WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs released their legislative text for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes provisions he authored that would provide $13.5 billion in funding to reimburse states like Texas for stepping up and trying to secure the southern border during the Biden-Harris administration:

“No state did more to protect and defend the southern border during the disastrous Biden-Harris open border crisis than Texas, and I am proud that my provision to reimburse Texas taxpayers for the more than $11 billion spent on border security has been included in the Senate’s One Big Beautiful Bill,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This is a win for Governor Abbott and the Texas Republican congressional delegation, who I worked with closely to ensure this reimbursement was made a priority and did not leave the people of Texas on the hook for the costs of Biden’s failed border policies. I was proud to lead this push in the Senate, and I look forward to voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill with this border security reimbursement for Texas included in the coming weeks.”

Background:

Senator Cornyn has led the fight in Washington to secure federal reimbursement for Texas by:

• Swiftly backing Governor Abbott’s request for the State to be reimbursed by the federal government for the Texas taxpayer dollars spent on Operation Lone Star;
• Calling attention to the ongoing reimbursement effort on the Senate floor;
• Meeting with Governor Abbott and members of the Texas congressional delegation to discuss the legislative strategy for the reimbursement push;
• Holding ongoing meetings and phone calls with Governor Abbott, Senate and House leadership, and congressional colleagues regarding the effort;
• And leading legislation in the Senate to reimburse the State of Texas for the more than $11 billion dollars Texas taxpayers spent on Operation Lone Star.