In Lubbock, Cornyn Announces $132 Million in Relief Funding for the Region So Far
LUBBOCK – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) that various entities in the Lubbock region so far have been allocated $132,451,995 in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress. While there he was joined by Texas Tech University (TTU) System Chancellor Dr. Tedd Mitchell, TTUHSC President Dr. Lori […]
In Abilene, Cornyn Announces $34 Million in Relief Funding for the Region So Far
ABILENE –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at Hendrick Health System that various entities in the Abilene region so far have been allocated $34,244,861 in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress. While there he thanked local health care employees for their work during the coronavirus pandemic and highlighted how the CARES Act, a coronavirus relief bill […]
In San Angelo, Cornyn Announces $35 Million in Relief Funding for the Region So Far
SAN ANGELO –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at Angelo State University that various entities in the San Angelo region so far have been allocated $34,874,777 in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress. He was joined by Texas Tech University System Chancellor Dr. Tedd Mitchell and Angelo State University (ASU) President Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins […]
Cornyn Pushes USDA to Continue Waivers for Texas Students’ School Meal Flexibility
AUSTIN—As the school year begins, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue of the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging him to continue utilizing existing flexibilities in the school nutrition and lunch programs in this upcoming year. He wrote: “We appreciate USDA’s use of child nutrition program waiver authority, flexibility provided, […]
In Midland, Cornyn Announces $61 Million in Relief Funding for the Region So Far
MIDLAND –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at the West Texas Food Bank that various entities in the Midland region so far have been allocated $61,132,495 in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress. While there he helped pack boxes of food for Permian Basin families in need. He was hosted by Food Bank Executive Director […]
Cornyn Commemorates Indian Independence Day
AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today wished Indian Americans living in Texas a Happy Independence Day. Indian Independence Day falls on August 15th, the day the Indian Independence Act of 1947 gave India its sovereignty from British rule. “On this day 73 years ago, India emancipated herself from British rule and began a long, […]
Cornyn Commemorates Korean Liberation Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today wished Korean Americans living in Texas a Happy Liberation Day. Liberation Day falls on August 15th, the day the Republic of Korea was formed three years after being liberated from Japanese occupation by Allied forces in 1945. Video of his remarks can be found here. “On this day 72 years […]
Cornyn: Texas Small Businesses to Receive $18.6 Million in COVID-19 Relief Grants
WASHINGTON – The Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $18.6 million to numerous small businesses across Texas in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today. These grants will capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been adversely affected […]
Cornyn: All Persons Should be Counted in Census
AUSTIN –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced this week in Harlingen that he believes all persons should be counted in the U.S. Census: “I believe that every person ought to be counted, and the fact that, as Judge Treviño said, we’re so far behind should be a cause of concern for everyone,” Sen. Cornyn said. “There are two […]
Cornyn, Warner Introduce Resolution to Condemn Chinese Aggression at India-China Line of Actual Control
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Mark Warner (D-VA), ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced a resolution to condemn the People’s Republic of China’s use of military aggression to change the status quo at the Line of Actual Control between India and China. This follows instances of Chinese military […]
In Harlingen, Cornyn Announces $530 million in Relief Funding for RGV So Far
HARLINGEN –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) that entities in the Rio Grande Valley so far have been allocated $530 million in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress. After thanking front line health care workers and elected officials keeping Texans safe, Sen. Cornyn received a briefing […]
Cornyn Bill to Support Veteran Treatment Courts Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, bipartisan legislation to expand access to veteran treatment courts, was signed into law this weekend: “Texas is home to the first VETS Court established on a military installation at Fort Hood, so we are no stranger to the positive impact […]
Cornyn Supports Texas for Space Command HQ
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John Henderson expressing his full support of hosting the Space Command Headquarters in Fort Worth, Houston, or San Antonio, Texas. He wrote: “The history of U.S. spaceflight is incomplete without mentions of accomplishments made in Texas, by Texans. Texas’ strong connections […]
Cornyn Apoya Cheques de Asistencia Federal Para Texans Casados con Extranjeros
WASHINGTON—El senador John Cornyn (R-TX) hoy anunció su apoyo para La Ley de Alivio al Ciudadano Americano por el Coronavirus, un proyecto de ley para enviar retroactivamente cheques de estímulo económico autorizados en la Ley CARES a los Texans quienes originalmente no calificaron porque su cónyuge es un ciudadano extranjero y no tiene un Número de Seguro Social […]
Cornyn Supports Relief Checks for Texans Married to Foreign Nationals
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced his support for the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act, a bill to retroactively send economic recovery checks authorized by the CARES Act to Texans who did not originally qualify because their spouse is a foreign national and do not have a Social Security Number. “This pandemic has hit all Texans hard, […]