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 […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook No parent wants to send their child to school fearful for their safety. This bill… does not infringe on the rights of law-abiding gun owners. They’re not the problem. I think we’ve threaded the needle in a way that protects the right of law-abiding citizens, […]
Cornyn’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Endorsed by Key Groups, Editorial Boards
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The bill preserves gun rights while trying to keep guns away from the dangerous. That’s a step forward. – WSJ Editorial Board WASHINGTON – A coalition of leading law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, and education groups have endorsed Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, […]
Cornyn, Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook WASHINGTON – Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement: “Today, we finalized bipartisan, commonsense legislation to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across our country. Our legislation […]
Cornyn Details Due Process Protections in Mental Health, School Safety Bill
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Unless a person is convicted of a crime or is adjudicated mentally ill, their ability to purchase a firearm will not be impacted by this legislation. What we’re trying do is prevent dangerous individuals from unleashing violence on their communities, and one way of achieving […]
Cornyn Gives Update on Key Issues in School Safety, Mental Health Negotiations
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook We’ve run into a couple of bumps in the road that have slowed things down a little bit. The details of these provisions are critical for support from my colleagues on this side of the aisle, and I hope our colleagues across the aisle will […]
Cornyn, Coons Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) yesterday introduced the USA Civics Act, which would reauthorize an American history and civics grant program to promote knowledge of American political thought and history, free institutions, democracy, and participation in political and civic life: “Learning […]
Cornyn: ‘No National “Red Flag” Law’
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook None of what we are proposing would create a national “red flag law. The existence or lack of a “red flag” law should not impact any state’s ability to receive funds for crisis intervention. And if a state does want to use this money to […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Pitches Mental Health, School Safety Framework
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The goal is to keep guns out of the hands of people with criminal backgrounds and people with mental health problems, which is the current law. WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ Fox & Friends, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed provisions of the recently announced framework for potential […]
Cornyn, Bipartisan Senators Announce Agreement
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), along with Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Cory Booker (D- N.J.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mark Kelly […]