Cornyn, Shaheen Bill to Counter Foreign Cyber Scams Passes Senate
News December 9, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statements after their Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, which would counter foreign cyber scams and hold transnational criminal organizations accountable for human trafficking, forced criminality, and cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans, passed the Senate: “Transnational […]
Cornyn, Pfluger, Colleagues Urge CMS to Prioritize Funding for Texas from Rural Health Transformation Program
News December 8, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a letter with members of the Texas congressional delegation to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dr. Mehmet Oz, urging him to prioritize funding from the Working Families Tax Cuts’ $50 billion Rural Health […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Urge Review of Biden Administration’s Failed Vetting Process for Afghan Parolees
News December 8, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with his Senate Select Committee on Intelligence colleagues led by Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR), sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, urging a review of the Biden administration’s failed vetting process for Afghan nationals through Biden-era […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: The Energy Capital of the World Needs the Coastal Texas Project
News December 5, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Houston Chronicle on the importance of the Texas Coastal Spine Project for securing America’s energy from the threat of hurricanes along the Texas Gulf Coast. The Energy Capital of the World Needs the Coastal Texas Project Senator John Cornyn […]
Cornyn, Senate GOP Introduce Back the Blue Act
News December 4, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 35 of his Senate Republican colleagues today introduced the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves: “Our law enforcement officers bravely risk their lives daily to […]
Senators Cornyn, Cruz, Speaker Johnson, Rep. Roy Lead Effort to Defend Ten Commandments Displays in Public Schools
News December 4, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04), and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) filed an amicus brief defending the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. The brief argues that the Ten Commandments are part of the United States’s historical foundation, and contends that […]
Cornyn, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Housing Availability and Affordability
News December 3, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Steve Daines (R-MT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the More Homes on the Market Act, which would make housing more available and affordable by amending the tax code to allow sellers to exclude additional […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Port of Corpus Christi Leadership
News December 3, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Port of Corpus Christi leadership to discuss bolstering the Port’s operations, permitting challenges, and energy exports to our allies. Those in attendance included the Port Commission’s Chairman, David Engel, the Port’s CEO, Kent Britton, the Port’s Commissioner, Michael Pedrotti, and others. […]
Cornyn, Coons’ Bill to Strengthen State Department’s Taiwan Strategy Signed into Law
News December 3, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) released the following statements after their Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, which requires the U.S. Department of State to review and update its policy guidance regarding Taiwan no less than every five years and deliver a report to Congress within 90 […]
Cornyn Blasts Biden Parole Programs for Letting Terrorists into U.S., Commends Trump for Freezing Afghan Asylum, Visa Applications
News December 3, 2025 [Lakanwal] was not admitted to the United States as a result of any legislation…It was solely done by the Biden administration. We simply cannot ignore the importance of thoroughly vetting for each and every person who enters our country to make sure we’re keeping out radicals who may want to harm […]
Cornyn Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Critical State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
News December 2, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), introduced the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the state and local cybersecurity grant program that Sen. Cornyn helped create in 2021 and ensure recipients can continue building on the important cybersecurity work […]
Cornyn Praises Law Enforcement for Arresting, Charging Afghan Citizen Living in Texas Who Threatened to Build Bomb, Kill Americans
News December 2, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement praising the U.S. Department of Justice and federal and state law enforcement for arresting and charging Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Fort Worth, Texas, for threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack, and […]
Cornyn Bills to Combat Fentanyl Crisis Signed into Law
News December 2, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his 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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Cornyn Honors Heroism of Attacked National Guardsmen, Slams ‘Notorious’ Biden Afghan Parole Program
News December 1, 2025 The perpetrator was an Afghan parolee… who entered the country under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome program, which was notorious for insufficient vetting of Afghan refugees. Our prayers continue to go out to the family of Sarah Beckstrom, an American hero, who gave and made the ultimate sacrifice for her […]
Cornyn Meets with NASA Administrator Nominee Jared Isaacman
News Isaacman Committed to Move the Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston December 1, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Jared Isaacman, whom President Trump nominated to serve as Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They discussed NASA’s role in maintaining America’s competitive edge over China and other foreign adversaries […]