PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Killeen ISD
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Killeen Independent School District leadership to discuss the need to strengthen support for students who attend public schools on military bases. Last year, Sen. Cornyn introduced legislation that would help ensure students who attend school on federal land are not disadvantaged due to a […]
Cornyn, Padilla Introduce Bill to Safeguard Veterans’ Access to Quality Education
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) today introduced the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act, which would improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) oversight capabilities to ensure veterans can access quality education at reputable institutions: “Our veterans deserve to put their hard-earned education benefits toward degrees and certifications […]
Sen. Cornyn’s 2023 in Review
News Sen. Cornyn Had Five Bills Signed Into Law & Helped Nearly 12,000 Texans with Federal Agencies WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement and background highlighting his office’s accomplishments in constituent services and his legislation signed into law in 2023: “Whether we are helping veterans receive timely care or ensuring […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Development of New Charter Schools
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Scott (R-SC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mike Braun (R-IN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today introduced the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act, which would authorize […]
Cornyn Introduces Resolution to Overturn Biden’s Newest Student Loan Scheme
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act with 16 of his Senate Republican colleagues to strike down President Biden’s reckless Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) rule, which will incentivize students to take on college loan debt, hurt Texas families, and cost taxpayers as much as […]
Cornyn Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Against Biden Student Loan Cancellation Scheme
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation scheme: “Today, the Court preserved the fundamental principle of personal responsibility and put an end to the Biden administration’s desperate PR stunt that would have forced taxpayers […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UT System Chancellor Milliken
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas (UT) System Chancellor James “JB” Milliken to discuss the UT System’s partnership with Google to equip thousands of students with career certificates and job-ready skills, Sen. Cornyn’s SAVE for Students Act, and the Texas Chips Act, which provides $440 million to […]
Cornyn, Cassidy Introduce Bill to Simplify Student Loan Repayment Process
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced the Streamlining Accountability and Value in Education (SAVE) for Students Act, which would simplify the student loan repayment process for borrowers, increase accountability on behalf of the federal government, ensure new […]
Cornyn, Cassidy, Ernst Resolution to Overturn Biden’s Student Debt Scheme Heads to President’s Desk
News Over the last few years, liberal activists have called on Democrats to cancel student debt, but those calls were largely ignored until President Biden came along and decided to try it on his own. It is fundamentally unfair to expect taxpayers with zero student debt to cover the cost of someone else’s degree. Our […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: A Year Later, Uvalde and the Answered Call for Change
News HOUSTON – On the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman detailing implementation of his Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which has begun providing unprecedented resources for school hardening and mental health in Texas schools. A Year […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets With Baylor President
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Baylor University President Linda Livingstone to discuss the university’s efforts on furthering the technology and manufacturing workforce and other priorities affecting Waco. See photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Killeen ISD Leadership
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Killeen Independent School District Superintendent Dr. John Craft, Deputy Superintendent Megan Bradley, and Board of Trustees Brett Williams and Susan Jones to discuss their priorities for the school year. See photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do […]
Cornyn, Gonzales Legislation to Honor Historical Texas School Passes House
News Will Establish Marfa’s Blackwell School as National Historic Site WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) and U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act, which would establish the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas as a National Historic […]
Cornyn Statement on Biden Student Loan Debt Cancellation Announcement
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement to ‘cancel’ student loan debt, creating hundreds of billions of dollars in new federal debt: “The Biden Administration’s election-year stunt to force working class folks to pay off […]
VIDEO: Senate Passes Cornyn’s Mental Health and School Safety Bill One Month After Uvalde
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook For too long some politicians have tried to pit the right to live in a safe community against the constitutional right to keep and bear arms… This is a false choice. Law-abiding gun owners are not the problem. No parent should ever fear for the […]