Cornyn Op-Ed: Governing Like a King, Biden Hurting Americans
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The president has stretched the limits of executive power to govern unilaterally, and this trend carries serious consequences for our country. When a president governs as a king, instability follows. And there’s no question the Biden administration has put our country on shaky ground. WASHINGTON— […]
Cornyn Statement on Biden Student Loan Debt Cancellation Announcement
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement to ‘cancel’ student loan debt, creating hundreds of billions of dollars in new federal debt: “The Biden Administration’s election-year stunt to force working class folks to pay off […]
Cornyn Statement on AG Garland and Justice Department’s Incriminating Silence
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The longer the Attorney General remains silent, the more this looks like a brazen abuse of power to target a political rival. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Biden Administration’s continued silence […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Votes Against Democrats’ Massive Tax-and-Spend Bill That Will Hurt Texans
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook This bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. It will threaten our economy and our energy security at a vulnerable moment when we’re in a […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Reckless Tax-and-Spending Bill No Different Than ‘Build Back Better’
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Job-killing tax hikes. Green New Deal climate policies. This bill will increase taxes on families earning less than $400,000 a year. It will stifle medical and pharmaceutical innovation and prevent new lifesaving cures from being discovered. I don’t know how our Democratic colleagues are going […]
Contrary to Mayorkas, Wray Won’t Say Border is Secure
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Sen. Cornyn: “Director Ray, I’ve always thought of you as a straight shooter, but you won’t answer that question?” Dir. Wray: “Well, look, I think the border presents significant security issues. There’s a wide array of criminal threats that we encounter down at the border…” […]
Cornyn Bill to Prevent Child Abuse Inspired by Texan Jenna Quinn Passes Senate
News Jenna Quinn Law Inspired By Child Abuse Survivor WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Senate passed his Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer […]
Cornyn Bill to Help Solve Cold Cases Signed Into Law
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook New Law Inspired by Austin Yogurt Shop Murders WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after President Biden signed the Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act, which requires federal agencies to revisit cold case murder files and apply new technologies in search of potential […]
Manchin Criticizes Budget Model He Once Touted
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook THEN: ‘Manchin has been consulting with Penn Wharton experts throughout the process and trusts the model.’ NOW: ‘I respectfully disagree with the people from Penn Wharton.’ WASHINGTON – Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has cited the Penn Wharton Budget Model as an authority on the cost […]
Senate Passes Coastal Spine Project to Protect Texas Gulf Coast
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Authorizes Construction of Coastal Spine Project for Texas, Critical for Hurricane Mitigation WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed his provision to authorize the construction of the coastal barrier protection system known as the Coastal Spine as part of […]
Cornyn Praises Senate Passage of CHIPS Funding
News This funding will help kick start domestic production of these semiconductors in a way that will prevent a vulnerability of our supply chain since 90 percent of those advanced semiconductors currently come from Asia. The way we are going to compete with China and beat them is to out-innovate them, because no country in […]
Cornyn Blasts Manchin’s New Build Back Broke Bill
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Raising taxes on job creators, crushing energy producers with new regulations, and stifling innovators looking for new cures will only make this recession worse, not better. WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to reports that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) had […]
Cornyn, Texas Colleagues Press Biden to Halt Closure of South Texas Private Detention Centers
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook The Executive Order has created numerous unintended consequences, which primarily have affected the constitutional rights and physical safety of pretrial detainees. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), and Sheila Jackson […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Weber Bill to Ensure Coastal Barrier Protection for Texas Gulf
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook Authorizes Construction of Coastal Spine Project for Texas, Crucial for Future Hurricane Mitigation WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), and U.S. Representative Randy Weber (TX-14) today released the following statements after introducing the Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act which authorizes the construction of […]
Cornyn, Cotton, Grassley Bill to Help Solve Cold Cases Heads to President’s Desk
News Share on email Share on linkedin Share on facebook WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the following statements after the Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act, which requires federal agencies to revisit cold case murder files and apply new technologies in search of potential breakthroughs, passed […]