Cornyn, Blumenthal, Grassley, Durbin Bill to Lower Drug Costs Passes Senate Unanimously
News Legislation Would Crack Down on Patent System Abuse July 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released 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 […]
Cornyn Secures Commitment from Trump Admin to Release PEPFAR Funds
News July 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today voted to advance the nominations of Kari Lake to be Ambassador to Jamaica and Doug Mastriano to be Ambassador to Slovakia in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after the administration gave him assurances that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding […]
Cornyn, Cruz Urge President Trump to Grant Major Disaster Declaration to 33 Texas Counties Impacted by Severe Weather
News July 21, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today sent a letter of support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s major disaster declaration request to President Donald J. Trump that would provide necessary response and recovery resources to 33 counties in Texas that were affected by severe rainfall and […]
Cornyn Questions AG Nominee Blanche on Anti-Weaponization Fund, Mail-Order Abortion Drugs
News July 15, 2026 CORNYN: ‘The Attorney General has the hardest job in Washington, D.C., because you are at the same time a member of the President’s Cabinet, subject to dismissal of whatever the President wants for any reason or no reason at all, but then you also have a duty as the chief law […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Sanction Russia, Honor Senator Graham’s Legacy
News July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined more than 60 of his Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. This bill was made possible by an agreement negotiated by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and the […]
Cornyn, Cotton, Moolenaar Introduce Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act
News July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Chairman of the House Select Committee on China John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act, which would amend current law to help ensure Chinese companies – which are inherently controlled […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: Closing Texas’ GOP Primary Would Be a Costly Mistake That Would Hurt Voters
News July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman arguing that closing the Texas Republican primary would be a mistake for the party and our nation’s democratic republic and could risk silencing the voices of those who are disillusioned with the current government: Closing Texas’ GOP […]
Cornyn Praises Announcement of Saronic’s Port Alpha Project at the Port of Brownsville
News $3 Billion Saronic Investment is Projected to Create Up to 10,000 Jobs in South Texas July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to Governor Abbott’s announcement that Saronic is investing more than $3 billion to build the Port Alpha Project at the Port of Brownsville: […]
Cornyn Touts Lifesaving Success of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
News July 15, 2026 Working together with Senator Tillis, Senator Sinema, and Senator Murphy, we made sure we passed a law which actually would invest in mental health resources to identify individuals who were suffering before they became a danger to themselves and others. This law…made our schools safer for all of our children, so […]
Cornyn: Texas to Receive $16M to Improve Public Safety, Reduce Recidivism
News July 15, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $16,117,963 in federal grant funding to the Governor’s Public Safety Office to fight crime, protect communities across Texas, and reduce recidivism. The funding comes from the DOJ’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant […]
Cornyn, Tillis Urge Blanche to Protect Life, Counter Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs
News July 15, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ahead of his nomination hearing today in the Senate Judiciary Committee urging him to resolve the mail-order abortion lawsuit, Louisiana v. FDA, by agreeing to a court-ordered consent decree, which would […]
Cornyn, Ossoff Introduce Mystic Alerts Act
News Bill Would Strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts Infrastructure July 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) today introduced the Mystic Alerts Act, which would allow wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) to be delivered via satellite communications technologies when other pathways fail during emergencies, including disasters like the Fourth of July […]
Cornyn: Texas to Receive Nearly $11M to Improve Crisis Intervention Programs
News Funding Authorized by Cornyn’s Mental Health & School Safety Bill July 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $10,973,066 in federal grant funding to the Governor’s Public Safety Office to support state and local crisis intervention programs, including the expansion of […]
Cornyn Statement on Confirmation of U.S. District Judges for Southern District of Texas
News July 13, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Trump’s nominations of John George Edward Marck to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas – McAllen Division and Arthur Roberts “Rob” Jones to be United States District Judge […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: CHIPS Act Will Help America Win the AI Race with China
News July 13, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News sounding the alarm on the AI and semiconductor manufacturing race with China that will determine who controls the future of the world and highlighting the success of his CHIPS for America Act, legislation he authored with […]