Cornyn, Cruz File Amicus Brief in Support of Texas’ New Congressional Map
News September 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amicus brief in the case of the League of United Latin American Citizens v. Texas in support of the State of Texas, not federal courts, having the authority to draw congressional district maps as granted by the Constitution. […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Disinter Ineligible Veterans from National Cemeteries
News September 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Fetterman (D-PA), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) today introduced the Restoring the Sanctity of Public Entombments, Cemeteries, and Tributes (RESPECT) Act, which would extend the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) retroactive authority to disinter […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Seniors
News September 11, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Peter Welch (D-VT) today introduced the Share the Savings with Seniors Act, which would lower out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors with chronic health conditions and ensure that the patients most likely to face high out-of-pocket costs […]
Cornyn Statement on 24th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attack
News September 11, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released a statement on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and urged the Senate to pass his American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act (AVTCA), which would provide financial compensation to Americans injured in acts of international state-sponsored terrorism and their families: […]
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 […]
Cornyn Bill to Formally Establish VA’s Veteran Customer Service Office Signed Into Law
News September 5, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to President Trump signing into law his Improving Veteran Experience Act, which will make permanent the Veterans Experience Office (VEO) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), ensuring it can continue to provide consistent and quality care […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Exhume Alleged Serial Murderer from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Passes Senate
News August 5, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their bill to require the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota, an alleged serial murderer and convicted rapist, from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, […]
Cornyn, Hassan, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Combat Scams Targeting Veterans
News Bill Would Establish a VA Officer Responsible for Helping Mitigate Scams July 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced their Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act, which would establish a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer at the U.S. […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Heroic U.S. Coast Guardsmen Who Rescued Texas Flood Victims
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with members of a Corpus Christi-based U.S. Coast Guard Flight Crew to thank them for their bravery and heroic efforts in rescuing more than 160 individuals during the devastating July 4th flood in Texas. The crew included Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth […]
Cornyn Throws Down the Gauntlet on Outbound Investment to Counter China
News July 21, 2025 U.S. companies are spending billions of dollars in China, investing in Chinese companies, particularly those involved in critical technologies like quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence. I’ve been raising alarm bells for a number of years now and working toward a solution to this critical, strategic concern… I’m not going to give […]
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, Senate GOP Colleagues Introduce Resolution Supporting Operation Midnight Hammer
News Senators Say President Trump Worthy of Nobel Peace Prize June 26, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Katie Britt (R-AL), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jim Justice (R-WV), Kevin Cramer […]
Texas’ Brightest, Bravest, And Best
News As the son of a career Air Force officer who flew B-17s during World War II, I hold the men and women of the United States Armed Forces in the highest regard. That’s why it’s both an honor and a privilege each year to nominate some of our state’s finest young Texans to our […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Help Adjust Military Life Insurance for Inflation Passes House
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Keith Self (TX-03) released the following statements after their Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, which would help ensure life insurance packages for service members and veterans account for increases […]