on the U.S. legal immigration system: They […]