Cornyn Supports Legislation to Fund $3B in Crude Purchase for SPR
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that he will cosponsor forthcoming legislation to provide $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the United States for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Text of the legislation is available here. This bill will be introduced in the House by Representatives Michael Burgess (TX-26), Lizzie Fletcher […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Oppose Appointment of Chinese Official to UN Human Rights Group
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), James M. Inhofe (R-OK), Marsha Blackburn, (R-TN), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), sent a letter today to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressing opposition to the appointment of Minister of the Chinese Mission in Geneva Jiang Duan to the […]
Cornyn Finalist for Top Constituent Services Award
Congressional Management Foundation Recognizes Sen. Cornyn’s Office for Outstanding Service WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) was named the sole Senate finalist for the Congressional Management Foundation’s (CMF) Constituent Service Award for his outstanding practices and achievements acting as ombudsmen with the federal government and responding to constituent requests and inquiries. “One of the most impactful […]
Cornyn: Coronavirus Crisis Not A Time to Push Partisan Agenda
Historically, [Speaker Pelosi] knows we’ve always pulled together as a country… Unfortunately, we’re beginning to see some of that national unity erode here in the instance of hyper-partisanship. I think it’s a shame. We need to respond as a nation, as we always have, unified, to a national emergency. We shouldn’t look at this as […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: Congress is Providing Serious Relief for Families and Small Businesses
Amid all this uncertainty, one thing is abundantly clear: There’s no time for politics as usual. Each of these bills received broad bipartisan support in both the Senate and House, and each was quickly signed by the president. I’m proud to have joined both Republicans and Democrats in swiftly passing these bills to bolster our […]
Background on the Coronavirus Relief Bill
Sen. Cornyn voted for the CARES Act in the Senate on Wednesday, and the House of Representatives will soon pass it and send it to the President’s desk for his signature. “With both the physical and economic health of our country in crisis, this bold legislation is our best path forward,” said Sen. Cornyn. How the CARES Act […]
Cornyn Votes for Third Coronavirus Relief Bill
With both the physical and economic health of our country in crisis, this bold legislation is our best path forward. The American people are depending on us to respond responsibly in a bipartisan way during an emergency like this, and we cannot let them down. WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) supported Senate passage of the […]
Cornyn, Cruz Urge POTUS to Support Gov. Abbott’s Disaster Declaration Request
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) urged President Trump to support Governor Abbott’s request for a major disaster declaration for COVID-19. If granted, the declaration would allow FEMA to provide personal protective equipment (PPE), medical and testing supplies, medical response personnel, and hospital beds for Texans. Today’s letter follows their letter to President […]
Cornyn: ‘The Time to Act is Now’
There is in fact broad bipartisan agreement about the result. We need to get relief directly from Washington to the American people as soon as possible. This virus is spreading at an exponential rate and we can’t afford to waste time fighting one another over these sort of irrelevant partisan sideshows WASHINGTON – Today on the […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Democrats Acting ‘Reckless and Irresponsible’
This is like shooting the tires out in the fire truck that’s going to put out the fire. This is reckless and irresponsible. We need to get this done today WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the delay of the CARES Act, critical legislation to get relief to Texans dealing with the COVID-19 […]
VIDEO: Cornyn on Fox: Climate Change Studies, Solar Tax Credits Holding Up Coronavirus Aid
What we need to work on now is getting money to the people who were not getting a paycheck and make sure they have a job to go back to after this crisis passes. WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the delay of the CARES Act, critical legislation to get relief to Texans […]
Cornyn: Democrats Delaying Coronavirus Relief for Liberal Wish List
I’m…pretty frustrated and downright angry at Sen. Schumer and Nancy Pelosi sitting on the sidelines receiving a government paycheck while hundreds of thousands of Americans are out of work. Blocking this bill is completely irresponsible. WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the delay of the CARES Act, critical legislation to get relief to […]
Cornyn Votes for Bipartisan Coronavirus Relief Bill
Democrats, Led By Sen. Schumer, Block Critical Bill after Helping Write It WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after he voted to advance the bipartisan Coronavirus relief bill, the CARES Act, and Senate Democrats blocked it: “This legislation, negotiated with Democrats, would provide immediate relief to folks who’ve lost their paychecks, […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Urges Swift Passage of Next Round of Coronavirus Relief Legislation
We know that this is important and it’s important we act with effectiveness but speed at the same time. Every time we’ve had a national crisis, this one included, I think it’s always called the better angels of our nature and resulted in our ability to work together to produce our best efforts to help […]
Cornyn: Next Coronavirus Bill Will Include Direct Aid to Texas Workers
I wanted to assure all Texans that we are working as quickly as possible to find the best solutions. The centerpiece of the phase three deal will be that direct aid to American workers who have been displaced. We’re working to get our health care providers the resources and equipment they need to continue fighting […]