Cornyn Votes Against Wasteful $1.9 Trillion Mislabeled “COVID Relief” Bill
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending bill: “Republicans and Democrats worked together last year in a true show of unity to provide roughly $4 trillion in relief across five bipartisan bills. We could have built on that record this year, but instead Democrats put […]
All Democrats Block More Funding for Migrant Children in Growing Border Crisis
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today condemned Senate Democrats for voting to block his amendment to the COVID-19 ‘Relief’ bill to address the growing humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Sen. Cornyn’s amendment would have shifted funding in the COVID-19 ‘Relief’ bill from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund bed space for unaccompanied […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Blasts Biden’s Bungling of Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) excoriated President Biden for his administration’s failure to appropriately address the growing crisis on America’s southern border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “I think the Biden Administration has miscalculated.” “If they think a radio ad in Guatemala […]
New Cornyn Video: Liberal Wish List
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released a new video highlighting the liberal wish list items Democrats have included in their so-called “COVID Relief” bill the Senate will soon vote on: Watch Video Here
Cornyn, Feinstein Release Report on Marijuana Usage and Public Health
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), co-Chairman, issued the following statements after the caucus released their report titled, “Cannabis Policy: Public Health and Safety Issues and Recommendations,” which contains a number of findings and recommendations related to cannabis and cannabis policy: “Despite growing […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: Billions States Don’t Need, Lush Leave for Fed Workers: Dems’ COVID Relief is a Mess
WASHINGTON—In advance of the Senate vote on Democrats’ partisan “COVID relief” bill, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram highlighting all the non-COVID related items on the Democrats’ wish list they included in the bill: Billions States Don’t Need, Lush Leave for Fed Workers: Dems’ COVID Relief is a Mess […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar Urge Biden Administration to Use Live Event Venues as Vaccine Administration Sites
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a letter to White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Jeff Zients urging the administration to use live event venues as vaccination administration sites. Leveraging live venue facilities holds the potential to further assist in the federal government’s response to this pandemic by helping […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Honors Texas Independence Day on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON –Today in honor of Texas Independence Day, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) read Lieutenant Colonel William Barrett Travis’s famous letter on the Senate floor . Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “185 years ago on March 2, 1836, Texas adopted its Declaration of Independence from Mexico.” “Virtually everybody died at the Battle of […]
Cornyn Slams Biden’s Radical DOJ Picks
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) voiced concerns about some of President Biden’s selections to fill deputy roles at the Department of Justice, namely Vanita Gupta, for Associate Attorney General, and Kristen Clarke, for Civil Rights Division head. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “I’ll also note that […]
Cornyn Votes to Advance Merrick Garland’s Nomination for Attorney General
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after voting in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland to be U.S. Attorney General to the Senate floor: “Judge Garland’s extensive background and commitment to depoliticizing the Justice Department make him the right choice under this Administration to serve as Attorney […]
Cornyn, Menendez Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Bolster Child Support System
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) released the following statements after reintroducing their bipartisan Providing Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Time with Sons and Daughters (PARENTS) Act, which will ensure children of separated or divorced parents have a set schedule that will allow them to spend frequent quality time with both […]
Cornyn Once Again Calls for Release of North Texas Veteran Held in Russian Prison
HOUSTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a resolution earlier this week calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and student at the University of North Texas, from Russian prison. The resolution calls for release of all political prisoners, condemns politically motivated imprisonment in the Russian Federation, demands that the […]
Cornyn, Markey, Jackson Lee Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Juneteenth Federal Holiday
WASHINGTON – Honoring Black History Month, today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ed Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) filed bipartisan bills to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which announced that, in accordance with the Emancipation […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Pledges to Help Texas Recover, Rebuild
WASHINGTON –Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor for the first time following severe winter weather and associated power and water outages in Texas last week . Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “In times of crisis, there’s no red team and no blue team, and I want […]
Cornyn, Cruz Urge Support for USDA Disaster Declaration for Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Counties Amid Agricultural Losses Due to Storms
AUSTIN—U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today wrote Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Shea in support of Governor Abbott’s federal disaster declaration request for Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, and other counties amid significant agricultural production losses due to severe winter storms across the State of Texas: They wrote: “While the state continues to assess […]