Cornyn Highlights Stories from Texas Parents, Students Affected by Fentanyl Crisis
News We continue to hear and read heartbreaking stories of teens who overdosed in their bedrooms, or in a car, or at school. Earlier this week, I heard more heartbreaking stories from folks in Carrollton, Texas. Until the Biden administration steps up and does its duty to secure the border… there will continue to be […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Adjust Military Life Insurance for Inflation
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Braun (R-IN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Angus King (I-ME), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for increases in cost of […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Adjust Military Life Insurance for Inflation
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Braun (R-IN), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Angus King (I-ME), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would help ensure life insurance packages for servicemembers and veterans account for increases in cost of […]
Cornyn to Biden: It’s Time to Get Serious on the Debt Limit
News This week, the House is expected to vote on legislation to begin to rein in Congress’ out-of-control spending and avoid a debt default. Unfortunately, President Biden refuses to engage. The only way to avoid a debt crisis is through bipartisan negotiation… and it’s time for President Biden to get the message. WASHINGTON – Today […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Biden Admin Allowed Migrant Child Trafficking, Silenced Whistleblowers
News The Biden administration knew that children were being exploited and willingly failed to act. It repeatedly brushed aside warnings and continued to prioritize speed over safety. The American people need to know, is this an example of gross negligence, of whistleblower chilling, or just simply willful violation of the law by the Biden administration? […]
Cornyn on Fox: Biden Admin Ignoring Migrant Child Trafficking
News Forced labor, as bad as it is, may not be the worst conditions these children are subjected to – recruited in gangs, sex trafficked, abused – and the Biden administration doesn’t know where they are or what’s happening to them. What we have is a basic policy failure due to the Biden open-border policies. […]
Cornyn to IRS Commissioner: Democrats’ EV Tax Credits Will Enrich China
News The Inflation Reduction Act… lavishes rich subsidies for electric vehicles, up to $7,500 credit. 77% of the batteries made in the world are made by China. It appears to me that the American taxpayer will be subsidizing the purchase of Chinese-made… electric vehicles by virtue of these tax credits. WASHINGTON – Today in the […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Improve Investigations of Online Child Exploitation
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) yesterday introduced the Project Safe Childhood Act, which would make improvements to the investigation and prosecution of online child exploitation: “The threats our children face online from unidentified predators are vicious and pervasive,” said […]
Cornyn: Schumer Decries ‘Rhetoric’ But Pushes Toothless, Partisan Resolution
News Rather than bringing up legislation to address the debt ceiling or the border crisis or any one of a number of other problems facing American families, Senator Schumer has announced that this week we will vote on a partisan resolution. The Majority Leader tried to frame this resolution as a way to defend the […]
Cornyn, Cruz on Nomination of Irma Carrillo Ramirez for U.S. Fifth Circuit Court
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements on the nomination of Irma Carrillo Ramirez to fill a judicial vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: “Judge Ramirez’s distinguished track record of judicial excellence throughout her decades of service in Texas makes her exceptionally qualified for […]
Cornyn Leads Delegation to Latin America to Support Bilateral Ties, Counter Growing Chinese Influence
News WASHINGTON – This evening, a bipartisan congressional delegation (CODEL) led by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) returned to the U.S. after visiting Panama, a principal partner, and major non-NATO allies Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil. The delegation, which included Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Roger Marshall (R-KS), […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Find Missing Foster Youth
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, which would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families to provide better care and information-sharing […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce the Jenna Quinn Law to Help Prevent Child Abuse
News Bill Encourages Community-Based Prevention Education and Training for Teachers, Caregivers, and Students WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other […]
Cornyn Urges Support for F-35s Built in Fort Worth in Upcoming Defense Bills
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a letter with 21 of his Senate colleagues urging leadership of the Senate Armed Services and Defense Appropriations Committees to prioritize continued support for the F-35 Lightning II program in the upcoming defense authorization and funding bills. Sen. Cornyn has been a longtime advocate of the […]
Cornyn to Biden: Clock is Ticking on Title 42
News As though the cartels don’t have enough business already, they’re about to be given the gift of a lifetime when Title 42 ends in six weeks. Once it disappears in May, the floodgates will be wide open. Their drug trafficking and human smuggling have never been more profitable, and they’re gearing up for an […]