Cornyn, Cruz Extend Application Deadline for Judicial Vacancies in Laredo and Del Rio
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that they are extending the deadline for applications to the judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and the Southern District of Texas. The updated deadline for applications is June 1, 2022 for the vacancies located in […]
Cornyn, Cardin, Wicker, Shaheen Praise House Passage of Lend-Lease Bill for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statements after the House of Representatives passed their Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, which would authorize the President to enter into lend-lease agreements with Ukraine to provide additional categories of military equipment to protect civilians: […]
Cornyn: Biden’s Border Inaction Fueling Crime Spike, Drug Overdoses Nationwide
Once cartel members and their gang associates get drugs across the border, where do they go? Well, they go to Chicago. They go to Detroit. They go to Atlanta. They go to New York. They go to San Diego. They go to virtually every community in our country. It’s not just a border problem. This […]
Cornyn, Wyden Bill to Exempt Trafficking Survivors’ Restitution from Taxes Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the following statements after their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes, passed the Senate unanimously. It would also codify current Internal […]
Cornyn, Coons Bill to Apply STOCK Act Requirements to Federal Judges Heads to President’s Desk
Bill Followed Wall Street Journal Report on Judges Neglecting Financial Disclosure Requirements, Avoiding Potential Conflicts of Interest WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Coons (D-DE) released the following statements after the House of Representatives passed their Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, which would require online publication of financial disclosure reports for federal […]
Cornyn on Release of Texan Trevor Reed
Reed Will Return Home After Nearly 1000 Days in Prison WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today celebrated the release of Trevor Reed, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and student at the University of North Texas, from Russian prison: “Trevor has survived a real-life nightmare, held in a Russian prison for nearly 1000 […]
Cornyn Statement on Biden Admin.’s Reversal of Their Reversal of Texas’ Medicaid Waiver
I’m glad they’ve now reversed themselves, but this was a boneheaded move that could have cost lives. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Biden Administration’s Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) Director reversed their earlier decision to rescind Texas’ previously-approved 1115 waiver and put the health of low-income and […]
Cornyn Joins Bipartisan Bill to Delay Ending Title 42
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined U.S. Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to introduce the Public Health and Border Security Act to require all COVID-19 related national states of emergency to be lifted before Title 42 is officially terminated. The legislation was supported by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Thune […]
Cornyn Votes ‘No’ on Supreme Court Nominee
The promise of equal justice under law requires judges to follow the law regardless of their own personal feelings about the policies’. Judge Jackson will attempt to use her vast legal skills to deliver specific results and get outside of her lane by making judge-made laws that are not supported by the text of the […]
Cornyn, Cardin, Wicker, Shaheen Applaud Senate Passage of Lend-Lease Bill for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) released the following statements after their Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, a bill to authorize the President to enter into lend-lease agreements with Ukraine to provide military equipment to protect civilians, passed the Senate. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) were original […]
Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Bill
Legislation Would Support Training for Law Enforcement Officers to Safely and Effectively Respond to People in Crisis WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act to equip law enforcement officers with the tools to effectively and safely respond to people in crisis. The bill […]
Cornyn Bill to Allow Unspent Dollars for Infrastructure, Disaster Relief Included in COVID Aid Package
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bipartisan State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act was included in the COVID-19 relief package: “When the pandemic began, states, counties and cities quickly pivoted to protect public health which meant many transportation improvement projects were […]
Cornyn Votes Against Supreme Court Nominee in Committee
A judge must call balls and strikes, and given what I’ve seen and her unwillingness to disclose her judicial philosophy and disavow an expansionist view of unenumerated rights, I have concerns that Judge Jackson will be pinch hitting for one team or the other. WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Joins Fox News Sunday on Immigration, Ukraine, Midterm Elections
If you eliminate Title 42, the Border Patrol tells me they will lose control, and the people who will benefit the most are the drug cartels. The Ukrainians are fighting for their very lives, and I would give them everything they need faster than we are right now. I wouldn’t trust Vladimir Putin any farther […]
Cornyn to Vote No on Judge Jackson’s Nomination to Supreme Court
Since Judge Jackson’s nomination was announced, I made it clear that I would go into this process with an open mind, just as I’ve tried to do with each Supreme Court nominee that’s come before the Judiciary Committee during my time in the Senate. Ultimately, I fear Judge Jackson has a blind spot when it […]