Cornyn, Ossoff, Lankford, Sinema Introduce Bill to Enhance Law Enforcement’s Fentanyl Detection Capabilities
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), James Lankford (R-OK), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) today introduced the Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act, which would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research and development, testing, and evaluation on equipment […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Border Patrol
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with 19 of their Senate colleagues, introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing May 28, 2024, as the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol. Text is below, and you can view the full resolution here. “Recognizing May 28, 2024, as the 100th […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Slams Senate Dems’ Border Bill Stunt
News 108,000 people who died of drug overdoses last year, 71,000 died from fentanyl, and now, the Democrats are claiming that they care. They want to claim that they’re the party of border security after three and a half years. Give me a break. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) participated in a […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Texas Colleagues Urge Appropriators to Withhold Funds from Mexico Over Water Treaty Obligations
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Representatives Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Tony Gonzales (TX-23), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), and Keith Self (TX-03) sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with City of Pharr Leadership
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with City of Pharr officials, including Commissioner Ricardo Medina, City Manager Jonathan Flores, and Assistant City Manager Cynthia Reyes, to discuss the Pharr International Bridge expansion project and the importance of infrastructure improvements for cross-border trade. See photo attached and below. This image is in […]
Cornyn: Biden Admin Has Itself to Blame on Immigration, DACA Reform
News The Biden administration has outsourced our immigration policy to criminal cartels for at least the last three years. President Biden continues to poison the well to good-faith bipartisan attempts to address this problem. It’s impossible for us to pass legislation… when President Biden simply refuses to enforce the law. WASHINGTON – Today in the […]
Cornyn, Tim Scott Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Supply Chain Signed into Law
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, led by U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and cosponsored by Sen. Cornyn to crack down on the fentanyl supply chain by financially targeting opioid manufacturers and traffickers, was signed into law as […]
Cornyn Statement on Schumer & Senate Democrats Shutting Down Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Majority Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats rejected the two articles of impeachment against U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas without holding a trial: “Secretary Mayorkas, as the agent of the Biden administration, is responsible for the border crisis and has […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Demand Schumer Hold Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter today with 42 of his Senate GOP colleagues to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling on him to fulfill the Senate’s constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: They wrote: “Our brave […]
Cornyn Discusses Mexico’s Delayed Water Deliveries with Secretary Blinken
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after a phone call this morning with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss Mexico’s continued delays in supplying water deliveries to Texas pursuant to the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio […]
Cornyn: Dismissing Mayorkas Impeachment Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’
News The Majority Leader is expected to take the completely unprecedented step of voting to table the impeachment articles and eliminate a trial entirely. This would be the first time in our nation’s history that the Senate failed to do its duty to consider evidence, hear witnesses, and allow Senators to vote guilty or not […]
Cornyn, Hassan Introduce Bill to Improve Fentanyl Detection at Southern Border
News WASHINGTON – On Friday, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced their Contraband Awareness Technology Catches Harmful (CATCH) Fentanyl Act, which would help improve the process for inspecting cars, trucks, and cargo containers for fentanyl and other forms of contraband at the southern border by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Grills Secretary Becerra on Biden Admin Migrant Child Abuse Scandal
News CORNYN: There have been about 400,000 of these unaccompanied children that have come to the United States during President Biden’s term of office. Can you tell us where they are now? BECERRA: We don’t have jurisdiction… CORNYN: You don’t know whether they’re being trafficked for sex, whether they’re being forced into dangerous jobs or […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce Laken Riley Act
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), and 32 of his Republican Senate colleagues in introducing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and detain migrants who enter the country illegally and commit theft, burglary, larceny, […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Previews the President’s State of the Union Address
News [President Biden] has opted – rather than secure the border – to issue dozens of executive orders dismantling, piece by piece, the border security protections that President Trump had put in place. President Biden has allowed more illegal migrant encounters across the border than in 12 years of President Obama’s term and President Trump’s. […]