ICYMI: On Newsmax, Cornyn Rips Biden Admin for Child Labor Trafficking Scandal
News The Biden administration can’t tell you where they are… whether they’re going to school, whether they’re being adequately fed, their medical needs attended to, or whether they’re forced into involuntary labor, sex trafficked, recruited into gangs. WASHINGTON – Yesterday on Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt Tonight, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) condemned the Biden administration’s willful […]
Cornyn: What Will it Take for Senate Democrats to Pay Attention to the Border?
News Biden has completely abdicated his border security responsibilities for more than two-and-a-half years, leading to catastrophic and deadly consequences. 6.9 million migrants coming across the border… 108,000 dead Americans… 300,000 unaccompanied children. What will it take to get the President’s attention? What will it take to get the attention of our Democratic colleagues? WASHINGTON […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Grant Application Process
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), and Gary Peters (D-MI) yesterday introduced the Grant Transparency Act, which would require government agencies to provide competitive grant applicants with more information about their selection criteria and evaluation process: “Applicants often don’t understand why they are not awarded a […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Port of Corpus Christi Leadership
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Port of Corpus Christi leadership, including Chairman Charlie Zahn and Port of Corpus Christi Interim CEO Kent Britton, to discuss the Port’s current priorities, including the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP) and the Hydrogen Infrastructure Initiative, which would support the deployment of […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with City of McKinney Leadership
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with City of McKinney leadership, including Mayor George Fuller, City Manager Paul Grimes, and Assistant City Manager Barry Shelton, to receive an update on transportation infrastructure projects in this fast-growing North Texas city. See photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those […]
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 […]