Cornyn Throws Down the Gauntlet on Outbound Investment to Counter China
News 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 up. It’s time […]
Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Label Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization
News July 21, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, which would direct the U.S. Secretary of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group: “Hamas – who is responsible for the mass murder of more than 1,200 civilians in the brutal attack against Israel […]
Cornyn Celebrates Delivery of $280 Million in Drought Assistance for South Texas
News July 18, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today lauded the rollout of more than $280 million in emergency assistance deliveries for South Texas farmers and ranchers impacted by the water shortage as part of a grant program U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Sen. Cornyn, and others secured for the region […]
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 Slams Smithsonian for Playing Politics
News The 21 museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution have been a treasure for a long time, but unfortunately in recent years, they have strayed from their true mission. Instead of celebrating the contributions of remarkable Americans or educating our children about the animals that once roamed the planet, the Smithsonian Institution museums are […]
Cornyn Statement on Senate Passage of Trump Rescissions Package
News Will Codify DOGE Cuts to Rein in Waste, Fraud, and Abuse July 17, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), founding member of the Senate DOGE Caucus, released the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s rescissions package, which will codify the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts to rein in frivolous spending […]
Cornyn-Supported HALT Fentanyl Act Signed into Law
News July 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after President Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which will help keep this deadly drug off of Texas’ streets by permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I, into law: “This legislation is essential to stopping […]
Cornyn-Supported Annual Intelligence Bill Passes Committee
News July 16, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement after the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 passed out of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: “The U.S. Intelligence Community and congressional intelligence committees play vital roles in keeping Texans safe and secure in an increasingly […]
Cornyn Meets with The LIBRE Initiative
News July 16, 2025 U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with The LIBRE Initiative President Daniel Garza and LIBRE Texas leaders to discuss the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which prevents hardworking Texans from facing the largest tax hike in American history, supports small businesses, promotes job growth, and bolsters border security. […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Babin Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Renaming Permanent Passes House
News July 15, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which would codify President Trump’s Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Refuge, passed […]
Cornyn, Cruz Provision to Bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston Signed Into Law in One Big Beautiful Bill
News July 15, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements on their provision to consider moving the Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to its rightful home near the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston getting signed into law by President Trump […]
Cornyn Touts Wins for Texans in One Big Beautiful Bill, Now Law
News 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 law enforcement. This […]
Cornyn Statement on Biden Autopen Interview
News July 14, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement reacting to former President Joe Biden’s assertion that he gave his staff approval to use the autopen on almost 4,000 pardons and grants of clemency at the end of his term, including pardons of his own family members: “It is clear […]
Cornyn, Kelly Introduce Bill to Enhance U.S.-Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts
News July 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced 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: “One innocent life lost because of […]
Cornyn Honors Texas Flood Victims, Will Join POTUS in Texas Tomorrow
News For many who are affected by this tragedy, the pain will never go away. It’s not hard for each of us to imagine – as parents or grandparents or husbands or wives – what a loss like this must mean. I want all who’ve lost loved ones to know that the prayers of those […]