Cornyn Sounds Alarm: Schumer’s Senate Working Just 18 Days Until November
News We have 104 days until the election, and the Senate is scheduled to be in session for only 18 days. That’s about one day a week. The Majority Leader has given us 18 days to complete 14 bills. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrat Leader Schumer’s embarrassingly […]
Cornyn: VP, Democrat Leadership Skipping Netanyahu Speech ‘Disgraceful’
News I think it’s absolutely disgraceful that the most senior members of the Democratic Party have chosen to give the Heisman to one of our closest allies in the Middle East. It’s pandering to the most radical elements of the Democratic base. Eight of the current hostages are American citizens, and the Vice President can’t […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto Bill to Stop Illicit Drug Financing Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statements after their Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act, which would help the federal government financially stifle organizations that traffic synthetic drugs like fentanyl into the United States, passed the Senate and now heads to the President’s […]
Cornyn Blasts VP Harris for Plans to Boycott Netanyahu Address
News Many on the far left in our country have chosen to take sides, not with our friend and ally Israel, but with the terrorists. It’s disgraceful and embarrassing to see the pandering to extremist elements in the Democratic Party. If the Vice President keeps up with her current plans to boycott this address, it […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Extend Federal Court Proceedings in West Texas Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Improving Access to Our Courts Act to allow federal court proceedings to be conducted at the U.S. District Court in Alpine, Texas, which is one of the seven U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and serves […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Ensure Crime Victims’ Representatives Receive Restitution Heads to President’s Desk
News Bill Would Require Offenders to Pay Victims’ Proxies for Related Expenses WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-At-Large) and Lucy McBath (GA-07) released the following statements after their Victims’ Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims’ VOICES) […]
Cornyn Statement on Establishment of Marfa’s Blackwell School as a National Park
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally established the Blackwell School in Marfa, Texas, as part of the National Park System, which was designated a National Historic Site through the passage of Sen. Cornyn’s Blackwell School National Historic Site Act: “For […]
Cornyn Urges DoD to Block Chinese Wind Farm Near Laughlin AFB
News MILWAUKEE – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Defense to either terminate or suspend the environmental permit for the Blue Hills Wind Farm site in northern Val Verde County, Texas. The letter cites security concerns related to the purchase of 130,000 acres of land in proximity to Laughlin Air Force Base […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Federal Taxes Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) released the following statements after their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes, […]
Cornyn, Booker Introduce Bill to Help Law Enforcement Better Prosecute Child Abusers
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced their Strengthening Child Exploitation Enforcement Act, which would close loopholes in existing criminal child sexual abuse statues to help law enforcement better prosecute offenders and protect victims: “Any person evil enough to abuse a child should be prosecuted to the fullest extent […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Fight Rape Kit Backlog Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits, passed the Senate and now heads to the President’s […]
Senate Passes Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Lower Drug Costs
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following statements after their Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system, passed the Senate unanimously: “Anti-competitive practices from companies abusing the patent system […]
Cornyn, Peters Introduce Bill to Safeguard U.S. Supply Chains, Cybersecurity
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced their Securing America’s Federal Equipment (SAFE) in Supply Chains Act, which would protect America’s cybersecurity by ensuring government agencies do not unintentionally acquire counterfeit electronics or those from unauthorized sellers: “From the pandemic to Russia’s attack on Ukraine and other global conflicts, […]
Cornyn to Biden: No Room for Weakness at NATO Summit
News [President Biden] must demonstrate decisive leadership and solidarity with our NATO allies. He needs to deliver a strong warning to our would-be adversaries that attacks against the United States and our allies will not be tolerated. There is no room for weakness or vacillation when it comes to sending this important message of deterrence. […]
VIDEO: Cornyn on Hurricane Beryl
News Early this morning, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas as a Category One Hurricane. I’ve reached out to the county judges and mayors in some of the hardest hit areas and assured them that we are monitoring the situation, but more importantly, we are standing by, ready to do anything we can. Thank you […]