Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Rural STEM Education Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), today reintroduced the Rural STEM Education Act to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and training access in rural communities. “Texas has a booming science and technology sector. Unfortunately, students who lack access to high-quality STEM educations […]
Cornyn Calls on Biden to Present Border Plan During State of the Union
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) urged President Biden to outline for the American people during tomorrow’s State of the Union address how his Administration plans to handle the migrant crisis. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Tomorrow evening across the Capitol, President Biden will […]
Cornyn, Warner Ask Biden to Increase COVID-19 Assistance to India, Other Nations
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators and Co-Chairs of the Senate India Caucus John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter to President Biden urging him to ramp up efforts to support hard-hit countries like India by providing them with medical supplies and surplus vaccinations as they manage the recent surge in coronavirus infections. They […]
Cornyn, Cuellar, Gonzales Op-Ed: A Bipartisan Solution for Nation’s Out-of-Control Border
WASHINGTON—In response to the ongoing influx of migrants across Texas’s southern border, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News announcing their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the crisis: A Bipartisan Solution for Nation’s Out-of-Control Border Sen. Cornyn, Rep. Cuellar, […]
Cornyn Remarks on Biden Reversal of Texas’s Medicaid Waiver
WASHINGTON – Yesterday U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) shared his frustration that the Biden Administration has rescinded Texas’s 1115 Medicaid Waiver Extension in the Senate Finance Committee. He currently has a hold on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until he can get more clarity from the […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Cuellar, Gonzales Introduce The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act to Address Migrant Influx at Border
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) today introduced The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to respond to the surge in migrants coming across our southern border. The bill would improve both the Department of Homeland Security’s and the Department of […]
Cornyn: Gupta Would Wage Partisan Warfare at DOJ
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed his opposition to the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General prior to the confirmation vote on the Senate floor. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “High-ranking public officials at the Department of Justice cannot be […]
Cornyn Calls on Democrats to Abandon Reconciliation, Work Together on Targeted Infrastructure-Only Bill
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) offered his support for bipartisan talks on infrastructure pending assurance that Democrats would drop their plan to use the reconciliation process to pass their partisan priorities. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “If our Democratic friends want to act […]
Cornyn: Georgia Voting Reforms Modeled After New York, Bipartisan Carter-Baker Commission
WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed voting rights and the misleading rhetoric surrounding state voting laws like the one passed in Georgia. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “Unfortunately, rather than the usual oversight, and fact-finding, and legislative process, it looks like […]
Cornyn Urges Biden Admin to Allow Reconstruction of Levees in South Texas
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to allow the reconstruction of levees along the Rio Grande to protect South Texas from flood damage ahead of hurricane season. The letter follows a video call Sen. Cornyn held with local leaders in Hidalgo County […]
Cornyn Appears on Fox News Sunday with Democrat Chris Coons
WASHINGTON — Today on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) to discuss upcoming opportunities for bipartisan cooperation on key legislative priorities. Excerpts of the interview are below, and video can be found here. On the Biden Presidency and Bipartisanship: “I think we were all encouraged when we heard President Biden […]
Cornyn: Partisan Activist Gupta Unfit for DOJ Role
WASHINGTON – Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Vanita Gupta’s nomination to be Associate Attorney General ahead of the Senate’s vote to discharge her nomination out of the Judiciary Committee, where she failed to garner any Republican support. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “The passionate […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Call for Investigation into Avantor’s Ties to Mexican Narcotics Trade
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to Attorney General Garland and Acting SEC Chair Lee requesting an investigation into the chemical firm Avantor’s role in drug trafficking and the opioid epidemic […]
Sens. Cornyn, Cruz, Cramer, Crapo, Inhofe, Tillis, Braun Introduce the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Mike Braun (R-IN) today introduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act. This bill prohibits federal regulators from arbitrarily forcing banking institutions to terminate their relationships with legal businesses solely because the operations of the […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Ask Biden to Fund Initiatives to Increase U.S. Semiconductor Production
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that were signed into law as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. […]