Cornyn, Wyden Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Taxes Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) 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, passed the Senate unanimously. It would also codify current Internal […]
Cornyn Meets with Central Texas Rural County Leaders for Pandemic Recovery Update
THORNDALE – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with Milam County Judge Steve Young, Milam County Sheriff Mike Clore, Bell County Judge David Blackburn, Burleson County Judge Keith Schroeder, Falls County Judge Jay Elliot, and Williamson County Commissioner Russ Boles. County leaders shared how the federal response to the pandemic has helped their communities […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Slams Democrats’ Gas Tax Gimmick
It’s no coincidence that this is an election year and these are people who are particularly desperate to try to address the inflation issue by a phony gimmick like this. WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ Your World with Neil Cavuto, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Democrats’ plan to suspend the federal gas […]
Cornyn: Senate Should Have True Cost of ‘Build Back Better’ Before a Vote
What they’ve basically done is to create the illusion of a lower price tag without making any real, substantive long-term cuts. And how do you do that? Well, it’s the old-fashioned way. It’s called budget gimmicks. The cost estimate provided by the CBO, we know – given these phony assumptions – is not an accurate […]
Cornyn Requests True BBB Estimate from CBO in Place of Democrats’ ‘Smoke-and-Mirror Accounting’
At a time when government spending and debt continue to grow at an unsustainable rate, the American people deserve more than smoke-and-mirror accounting from Washington, D.C. DEL RIO – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter today to the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Congressional Budget Office requesting a score for the Build […]
Cornyn Slams Passage of ‘Build Back Better’ Bill Forcing Texans to Pay for Millionaire Tax Breaks
Working families in Texas should not have to subsidize the tax bill for Manhattan millionaires. Under this bill, two-thirds of those making more than a million dollars will receive a tax cut next year. The last thing we need to do is to line the pockets of wealthy Americans while driving up the cost of […]
Senate Passes Bill from Cornyn, Padilla, Bipartisan Colleagues to Allow Unspent COVID Relief Dollars for Infrastructure, Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate passed the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act, legislation led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) to make several categories of infrastructure investments and disaster relief eligible for unspent COVID-19 relief dollars. It also extends the deadline to utilize […]
Cornyn Votes Against Raising Debt Ceiling for Democrats’ Reckless Spending
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after voting against raising the debt ceiling, which would allow for an additional $480 billion in borrowing as Senate Democrats attempt to pass a reckless, tax-and-spend social welfare bill: “Last July, Senator McConnell told our Democratic colleagues that as long as you’re going […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Extend COVID Grant Deadline for Independent Entertainment Venues
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced the SOS Extension Act, which would extend the timeline for using Small Business Administration (SBA) Shuttered Venue Operators Grants, created by his bipartisan Save Our Stages Act, from the end of 2021 to spring of 2023. “Struggling entertainment venues waited months for SBA to distribute relief after […]
Cornyn: Democrats Want to Spend Alone, Will Raise Debt Ceiling Alone
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke at a press conference about Senate Democrats’ unwillingness to raise the debt ceiling on a partisan basis after their reckless tax-and-spend spree. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Sen. McConnell has told them since July that because they have […]
Cornyn Votes Against Democrats’ Reckless Tax-and-Spend Budget Bill
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement after voting against Senate Democrats’ tax-and-spending spree, which according to the Committee for a Responsible Budget could cost as much as $5.5 trillion: “For everything from groceries and gas, to cars and appliances, folks are paying more for everyday items than they were a year […]
Cornyn Votes Against Democrat Budget Resolution
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) delivered the following remarks on why he voted against Senate Democrats’ budget, which will enable them to bypass the normal 60 vote requirement and pass a nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill filled with unrelated spending with only Democrat votes. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can […]
Ahead of Budget, Cornyn Urges Democrats Not to Blow Up ‘Byrd Rule’ to Pass Liberal Wish List
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed reports that Democrats plan to do away with the Byrd Rule, a longstanding provision that protects the rights of the minority party in the Senate, in order to pass legislation that cannot garner bipartisan support. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be […]
Cornyn Leads Letter to USTR Opposing Tax Increase on Job-Creators in Foreign Trade Zones
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer opposing a proposed provision that would unfairly disadvantage U.S.-based job creators who employ Americans in Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) by re-imposing a $2 billion NAFTA-era tax increase through a “technical correction.” Texas has the most FTZs in the country, […]
Cornyn Statement in Support of OCC Rule to Prevent Banking Discrimination Against Key Industries
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in support of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s issuance of a proposed rule to prevent financial institutions from using discriminatory practices to deny certain industries loans: “As every sector of our economy feels the strain from this pandemic, some financial institutions may […]