Cornyn Introduces Resolution Congratulating Houston Astros for World Series Victory
News WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a resolution with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) congratulating the Houston Astros for winning the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series. Text of the resolution is below. Congratulating the Houston Astros for winning the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series. Whereas, on November 5, 2022, the Houston Astros (referred […]
Cornyn Discusses Election Results, Welcomes Debate on GOP Priorities
News Like all of my colleagues, I’ve heard firsthand about the pain and frustration families have felt due to Democrat policies. If Republicans had won the majority, these issues would have been at the top of our list, but unfortunately we came up short this time. I know many of my Republican colleagues are eager […]
Cornyn on Arrival of Afghan Human Rights Lawyer Latifa Sharifi in Texas
News Sharifi Was Turned Away at Kabul Airport During Fall of Afghanistan WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Latifa Sharifi, an Afghan human rights lawyer who was not able to leave the country in the midst of the Biden Administration’s withdrawal, arrived safely in Texas after months of waiting […]
What the Defense Bill Means for Texas
News Cornyn Secures Provisions in NDAA to Support Military Readiness WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after securing multiple priorities for Texas in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, to support Texas military instillations, servicemembers, and ongoing national security efforts. You can read the legislation here, and below is a […]
Cornyn, Pfluger Bill to Rename San Angelo VA Clinic Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statements after theColonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic Act, which would rename the San Angelo Community Based Outpatient VA Clinic to honor the Powell’s lifetime of service to the area, was signed into law: “The work done by Colonel […]
Cornyn Releases GAO Report on Biden’s Disastrous ‘Notice to Report’ Process
News GAO Report Requested by Sen. Cornyn Shows One in Four Migrants Disappear Into the U.S. EL PASO – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published the information he requested on the Biden Administration’s “Notice to Report” process at the Southern border, which showed that […]
Cornyn Statement on Nominations of U.S. Attorneys for Texas Districts
News Candidates Would Fill Vacancies in the Western, Southern, and Northern Districts of Texas DALLAS – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the nominations of Jaime Esparza for U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Alamdar Hamdani for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and Leigha Simonton for […]
Cornyn, Van Duyne Bill to Help Small Businesses Navigate Federal Regulations Signed Into Law
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) today released the following statements after theOne Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act, which requires the Small Business Administration to create a centralized website for small-entity compliance guides, was signed into law: “Small business owners have enough administrative […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Mother of Fentanyl Poisoning Victim and Officials from Hays County
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Shannon McConville of Hays County who tragically lost her 17-year-old son, Kevin McConville, in August from fentanyl poisoning just a few weeks before the start of his senior year at Lehman High School. They were joined in the meeting by Kyle Police Chief Jeff […]
Cornyn Calls on VP Harris to Visit Border During Texas Fundraising Trip
News AUSTIN – As Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend a Texas Democratic Party fundraiser tomorrow in Austin, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement calling on her, as the leader of the Biden Administration’s efforts on border security and migration, to visit the Texas-Mexico border during her trip: “Texans have been […]
Cornyn, GOP Demand Answers from FBI on Raid of Pro-Life Activist
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with a group of his fellow Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter demanding answers from the Department of Justice and FBI for the aggressive dawn raid on the home of a pro-life advocate, Mark Houck, in Pennsylvania last week. More than two dozen […]
Cornyn Calls on House to Quickly Take Up His Senate-Passed Bills
News Despite the gridlock that occasionally grips this Chamber, the Senate has managed to advance some great bipartisan bills since the beginning of this Congress. I hope the House will take up and pass these bills without further delay. I hope there isn’t a resistance to these bills because some of this money goes to […]
Cornyn: Schumer Had to Choose Between Manchin’s Secret, Sweetheart Deal or Keeping Government Open
News In order to get the Senior Senator from West Virginia to vote for his reckless tax-and-spending bill, the Majority Leader promised to attach permitting reform to the government funding bill. It will not succeed. Then Senator Schumer, the Majority Leader, will have a choice — pass a clean funding bill to keep the lights […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: America’s Immigration Crisis Has a Bipartisan Solution
News ‘In the last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection logged more than 2.3 million illegal border crossings. This has led to not only a humanitarian crisis, but also a dire security breakdown. Despite the magnitude of this crisis, this trajectory can be changed. In fact, if the Biden Administration wanted to take the first […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill Inspired by Nassar Survivors to Improve FBI Child Victim Protocols
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed experts to be a part of any interview of a victim who reports child abuse or trafficking to the […]