Cornyn Meets with Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Scott Bessent, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Please see photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Outlines Priorities for the 119th Congress
News Our first and most urgent task is to confirm President Trump’s nominees for his cabinet. With his cabinet in place, we can get to work to implement the agenda that Texans and Americans across the country elected a trifecta of Republican leaders to accomplish. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. WASHINGTON – Today on the […]
Cornyn Announces Nearly $60M in Federal Funds Returned to Texans in 2024
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that $56,941,684 in federal funds, including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, payment assistance to active duty military and military retirees, Internal Revenue Service tax refunds, Social Security checks, Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, and more, were returned to Texas constituents in 2024 due to […]
Cornyn Announces New Committee Assignments for 119th Congress
News Senator Joins Foreign Relations and Budget Committees AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement announcing that he will serve as a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Budget Committees during the 119th Congress, in addition to the three committees on which he currently serves: “For the past four […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Outlines Priorities for DOGE Pentagon Reforms
News We need to make sure that the money that is spent is spent efficiently and accurately. Newer, nontraditional defense companies like Anduril and Palantir, as well as Elon Musk’s SpaceX in my home state of Texas, have made a strong case for this commonsense business approach. I’m confident that under new leadership, including that […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Help Adjust Military Life Insurance for Inflation Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Angus King (I-ME), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after their Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, which would help ensure life insurance packages for service members and veterans account for increases in cost of living and inflation, […]
Cornyn Meets with USTR Nominee Jamieson Greer
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jamieson Greer, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). Please see below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Senator John Cornyn, […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Grant Application Process Signed into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statements after their Grant Transparency Act, which would require government agencies to provide competitive grant applicants with more information about their selection criteria and evaluation process, was signed […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Highlights DOGE Priorities to Cut Federal Spending
News I’m very excited about [President Trump’s] partnership with my fellow Texan, Elon Musk, who will help lead the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. Where we spend what we spend is almost as important as how much we spend. I look forward to working…to identify and eliminate areas of government waste, and rein in […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses DOGE, Pam Bondi Meeting
News Raising the visibility of this issue, as Elon [Musk] and Vivek [Ramaswamy] have done… will give us an opportunity to try to find some consensus. Congress has tried to kick the can down the road on some of the hard decisions, which are where we should cut and where we should seek efficiencies, but […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Grant Application Process Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statements after their Grant Transparency Act, which would require government agencies to provide competitive grant applicants with more information about their selection criteria and evaluation process, passed the […]
Cornyn: Voters Chose ‘New Chapter’ with GOP Government
News The last four years under Democratic leadership has been marked by reckless spending, failed border policies, and a weak and dangerous presence on the world stage. The history books will remember this presidency for the open border policies that have been simply devastating to our country. The American people voted not only to turn […]
Cornyn Statement on the New Conservative Senate Majority
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to election returns indicating that Republicans have won the majority in the Senate: “Tonight, the American people have roundly rejected Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrat majority’s years of disastrous border policies, reckless spending, and failed management that has caused the Senate […]
Cornyn Praises Selection of American Airlines for San Antonio to D.C. Direct Flight Route
News Slot Created by Cornyn-Supported Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement of the establishment of a direct flight route between San Antonio and Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport to be serviced by Texas-based American Airlines: “As […]
Cornyn: Schumer’s Delays on Defense Make America Less Safe
News The lack of productivity on some very important matters by the United States Senate lies squarely at the feet of the Majority Leader. We have defense leaders from every facet of our military saying that the way the Senate is currently operating… is making their jobs harder and Americans less safe. The picture of […]