Cornyn, Whitehouse, Colleagues’ Bill to Equip Law Enforcement with Trauma Kits Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Chris Coons (D-DE) released the following statements after their American Law Enforcement Sustaining Aid and Vital Emergency Resources (SAVER) Act, which would equip law enforcement officers with quality trauma kits that allow them to immediately respond to civilian or first […]
Cornyn: House Must Pass Senate Bill to Fight Rape Kit Backlog
News The Senate again unanimously has passed the Debbie Smith Act reauthorization. Unfortunately, the House recently took it up and passed a version of the bill that inadvertently deauthorized existing funds for the Debbie Smith Act. I encourage the House to take whatever action they need to swiftly take up and pass the Senate version. […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Presidio County Judge
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Presidio County Judge Joe Portillo to discuss cross-border trade opportunities, the Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge Project, and the delayed issuance of presidential permits for key bridge projects. Last month, Sens. Cornyn and Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to expedite […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with IBWC Commissioner
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) Dr. Maria-Elena Giner to discuss the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande between the U.S. and Mexico. In August, Sen. Cornyn called […]
VIDEO: Cornyn on the Biden Border Crisis: ‘Enough is Enough’
News Enough is enough. We’re not going to proceed to this emergency supplemental that the President has asked for unless and until policy changes are made. The City of Eagle Pass has lost at least $500,000 during a closure of a bridge due to the influx of migrants. We’re not going to miss this opportunity […]
Cornyn: Punishing Law-Abiding Citizens Won’t Reduce Violent Crime
News We have a trust issue and a constitutional issue when we use the public health approach to attempt to strip away core constitutional rights. The most effective solution to firearm-related homicides and assault is effective criminal law enforcement. Using public health authorities as a blanket excuse to strip away constitutional rights divides us more […]
Cornyn Reiterates Call for Border Policy Changes in National Security Supplemental
News We need to… address the supplemental funding bill that the President has proposed. The price of getting this done will also include major policy changes at the border. My state is on the front line of the Biden Border Crisis, and it is getting worse by the day. WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Port San Antonio CEO
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Port San Antonio President and CEO Jim Perschbach to discuss Port San Antonio’s impact on Bexar County, including its initiatives to cultivate interest in STEM education for local youth and incentivize innovation at the state-of-the-art Boeing Center at Tech Port. Port San Antonio has more […]
Cornyn Discusses SCOTUS Code of Conduct, Democrats’ Partisan Subpoena Ploy
News Any decision about the Supreme Court’s rules… should not come from the Congress. It should come from the Court itself, and now it has done so. I hope this development will also encourage the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee to abandon his latest partisan attack on the Court. I urge my colleagues to abandon […]
Cornyn Discusses Outbound Investment Transparency Ahead of Biden-Xi Meeting
News The Chinese Communist Party is focused on shoring up technologies that bolster its military strength and its economic power. Unfortunately, American investors are fueling the success of Chinese military-civil fusion, possibly… without even knowing. Congress needs to enact strong guardrails around investments in China, but before you do that, you need good information, which […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with NASA Administrator
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with NASA Administrator and former Senator Bill Nelson to discuss the Orion spacecraft project, managed by NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), and other priorities for NASA and JSC. See photo attached and below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing […]
Cornyn, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Help Ensure Justice for Lockerbie Bombing Victims’ Families
News Legislation Would Give Surviving Relatives Remote Access to Court Proceedings WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) yesterday introduced the Meaningful Access to Court Proceedings for Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 Act, which would allow surviving relatives of the 270 victims, including 190 Americans, killed in the terrorist attack […]
Cornyn Joins Bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after he joined the Bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, founded last month by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tina Smith (D-MN) to create a forum for Senators to collaborate on and promote bipartisan legislation and solutions, hold […]
Cornyn Blasts Schumer for Calling Israel Aid Bill a ‘Joke’
News Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill to strengthen America’s support for Israel while cutting wasteful government spending. I’m disappointed that President Biden… threatened to veto the bill, and Senator Schumer went so far as to call it a joke. $14.3 billion for Israel while it’s under perhaps an existential threat by […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Fight Rape Kit Backlog Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements after the Senate passed their legislation to reauthorize the Debbie Smith Act, which would provide state and local law enforcement agencies with resources to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits: “Examining DNA evidence is a […]