Voting Resources
John Cornyn
February 15th, 2013
Yesterday, I introduced the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2013, cosponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and 30 Senators, which would protect the rights of patients, families, and doctors to make...
January 31st, 2013
In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called on the Committee to hold hearings on the recent drop in gun crime prosecutions by federal law enforcement agencies.
January 25th, 2013
I want to welcome and thank all Texans who have made the trip to Washington to make their voices heard. We’ve taken important steps in recent years to defend life, including passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and...
January 6th, 2013
I issued the following statement today regarding reports President Obama will nominate former Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense:I will not support Chuck Hagel’s nomination to the Department of Defense. His record and...
December 28th, 2012
Today U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and I announced the Senate passage of their bill to rename legislation championed by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) to allow working spouses and homemakers to contribute...
December 19th, 2012
Today I spoke on the Senate floor about the retirement of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) after representing Texas in the U.S Senate together for nearly 10 years:This is an historic moment for many reasons. We are...
December 14th, 2012
Thursday I spoke on the Senate floor about the President’s insistence on raising taxes and the need to cut spending as part of an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff.Its become disturbingly clear that President Obama doesnt...
December 7th, 2012
Today we honor those members of the Greatest Generation who lost their lives 71 years ago today at Pearl Harbor.It is because of their sacrifices, along with many others, that freedom overcame tyranny and liberty was...
December 5th, 2012
Today U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) along with several of his colleagues went to the Senate floor to call up H.R. 6429, the bipartisan STEM Jobs Act, which passed the House earlier this week. Senate Democrats objected...
November 28th, 2012
The Senate passed the Child Protection Act of 2012, introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). The bipartisan legislation seeks to protect young...
February 1st, 2013
We remember with gratitude the seven souls who were lost aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. In pursuit of knowledge and the exploration of our universe, these brave individuals faced exceptional dangers and ultimately...
January 30th, 2013
Whether or not Chuck Hagel is confirmed as our next defense secretary, his nomination has already done serious damage to U.S. credibility on Iran, thereby emboldening the most dangerous regime in the Middle East. To limit...
January 18th, 2013
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today wrote to Attorney General Eric Holder questioning the conduct of the Justice Department over their involvement in the prosecution of...
January 3rd, 2013
Today I issued the following statement after joining Ted Cruz (R-TX) as he was sworn in as Texas’ next U.S. Senator:Ted has quickly proven himself to be among the next generation of leaders of Texas and the Republican Party...
December 21st, 2012
My proposal to fight the growing backlog of disability claims within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) using a new Texas initiative as a national model passed both the House and the Senate this week as part of the...
December 18th, 2012
I issued the following statement on the passing of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), the longest-serving sitting member of the U.S. Senate:A member of this nation’s Greatest Generation, Sen. Inouye was a decorated veteran who...
December 11th, 2012
Today the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) presented U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) with their ‘Crime Fighter’ award for his efforts to reduce and prevent sexual assault. RAINN has endorsed Sen. Cornyn’s...
December 6th, 2012
Today I issued the following statement responding to news that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will resign from the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation:Throughout his career Jim has been a tireless warrior for conservative...
November 29th, 2012
Yesterday, I filed an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill to address the growing backlog of disability claims within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). According to VA data, in the last two years alone the...
November 14th, 2012
Today I issued the following statement after Senate Republicans elected me to serve as Whip for the 113th Congress:I’m honored to have been chosen by my colleagues to help lead our caucus during such a critical time for this...
