Senator Cornyn

Issues: Health Care

Cornyn Calls to Permanently Defund Planned Parenthood in Next Reconciliation Bill

News April 22, 2026 Once we get [Reconciliation 2.0] accomplished here in the next few weeks, it will give us enough time before the end of this fiscal year to consider a third reconciliation vehicle to accomplish additional Republican priorities. One of those priorities for me is to permanently defund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood, the […]

Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Call On Trump Administration to Reinstate the Protect Life Rule

News Rule Would Undo Biden-Era Malfeasance and Prevent Taxpayer Funded Abortions March 26, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Steve Daines (R-MT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), Jim Banks (R-IN), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), sent a letter led by Senator Todd […]

Cornyn Supports Bill to Ban Chemical Abortion Drug Mifepristone

News March 13, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO)’s Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act, which would ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone and empower women harmed by the drug to sue its manufacturers: “The data is clear that mifepristone, a mail-order drug that kills unborn children, also […]

Cornyn, Colleagues File Amicus Brief to Protect Women & Babies from Dangerous Chemical Abortion Drugs

News February 17, 2026 SAN ANTONIO – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 57 of their Republican colleagues in filing an amicus brief in support of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s lawsuit, Louisiana v. FDA, to protect women and their unborn children nationwide from dangerous chemical abortion drugs, including mifepristone. The brief argues the […]

Cornyn Leads GOP Colleagues in Calling on DOJ to Recoup Fraudulent Obamacare Subsidy Payments

News Senators Ask to Claw Back Fraudulent Obamacare Payments that Enriched Insurance Companies at Taxpayers’ Expense February 11, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led 14 of his Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate calling on the Department to investigate and […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with University of Texas Medical Branch President

News February 10, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today met with The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) President Dr. Jochen Reiser to discuss continuing support for the Galveston National Laboratory, just one of two labs of its kind in the country whose world-class research is focused on advancing public health and […]

Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Protect Unborn Lives, Prevent Child Trafficking

News February 2, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which would make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across state lines for an abortion if parental consent or notification requirements of the state of residence are not met: “Too often, minors are trafficked across […]

Cornyn Op-Ed: Congress Must Act to Crack Down on Child Care Fraud

News January 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Washington Examiner on his Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act, legislation he recently introduced in response to the now-exposed Somali fraud empire in Minnesota. His bill would strengthen penalties for child care providers who commit fraud and impose immigration consequences […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UT Tyler President

News January 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today met with The University of Texas at Tyler’s (UT Tyler) President Dr. Julie Philley to discuss how the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program that is part of the Cornyn-backed Working Families Tax Cuts Act will benefit the rural communities that UT Health East […]

Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act to Address Child Care Fraud

News Legislation Would Hold Phony Child Care Providers Accountable, Ensure Non-Citizen Fraudsters Are Deported January 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), John Kennedy (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal Activity (Stop Fraud […]

Cornyn, Senate GOP Blast Tim Walz for Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars, Demand Accountability for Minnesota Fraud

News January 9, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and the entire Senate Republican Conference sent a letter led by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. This letter builds on Sen. Cornyn’s recently introduced […]

Cornyn Announces More Than $66M in Federal Funds Returned to Constituents in 2025

News January 8, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that $66,304,000 in federal funds, including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, payment assistance to active duty military and military retirees, Internal Revenue Service tax refunds, Social Security checks, Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, and more, were returned to Texas constituents in […]

Cornyn Highlights Bills Signed into Law in 2025

News January 5, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after multiple bills he introduced were signed into law by President Trump during the first year of the 119th Congress: “As we reflect on the first half of the 119th Congress, I’m proud to see several of my bills prioritizing […]

Cornyn Announces $281 Million for Texas from New Rural Health Transformation Program

News December 29, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement announcing that the Trump administration has allocated $281,319,361 for Texas from the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, which Sen. Cornyn supported as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts: “I was proud to vote to create the new Rural Health […]