PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with BAPS Leaders
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) leaders to discuss the Indian-American community’s important contributions to Texas and their robust charitable work throughout the Lone Star State and beyond. As a co-founder of the Senate India Caucus, Sen. Cornyn remains committed to strengthening bilateral […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Meeting with Pres. Trump, Reconciliation Strategy, Laken Riley Act
News What we owe the American people who elected President Trump decisively in this last election is to move his agenda forward. First thing we have to do is all get on the same page, so I appreciate the President coming back to Capitol Hill. What Democrats need to realize is they lost the election […]
Cornyn, Self Bill to Rename Plano VA Clinic in Honor of Congressman Sam Johnson Becomes Law
News On Thursday, January 2nd, President Biden signed into law legislation introduced in the Senate by Senator John Cornyn and in the House by Congressman Keith Self to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano, Texas, the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic.” “Sam Johnson was an American hero, a […]
Cornyn Meets with Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Scott Bessent, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Please see photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Reintroduce Laken Riley Act
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), and his Republican Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest and detain migrants who enter the country illegally and commit theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Outlines Priorities for the 119th Congress
News Our first and most urgent task is to confirm President Trump’s nominees for his cabinet. With his cabinet in place, we can get to work to implement the agenda that Texans and Americans across the country elected a trifecta of Republican leaders to accomplish. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. WASHINGTON – Today on the […]
Cornyn Announces Nearly $60M in Federal Funds Returned to Texans in 2024
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that $56,941,684 in federal funds, including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, payment assistance to active duty military and military retirees, Internal Revenue Service tax refunds, Social Security checks, Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, and more, were returned to Texas constituents in 2024 due to […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Call On Biden ATF to Cease Rulemaking, Focus on Trump Transition
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Risch (R-ID), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steve Dettelbach calling on him to suspend and refrain from issuing any further rulemaking […]
Cornyn Announces New Committee Assignments for 119th Congress
News Senator Joins Foreign Relations and Budget Committees AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement announcing that he will serve as a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Budget Committees during the 119th Congress, in addition to the three committees on which he currently serves: “For the past four […]
Cornyn Statement on Passing of President Jimmy Carter
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the passing of former President Jimmy Carter: “As a naval officer, Georgia state senator, governor, and President of the United States, Jimmy Carter served our nation with honor,” said Sen. Cornyn. “His love for his home state of Georgia and for those […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Help Prevent Child Abuse Signed into Law
News Bill Encourages Community-Based Prevention Education and Training for Teachers, Caregivers, and Students AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) released the following statements after their Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other […]
Cornyn, Hassan Bill to Improve Contractor Services Along Southern Border Signed into Law
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements after their DHS Border Services Contracts Review Act, which requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Management to deliver a report assessing contracts for services performed along the U.S.-Mexico border and implement a plan to […]
Cornyn, Ossoff, Lankford, Sinema Bill to Enhance Law Enforcement’s Fentanyl Detection Capabilities Now Law
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statements after their Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act, which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research and development, testing, and evaluation on equipment that […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Expand Service Members’ Access to Health Care Information Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Private Smither Act, which would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a health care provider’s affiliation in a patient’s medical record, was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act: “Private Second Class Caleb Smither’s life and […]
Cornyn, Padilla Bill to Safeguard Veterans’ Access to Quality Education Now Law
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) released the following statements after their Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act, which would improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) oversight capabilities to ensure veterans can access quality education at reputable institutions, was signed into law as part of the National Defense […]