Cornyn, Cuellar Bill to Safeguard U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Abroad Now Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) today released the following statements after their Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act, which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be prosecuted in […]
Cornyn Joins Colleagues in Challenging Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined all Senate Republicans in filing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution, the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule, against President Biden’s vaccine mandate for private businesses. “At a time when companies are facing higher costs to do business and supply-chain disruptions, […]
Cornyn Calls for Congress to Support Taiwan After Leading Delegation to Southeast Asia
What’s at stake here is much larger than the future of one nation. We shouldn’t view Taiwan as the CCP’s ultimate goal but as the first domino in a quest to reach regional and global dominance. If Taiwan falls, it will not be the end, but rather a beginning. Whether our service members are guarding […]
Cornyn Leads U.S. Congressional Delegation to India
Members of Congress Met with Officials in India to Strengthen Ties with Critical Partner and Counter Chinese Aggression WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator and India Caucus Co-Chair John Cornyn (R-TX) returned yesterday from leading a congressional delegation (CODEL) to India and other countries in southeast Asia. The delegation, which included Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), […]
Cornyn Leads Delegation to Southeast Asia to Support the U.S. Military’s Largest Combatant Command
WASHINGTON – This morning, a congressional delegation (CODEL) led by U.S. Senator and India Caucus Co-Chair John Cornyn (R-TX) touched down back in the U.S after visiting key allies and partners in southeast Asia. The delegation, which included Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Representatives Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and […]
Cornyn, Feinstein Bill to Close Loophole Enabling Illegal Opioid Distribution Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released the following statements after their Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act, which would help prevent bad actors from creating shell entities or using registration loopholes to continue to distribute opioids at alarming rates and provide more transparency and accountability for pharmacies seeking to […]
Cornyn: Senate GOP Will Reject Schumer’s Unconstitutional ‘Compromise’ Elections Bill That Solves Problem That Doesn’t Exist
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Democrats’ voting legislation, which would give control of Texas’ elections to the federal government. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Based on the way our Democratic colleagues talk about the state of voting rights in America, […]
Cornyn Opposes Biden Efforts to Settle Lawsuits with Illegal Immigrants for Millions at Taxpayer Expense
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to President Biden with his Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing their opposition to the reports of the Administration’s plans to pay illegal immigrants up to $450,000 of taxpayer dollars per person to settle lawsuits as a result of those individuals violating U.S. […]
Cornyn Introduces Legislative Package to Meet Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure Needs
Bills to Expand and Diversify Resources for Energy Sector WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Hydrogen Infrastructure Initiative, which is composed of three bills to support the deployment of hydrogen technologies and the buildout of the requisite infrastructure needed to transport, store, and deliver hydrogen. The bipartisan legislative package is cosponsored […]
Cornyn, Cuellar Pass Bill to Protect U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Serving Abroad
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be […]
Cornyn Grills AG Garland on Controversial School Board Memo
WASHINGTON –Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Attorney General Merrick Garland about President Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) issuing a memorandum suggesting federal law enforcement may need to assist policing local school board meetings and what effect that would have on the ability of concerned parents to exercise their […]
Cornyn, Warner Urge Biden Administration to Waive CAATSA Sanctions Against India
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators and India Caucus Co-Chairs John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to President Biden encouraging him to waive Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions against India for buying military arms from Russia. They wrote: “While India has taken significant steps to reduce its purchases of […]
Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Enhance Judicial Disclosure and Transparency Requirements
Bill Comes Following Wall Street Journal Report on Judges Neglecting Financial Disclosure Requirements, Avoiding Potential Necessary Recusals WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), John Kennedy (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Jon Ossoff (D-GA), along with Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), today […]
Cornyn: Glasgow Showcases Climate Hypocrisy, Biden Should Look to Texas for Energy Innovation
They’ll step off their private planes and into meetings about the need to reduce global emissions, and I’m not sure many of them will see the irony of their actions. Around the world, energy shortages are having a costly impact on working families. Here at home, Americans are experiencing sticker shock at the gas pump. […]
Senate Passes Bill from Cornyn, Padilla, Bipartisan Colleagues to Allow Unspent COVID Relief Dollars for Infrastructure, Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate passed the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act, legislation led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) to make several categories of infrastructure investments and disaster relief eligible for unspent COVID-19 relief dollars. It also extends the deadline to utilize […]