Cornyn Calls on FIFA to Take Steps to Prevent Human Trafficking at the World Cup
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 16 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to officials at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) urging the organization to ensure they are working to prevent human trafficking before, during, and after the 2026 World Cup and requesting that FIFA share information about […]
Cornyn Calls on FIFA to Take Steps to Prevent Human Trafficking at the World Cup
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and 16 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to officials at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) urging the organization to ensure they are working to prevent human trafficking before, during, and after the 2026 World Cup and requesting that FIFA share information about […]
Cornyn Slams Tesla Attacks, Crockett’s Rhetoric Against Fellow Texans
News Placing bombs and lighting cars on fire is not an appropriate means of expressing dissenting views. I was disappointed to see one of my fellow Texans in our congressional delegation go so far as to condone these kind of activities. This is a disturbing trend in political rhetoric, one that has turned to violence. […]
Cornyn, Padilla Bill to Safeguard U.S. Research Against Foreign Adversaries Passes House
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) released the following statements after their U.S. Research Protection Act, which would shield American research from malign foreign influence by updating language in the CHIPS and Science Act to include additional restrictions against programs sponsored by countries of concern, passed the U.S. House […]
Cornyn, Luján, Gonzales Introduce Bill to Expand, Preserve Big Bend National Park
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today introduced the Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, which would authorize the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to acquire around 6,100 acres of land along the western boundary of the park: “Big Bend National Park […]
Cornyn, Cruz File Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Case Challenging Texas’ Lobbying Law
News Texas Senators Raise Concern Over Law’s Potential First Amendment Violations WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amicus brief encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to take up Sullivan v. Texas Ethics Commission, which is a case on appeal from the Supreme Court of Texas by petitioner Michael […]
Cornyn Recaps Events in Texas on Trump Tax Cuts, Unleashing American Energy
News We had a great discussion about the importance of the Port of Corpus Christi and the product that passes through…that helps America’s energy independence and helps our friends and allies around the world. Another important opportunity I had during the state work period was to meet with my constituents to talk about the Tax […]
Cornyn on Democrats’ Tesla Attacks: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
News [Democrats] are unteachable, and certainly they didn’t learn anything from the election on November 5th, when their party… was rejected by the American people. I would prefer that they would engage constructively and try to work together with us to try to solve some of these problems, rather than just lose their mind and […]
Cornyn, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Modernize Definition of Firearm Silencer
News HOUSTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the Protecting Americans Right to Silence (PARTS) Act, which would modernize the definition of “silencer” to ensure gun owners can safely exercise their Second Amendment rights without fear of criminalization: “No law-abiding American should have their Second Amendment rights violated because of […]
Cornyn-Supported HALT Fentanyl Act Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which would help keep this deadly drug off of Texas’ streets by permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I before their temporary status expires at the end of March: “This […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Grassley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Spur Drug Pricing Competition
News Legislation Would Deter Product Hopping to Make Drugs More Affordable WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Drug Competition Enhancement Act, which would spur generic and biosimilar marketplace competition by prohibiting branded drug manufacturers from engaging in “product hopping” to help lower […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Grassley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Lower Drug Costs
News Legislation Would Crack Down on Patent System Abuse WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system: “Patent thickets […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Outbound Investment Legislation to Counter China
News Would Prohibit and Require Notification of U.S. Investments in Certain Technologies in China WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jim Banks (R-IN), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), along with […]
Cornyn Calls Out Democrats’ Hypocrisy on Government Funding
News If I listen to our colleagues across the aisle, they claim to have a lot of concern for the federal workers that depend on government funding. I find it interesting that so many of them in the House cast a vote that would put… federal workers out of work, which is what results when […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with IRS Commissioner Billy Long
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with Billy Long, whom President Trump nominated to serve as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to discuss revamping the IRS to better serve Texans and advancing Pres. Trump’s tax priorities. See photo below.