VIDEO: Cornyn Gives Update on Negotiations on Mental Health, School Safety After Mass Shootings
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook There’s a lot of common ground on things we can agree on here: safer schools, better mental health resources, coming up with additional assistance that will harden our schools and provide greater deterrence and protection for our students. We’re looking at taking steps to encourage […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Outlines Goals for Potential Legislation on Mental Health, School Safety After Mass Shootings
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook I want to be clear, though: we are not talking about restricting the rights of current law-abiding gun owners or citizens. What I’m interested in is keeping guns out of the hands of those who, by current law, are not supposed to have them: people […]
VIDEO: After Visiting Uvalde, Cornyn Discusses Tragedy and Next Steps
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Instead of celebrating the last day of school, 21 families are making funeral arrangements. I want to thank all of the law enforcement officials, the emergency medical technicians and health care workers who responded to this tragedy and continue to support the survivors and their […]
Cornyn Statement on Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas: “The shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde is every parent and teacher’s worst nightmare. No parent, child, or teacher should ever have to […]
Cornyn Legislation to Honor Historical Texas School Passes Senate
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Marfa’s Blackwell School Would be Established as National Historic Site WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Blackwell School National Historic Site Act, which would establish the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas as a National Historic site and become a part […]
Cornyn Legislation Honoring Historical Texas School Passes Out of Committee
Marfa’s Blackwell School Would be Established as National Historic Site WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee passed the Blackwell School National Historic Site Act authored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) which would establish the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas as a National Historic site and become a part of the […]
Cornyn Grills AG Garland on Controversial School Board Memo
WASHINGTON –Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland about President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) issuing a memorandum suggesting federal law enforcement may need to assist policing local school board meetings and what effect that would have on the ability of concerned parents to exercise their […]
Cornyn, Bennet, Scott, Warner Introduce Bill to Support Teachers and School Leaders
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Mark Warner (D-VA) today introduced the Teacher and School LEADERS Act, which would reform Teacher Quality Partnership Grants to better support school leaders and allow for greater innovation in educator preparation. “Strong school leaders can have an outsized impact on the quality of education […]
Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Rural STEM Education Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), today reintroduced the Rural STEM Education Act to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and training access in rural communities. “Texas has a booming science and technology sector. Unfortunately, students who lack access to high-quality STEM educations […]
Cornyn Introduces the Jenna Quinn Law to Help Prevent Child Abuse
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) last week introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity on how to prevent, recognize, and report child sexual abuse. The bill is named […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Biden Picks Unions Over Fauci, Science
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden’s choice between teachers’ unions and the wellbeing of students when it comes to reopening schools. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s interview are below, and video can be found here. “We want to make sure that our kids can safely return to the classroom, […]
Cornyn: Biden Should Listen to Science, Not Unions, and Open Schools Now
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden’s promise to re-open schools within the first 100 days of his presidency and the importance of in-person learning for students. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “We know many families, they just don’t have the ability either to […]
Cornyn Celebrates Federal Authorization of New Vessel at Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today celebrated the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration’s authorization of a new National Security Multi-Mission vessel (NSMV) to replace an aging training vessel at Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston. Sen. Cornyn supported appropriations for this new vessel in the Senate, fighting for more than $300 million in federal funds. […]
Cornyn: El Museo Smithsonian Para Latinos se Convertirá en una Realidad
WASHINGTON – Hoy el senador John Cornyn (R-TX) emitió la siguiente declaración después de su proyecto de ley en la que ha trabajado durante años para autorizar a la Institución Smithsonian a crear un museo para honrar a los latinoamericanos, La Ley del Museo Nacional del Latinoamericano, se convirtió en ley. “Durante décadas, los Texans […]
Cornyn’s Latino Smithsonian to Become a Reality
WASHINGTON — Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his legislation he’s worked on for years to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to create a museum honoring American Latinos, the National Museum of the American Latino Act, was signed into law. “For decades, Texans have advocated for greater representation of American Latino […]