Senator Cornyn

Issues: U.S. Military and Veterans

On Fox, Cornyn Praises Trump Admin’s Venezuela Boat Strikes, Condemns Rise in Antisemitism, Slams Dems’ Unaffordable Care Act

News December 16, 2025 Secretary Rubio, Secretary Hegseth, and others did a good job of explaining the careful planning that went into these strikes and the legal justification, which is consistent…with other previous interventions by other administrations in the region. Cocaine, fentanyl, these are weapons of mass destruction being trafficked by designated terrorist organizations…I’m glad […]

Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Help Adjust Military Life Insurance for Inflation Signed into Law

News December 15, 2025 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 will help ensure life insurance packages for service members and veterans […]

Cornyn, Pfluger, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Safeguard Against Chinese Influence in U.S. Defense Sector

News Legislation Would Revoke Security Clearances for Former Military & Civilian DoD Personnel Lobbying for China November 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) along with Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Don Davis (NC-01) today introduced the Restricting Ex-Vetted Officials from Knowledge Exploitation (REVOKE) Act, which would require the U.S. […]

Cornyn, Blumenthal, Colleagues’ Bill to Combat Child Exploitation Passes Senate

News October 14, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statements after their PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal […]

Cornyn, Kelly Bill to Enhance U.S.-Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts Passes Senate

News October 14, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) released the following statements after the Counternarcotics Enhancement Act, which would direct the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to submit to Congress an action plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination, and cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico, passed the Senate […]

What the Defense Bill Means for Texas

News Cornyn Secures Key Provisions in NDAA for Fiscal Year 2026 October 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which includes multiple wins for Texas and legislation authored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) that will benefit Texas service members and military installations, […]

Cornyn Calls Attention to the Devastating Impact of the Schumer Shutdown on Texas

News October 6, 2025 Since Texas is obviously one of the largest states in the country, it will suffer an outsized impact. Texas has 15 active-duty military installations, where personnel are required to continue reporting for duty throughout the shutdown. These active duty personnel will not be paid again until a final funding deal is […]

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 […]