Cornyn Slams Democratic Leader for ‘Schumer Shutdown’
News The Senate has not passed a single appropriations bill that passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. This is not governing. This is not responsible. The Majority Leader has simply failed to let the Senate do its work. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) pointed out the hypocrisy of […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Tillis Bill to Protect School Hunting & Archery Programs Heads to President’s Desk
News Senators’ Educational Enrichment Program Legislation Passes Senate Unanimously WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after their Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which would clarify that students may continue to have access to educational enrichment programs and activities such as archery and […]
Cornyn: Biden’s Border Crisis is Devastating American Cities
News Cities across the country, from El Paso to New York City, are overwhelmed by the burden of caring for these migrants who have no plausible claim to be in the country legally. I didn’t think it was possible for the Biden border crisis to get worse, but it clearly has. Congress needs to act […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Tillis Applaud House Passage of Bill to Protect School Hunting & Archery Programs
News Senators’ Educational Enrichment Program Legislation Mirrors House-Passed Bill WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which would clarify that students may continue to have access to educational enrichment programs and activities such as archery and […]
Cornyn on Fox: Biden Doesn’t Care About the Border Crisis
News The President’s afraid of the progressive base, who believes in open borders. I’m proud of the work that Governor Abbott, the Texas legislature… National Guard, and Department of Public Safety have done. If they weren’t doing it, nothing would be there between the cartels and our country, and it would be immeasurably worse. WASHINGTON […]
Cornyn on the Biden Admin Releasing Migrants onto U.S. Streets
News Because the Border Patrol can’t keep up with the influx of people, they simply are now releasing them. We’re here, ready to meet [President Biden] halfway, but all we hear is crickets. It’s past the time to adopt policies and impose consequences. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Tillis Introduce Bill to Protect School Hunting & Archery Programs
News Would Ensure Students Have Access to Educational Enrichment Programs WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today introduced the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which would clarify that students may continue to have access to educational enrichment programs and activities such as archery and hunting safety […]
Cornyn to Schumer: ‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’
News The end of the fiscal year is just 12 days away, and the Senate has not yet voted on a single one of the 12 appropriations bills. It didn’t have to be this way. One bill is better than nothing, which seems to be Senator Schumer’s preferred outcome. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, […]
Cornyn Announces Support for the Secure the Border Act
News Sen. Cornyn Cosponsors Senate Companion to House-Passed Border Security Legislation WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that he has cosponsored the Secure the Border Act, border security legislation that would tighten asylum standards to address frivolous asylum claims, narrow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) power to abuse its discretion […]
Cornyn, Warren Introduce Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Army ‘Dustoff’ Crews
News Would Recognize Extraordinary Heroism of Vietnam War Veterans WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) yesterday introduced legislation to collectively award a group of Vietnam War veterans known as “Dustoff Crews” with the Congressional Gold Medal: “The U.S. Army Dustoff Crews who served during the Vietnam War deserve formal recognition […]
Cornyn: Schumer Set Senate Up to Fail on Government Funding
News Earlier this week the Majority Leader… spoke about the Senate appropriations process thus far, and he referred to it as the “gold standard in good governance.” While the Majority Leader has preached the virtues of regular order, he’s refused to actually engage in a process where we can be successful. If the government shuts […]
Cornyn, Hassan Introduce Bill to Help First Responders Combat the Opioid Crisis
News Bill Would Expand Access to New Overdose Reversal Agents WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today 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 from the […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Johnson Space Center Director
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director Vanessa Wyche to receive an update on JSC’s missions, operations, and plans for the International Space Station. Last month, Sen. Cornyn sent a letter urging leadership of the U.S. Senate Committee on […]
Cornyn Blasts Schumer for Running Out the Clock on Government Funding
News Today, more than 80 days after the Appropriations Committee passed its first spending bill, the full Senate is beginning to consider the first batch of those bills. Senator Schumer knows the Senate can’t complete its work in 18 days. The Majority Leader has squandered valuable time that could have been spent debating, amending, and […]
Cornyn, Cruz Introduce Bill to Rename Laredo Post Office in Honor of Fallen Military Heroes
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after introducing a bill to name a United States Postal Service (USPS) facility in Laredo, Texas, as the “Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building” to honor these […]