Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act to Address Child Care Fraud
News Legislation Would Hold Phony Child Care Providers Accountable, Ensure Non-Citizen Fraudsters Are Deported January 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), John Kennedy (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal Activity (Stop Fraud […]
Cornyn Chairs Hearing on Biden’s Afghan Vetting Failures, ‘Trojan Horse’ Parole Program
News January 14, 2026 The young man who committed this heinous attack against our National Guard service members on November the 26th was not the recipient of a Congressionally passed Special Immigrant Visa Program; rather, he entered the country through Operation Allies Welcome parole program. This parole program was created as an end run-around Congress, […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Commending Trump’s Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela & Arrest of Narcoterrorist Maduro
News January 13, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) today in introducing a resolution commending President Trump’s Operation Absolute Resolve, praising the bravery and gallantry of United States service members and law enforcement officers who participated in the arrest of Nicolás Maduro to bring […]
Cornyn Highlights Bill to Deport Illegal Aliens After Drunk Driving Convictions
News January 13, 2026 Every 42 minutes, someone dies in a crash involving alcohol, and as we’ve seen in the news, many of these crashes have been caused by illegal aliens. I’m introducing the Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act to address this discrepancy in federal law, where these DUIs, repetitive driving under the influence, […]
Cornyn Joins Sec. Hegseth on Arsenal of Freedom Tour in Texas
News Senator Touts Texas’ Defense Strength & Visits Sites in San Antonio, Fort Worth, Starbase January 12, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today showcased Texas’ robust defense industry with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during the Texas leg of the Arsenal of Freedom Tour, which included a visit with wounded soldiers in […]
Cornyn Praises Ban on State Department Appropriations to Mexico Amid Repeated Water Delivery Delays
News January 12, 2026 BROWNSVILLE – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today celebrated the inclusion of a provision he requested in the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026 that prohibits funding from being sent to Mexico until the U.S. Secretary of State is able to certify that […]
Cornyn, Senate GOP Blast Tim Walz for Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars, Demand Accountability for Minnesota Fraud
News January 9, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and the entire Senate Republican Conference sent a letter led by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. This letter builds on Sen. Cornyn’s recently introduced […]
Following Minnesota Somali Schemes, Cornyn, Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Deport and Denaturalize Fraudsters
News January 9, 2026 MCALLEN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Budd (R-NC), in introducing the Fraud Accountability Act, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The bill would also make clear that […]
Cornyn Praises White House Announcement of New Assistant Attorney General for Fraud
News January 8, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising the Trump administration’s announcement of a new Assistant Attorney General for Fraud to address the rampant misuse of taxpayer dollars across the country, including the massive fraud epidemic that has taken root in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz: “Since […]
Cornyn Announces More Than $66M in Federal Funds Returned to Constituents in 2025
News January 8, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that $66,304,000 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 […]
Cornyn: ‘America is Back’ After Trump’s Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela
News January 7, 2026 The U.S. military, working in cooperation with the Intelligence Community and the Department of Justice and law enforcement personnel, was nothing short of magnificent. The message of Operation Absolute Resolve to our allies and adversaries around the world could not be more clear – America is back. If you threaten the […]
Cornyn, Cruz Praise White House Announcement of Western District of Texas Judicial Nominations
News January 7, 2026 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after President Trump announced his intention to nominate Christopher Wolfe to be the District Judge for the Western District of Texas – Waco Division and Andrew Davis to be the District Judge for the Western […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act
News Legislation Would Make Illegal Aliens Who Drive Drunk Aggravated Felons & Subject to Stiff Criminal Penalties for Illegally Reentering the U.S. January 7, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Eric Schmitt […]
Cornyn Highlights Bills Signed into Law in 2025
News January 5, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after multiple bills he introduced were signed into law by President Trump during the first year of the 119th Congress: “As we reflect on the first half of the 119th Congress, I’m proud to see several of my bills prioritizing […]
Cornyn Announces $281 Million for Texas from New Rural Health Transformation Program
News December 29, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement announcing that the Trump administration has allocated $281,319,361 for Texas from the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, which Sen. Cornyn supported as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts: “I was proud to vote to create the new Rural Health […]