Cornyn Requests Coastal Texas Study Approval in Upcoming Water Bill
HOUSTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) requested the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study (Coastal Texas Study) be authorized in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which Congress will consider next year. “Authorizing the Coastal Texas Study is the next step to ensure our coastal infrastructure can become more resilient and that our […]
Cornyn Introduces Legislative Package to Meet Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure Needs
Bills to Expand and Diversify Resources for Energy Sector WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Hydrogen Infrastructure Initiative, which is composed of three bills to support the deployment of hydrogen technologies and the buildout of the requisite infrastructure needed to transport, store, and deliver hydrogen. The bipartisan legislative package is cosponsored […]
Cornyn: Glasgow Showcases Climate Hypocrisy, Biden Should Look to Texas for Energy Innovation
They’ll step off their private planes and into meetings about the need to reduce global emissions, and I’m not sure many of them will see the irony of their actions. Around the world, energy shortages are having a costly impact on working families. Here at home, Americans are experiencing sticker shock at the gas pump. […]
Cornyn Praises Chief’s Report Signing of Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study
HOUSTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the signing of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Report for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study, which he passed legislation to help expedite and fully fund, to examine how best to protect the Texas Gulf Coast: “As we […]
Cornyn: Biden Begging OPEC ‘Pathetic and Embarrassing’
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement today in response to President Biden calling on OPEC to increase oil production in light of rising gas prices: “It’s pretty simple: if the President is suddenly worried about rising gas prices, he needs to stop killing our own energy production here on American soil. Begging the Saudis […]
Cornyn: Wyden Energy Bill Costly and Ineffective
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) decried Democrats’ socialist energy policies that would produce worse outcomes for more money than innovative solutions like his LEADING Act, which was signed into law last year. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “We’re often recognized as an oil and […]
New Cornyn, Johnson, Brady, Burgess Bill Will Help Strengthen Electric Grid Infrastructure Against Extreme Weather
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Kevin Brady (TX-08), and Michael Burgess (TX-26) today introduced bipartisan legislation to help weatherize electric grids across the nation. The POWER ON Act would assist electricity providers and suppliers with federal funding to protect their facilities and infrastructure against future extreme weather events, like […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Kerry’s Solar Panel Comment ‘Insult’ to Texas Energy Workers
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s suggestion that those working in traditional energy jobs who may be at risk of losing their employment due to the Biden Administration’s energy policies can simply find jobs manufacturing solar panels. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s […]
Cornyn Responds to Biden’s Job-Killing Energy and Environment Executive Orders
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke about President Biden’s unilateral, job-killing energy agenda on the Senate floor, lamenting his use of sweeping executive orders rather than working with Congress on bipartisan policymaking. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “I agree with President Biden that there is an imperative to restore […]
Cornyn: Biden’s Drilling Moratorium Penalizes Texans in Favor of Foreign Energy Production
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s moratorium on energy leasing and permitting on public lands and waters. The memo from Department of Interior Acting Secretary Scott de la Vega halts all new permits on federal lands and waters for 60 days. “With this decision, the Biden Administration continues to […]
Cornyn: With Keystone Decision, Biden Kicking Texas Energy Workers While They’re Down
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s announcement he will cancel the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline: “The biggest losers from this decision are the energy workers who stood to benefit from the pipeline,” said Sen. Cornyn. “There’s no doubt our energy industry has already suffered during the […]
Cornyn’s 20 Texas Priorities in Water Infrastructure Bill Signed into Law
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Cornyn released the following statement after twenty Texas priorities he advocated for in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 were signed into law by the President as a part of the omnibus funding bill: “We can’t prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them,” said Sen. Cornyn. “With the […]
Cornyn’s Energy Innovation Bill Now Law
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas (LEADING) Act was signed into law as a part of the omnibus funding bill: “Rather than regulate energy providers into the ground, this law will encourage industry innovation,” said Sen. Cornyn. “The LEADING […]
Cornyn’s Energy Innovation Bill Passes Senate
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas (LEADING) Act passed the Senate as a part of the omnibus funding bill: “The LEADING Act gives energy innovators the freedom and resources to revolutionize natural gas power while keeping energy bills low for Texans,” said Sen. […]
Cornyn Passes 20 Texas Priorities in Water Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn released the following statement after twenty Texas priorities he advocated for in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 passed the Senate as a part of the omnibus funding bill: “Texans will be safer from future storms with the authorization of these projects,” said Sen. Cornyn. “From studying flood risk to fortifying levees to improving […]