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Cornyn Pushes to Rescind Biden Rule Promoting Abortion On-Demand at VA Facilities

News September 5, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter with a group of his congressional colleagues to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins urging him to rescind an unconstitutional Biden-era rule promoting abortion services at VA facilities: The Senators and Representatives wrote: “VA facilities should be empowered to […]

On Fox, Cornyn Recaps Hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

News A lot of the allegations being made against Secretary Kennedy are designed to provoke fear, which is inconsistent with rational discourse. I believe doctors should be able to consult with their patients and make good medical decisions based on the health conditions of that individual. I certainly prefer that to the sort of mandates […]

Cornyn, Whitehouse, Colleagues’ Bill to Equip Law Enforcement with Trauma Kits Passes Senate

News July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statements after their Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies (CARE) Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with quality trauma kits so they […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UTEP President Heather Wilson

News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) President Heather Wilson to discuss breaking down barriers to education, supporting UTEP students, and advancing their top-tier academic programs in fields ranging from biological sciences and nursing to education and engineering. See photo below. […]

Cornyn, Hassan Introduce Bill to Help First Responders Fight the Opioid Crisis

News Bill Would Expand Access to New Overdose Reversal Agents July 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced their Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act, which would expand access to new opioid overdose reversal agents in addition to naloxone by updating guidance and grant language […]

Cornyn Touts Wins for Texans in One Big Beautiful Bill, Now Law

News July 14, 2025 This legislation prevents hardworking taxpayers from facing the largest tax hike in American history. The Big, Beautiful Bill made good on his [Pres. Trump] promise, and my promise, and the promise of many of us to take steps to secure our southern border and to protect and to support once again […]

Cornyn Statement on Senate Passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

News July 1, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill: “By passing the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Senate has delivered on President Trump’s hallmark legislative priority of his second term,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This bill puts Texans first by avoiding a […]

Cornyn Statement on Vote to Advance President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

News June 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to proceed to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and video of the Senator’s remarks prior to the vote can be found here: “Senate Republicans are one step closer to delivering on President Trump’s agenda by advancing […]

Cornyn Questions Witnesses on Potential Crimes in Biden Health Cover-up

News June 18, 2025 Sen. Cornyn: ‘Some have suggested that there may be potential crimes committed by members of the Cabinet for failing to act.’’ ‘Do you think there’s any application of any of those criminal statutes to the circumstances of the Biden presidency and his incapacity?’ Theodore Wold: ‘The idea that members of the […]

Cornyn Delivers Opening Statement at Biden Health Cover-Up Hearing

News June 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today delivered the following opening remarks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing he co-chaired, “Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-Up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution.” Excerpts are below, and video can be found here. “Last June, the American public saw with their own […]

Cornyn Previews Judiciary Hearing on Biden Cognitive Decline Cover-Up

News June 17, 2025 One of the aims of the hearing will be shining a light on what exactly went on at the White House during the Biden administration. Whoever happened to be making those decisions and carrying out the duties of the Office of President was not somebody who was authorized by the Constitution […]

Cornyn Highlights Tax Priorities in Senate’s One Big Beautiful Bill

News June 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement on his tax priorities included in the Senate Finance Committee’s legislative text for the Senate’s version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:   “The One Big Beautiful Bill presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Congress to bend the spending curve, […]

Cornyn Provision Banning Taxpayer Funding of ‘Gender Transition’ Surgeries Included in Senate’s Big Beautiful Bill

News June 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Stop Funding Genital Mutilation Act, a bill that would prohibit federal funding from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from going towards gender transition procedures at any age, was included in the Senate Finance Committee’s legislative […]

Cornyn, Lankford Introduce Bill to Stop Funding ‘Gender Transition’ Procedures

News June 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and James Lankford (R-OK) today introduced the Stop Funding Genital Mutilation Act, which would prohibit federal funding from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from going towards gender transition procedures at any age: “Texas taxpayers should not be forced to foot the bill […]