Cornyn Blasts Biden Admin for Child Labor Trafficking Cover-up
News Health and Human Services and the Labor Department shared concerns about labor trafficking… but those reports were either ignored by the White House or intentionally swept under the rug. The administration didn’t just turn a blind eye, it intentionally tried to cover up the widespread exploitation of migrant children. The Biden administration may be […]
Cornyn, Luján Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Frozen Produce for SNAP Participants
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) yesterday introduced the Supporting All Healthy Options When Purchasing Produce (SHOPP) Act, which would expand access to frozen fruits and vegetables through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “SNAP participants who live in areas that lack access to affordable produce shouldn’t be […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Stop Illicit Drug Financing
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the 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: “Fentanyl is an unprecedented crisis that continues to take the lives of […]
Cornyn: Biden Can’t Hide Behind Artificially Low Border Numbers
News We’re encountering more than three times as many migrants as CBP did on a bad day during the Obama administration. The post-Title 42 drop in border crossings doesn’t just ignore those that snuck into the United States, but also those the Biden administration simply waved through… This is another way of hiding the ball. […]
Cornyn: Senate Democrats’ Lack of Productivity Has Created a Major Backlog in the Senate
News We’re a quarter of the way through the 118th Congress, and we frankly don’t have a lot to show for it. Yesterday, I was interested to see that the Senator from New York, the Majority Leader, sent a letter to our Senate colleagues highlighting his plans for the next three weeks. Maybe you’d call […]
Cornyn Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Against Biden Student Loan Cancellation Scheme
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation scheme: “Today, the Court preserved the fundamental principle of personal responsibility and put an end to the Biden administration’s desperate PR stunt that would have forced taxpayers […]
Cornyn Statement on Democrats Blocking Resolution to Stop Biden Admin Firearm Confiscation Ploy
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval he introduced with Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and more than 40 of their Senate Republican colleagues that would have prevented the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UT System Chancellor Milliken
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas (UT) System Chancellor James “JB” Milliken to discuss the UT System’s partnership with Google to equip thousands of students with career certificates and job-ready skills, Sen. Cornyn’s SAVE for Students Act, and the Texas Chips Act, which provides $440 million to […]
Cornyn, King Introduce Bill to Increase U.S.-Mexico Military Cooperation to Combat Cartels
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Partnership for Advancing Regional Training and Narcotics Enforcement Response Strategies (PARTNERS) Act, which would allow the Department of Defense (DoD) to train Mexican military forces in the United States to combat cartels in Mexico: “The United States and Mexico must work […]
Cornyn, Menendez, Van Drew, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Strengthen 9/11 Victims Law
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) introduced the Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which would close loopholes in the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to allow families of victims of terrorism to seek financial compensation from foreign […]
Cornyn on Biden Admin Ignoring Child Labor Trafficking: ‘A New Hell’
News Countless children have experienced a new hell right here in the United States. The Biden administration can’t tell you where these children are, whether they’re being fed, whether they’re going to school, whether they’re being neglected or abused, or forced into involuntary labor. President Biden’s administration doesn’t know, and I think the sad truth […]
Cornyn, Shaheen, Rubio, Durbin Lead Bill to Quickly Replenish U.S. Defense Stockpiles After Providing Aid to Allies like Ukraine
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Securing American Acquisitions, Readiness, and Military Stockpiles (ARMS) Act, which would give the Department of Defense (DoD) enhanced procurement authorities to quickly refill American defense stockpiles after the President provides aid to an ally or […]
PHOTO: On Juneteenth in Fort Worth, Cornyn Participates in Opal’s Walk for Freedom with Mayor Parker & Ms. Opal Lee
News FORT WORTH – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Ms. Opal Lee and Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker to recognize Juneteenth, a celebration marking the news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln in 1863. In 2021, Sen. Cornyn and […]
Cornyn Introduces Senate Resolution Honoring Juneteenth
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a Senate resolution in honor of Juneteenth. Text is below, and you can view the full resolution here. “Commemorating June 19, 2023, as ‘Juneteenth National Independence Day’ in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves […]
Cornyn Statement on White House Meeting with Ticketing Companies
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), co-author of the Save Our Stages Act, released the following statement in response to President Biden’s meeting with private sector ticketing companies regarding surprise fees for ticket purchasers: “Congress must address problems with our current ticketing system to protect fans’ rights, provide certainty for artists and venues, […]