Cornyn: Clean Extension of New START Shows Biden’s Naiveté
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed nuclear arms control and the New START treaty, which will expire next month. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Following a call yesterday between President Biden and President Putin, the White House announced that the U.S. and Russia […]
Cornyn Statement on Pentagon’s Troop Announcement
WASHINGTON – Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke about the ongoing U.S. mission in the Middle East and responded to the Administration’s announcement that they will withdraw troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Over the last four years, our country has […]
Cornyn, Menendez Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Uyghur Human Rights Abuses by China as Genocide
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) yesterday introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate human rights abuses perpetrated by the People’s Republic of China against the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as genocide. The resolution would hold China accountable under the 1948 United Nations […]
Sen. Cornyn Expresses Support for The Quad, Australia’s Return to Exercise Malabar
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator and Senate India Caucus Chair John Cornyn (R-TX), along with a bipartisan group of senators, sent a letter to Ambassador of India to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu expressing support for India’s decision to invite Australia to participate in the annual Exercise Malabar. The letter was led by U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) […]
Cornyn Praises Austin Tice News, Renews Call for His Release
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising reports of the Administration’s recent talks with Syrian officials to secure the safe release of Austin Tice, a Houston native, Marine veteran, and journalist who has been held captive in Syria for more than eight years: “The Tice family has had an empty seat at their dinner […]
During Roundtable with Vietnamese Activists, Cornyn Condemns Chinese Encroachment in South China Sea
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recently joined a virtual roundtable of Vietnamese activists on the geopolitical state of play in the South China Sea, where he condemned China’s repeated aggressive encroachment in the region and thanked participants for their leadership on the issue. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video of the […]
Cornyn, Warner Introduce Resolution to Condemn Chinese Aggression at India-China Line of Actual Control
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA), ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced a resolution to condemn the People’s Republic of China’s use of military aggression to change the status quo at the Line of Actual Control between India and China. This follows instances of Chinese military […]
Cornyn Resolution Calls for Release of North Texas Veteran Held in Russian Prison
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced a resolution calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and student at the University of North Texas, from Russian prison. The resolution calls for release of all political prisoners, condemns politically motivated imprisonment in the Russian Federation, demands that the Russian […]
Cornyn, Rubio Send Letter Urging Sanctions for Vietnamese Human Rights Abuses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the State Department to designate Vietnam a Country of Particular Concern and consider enacting Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act sanctions to reverse its declining human rights situation. They wrote: “Vietnam is an important security partner […]
Cornyn Questions Rosenstein on Comey, Steele Dossier, and Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
WASHINGTON – Today in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Russia’s role in the 2016 election and the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s exchange with former Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein are below, and video can be found here. On Former FBI Director […]
Cornyn Supports Withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty: “For too many years Russia has failed to live up to its commitments while we continued to act in good faith, fitting a broader pattern of bad behavior from the Putin […]
Cornyn Introduces Fellow Texan Rep. Ratcliffe at DNI Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced Representative John Ratcliffe (TX-04), who has been nominated to be the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), at today’s hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and downloadable video of his remarks can be found here. “John Ratcliffe has the personal integrity and intelligence […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Oppose Appointment of Chinese Official to UN Human Rights Group
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), James M. Inhofe (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn, (R-TN), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), sent a letter today to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressing opposition to the appointment of Minister of the Chinese Mission in Geneva Jiang Duan to the […]
Cornyn Statement on CITGO 6 in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released this statement following the news that the Maduro regime in Venezuela had re-captured six Citgo executives, five of whom are Texans: “The re-arrest of these innocent Americans shows the ruthlessness and desperation of the failed Maduro regime,” said Sen. Cornyn. “I am heartbroken for their families, and I pledge to […]
Cornyn Reacts to President’s Address on Iran
I applaud the President for speaking this morning to the American people and making it clear that under his watch, Iran will never ever have a nuclear weapon. While the United States has not purposely sought out further conflict that would lead to an unnecessary loss of life, we need to defend – we must […]