Voting Resources
John Cornyn
December 17th, 2011
The following statement was issued after the Senate passed a bi-partisan bill requiring the President to decide within 60 days whether or not to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to proceed:The President says he...
November 18th, 2011
Today, I sent a letter to President Obama requesting a clear plan from the Administration for addressing Taiwan’s aging and inadequate fleet of fighter jets. This letter follows yesterday’s hearing to consider the nomination...
November 14th, 2011
I issued this statement today following the United States Supreme Court’s decision to hear the challenge to President Obama’s health care law:The individual mandate violates the liberties our founders fought so hard to...
November 8th, 2011
Today, I pressed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for answers on the federal “gun-walking” operation known as “Fast and Furious.” Attorney General Holder claimed he could not “be expected to know” the details of Fast and...
October 24th, 2011
Today I sent a letter to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) requesting that they look into allegations of additional Texas-based “gun-walking” programs similar to the “Fast and Furious” operation they...
September 10th, 2011
Today I issued this statement after President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Bastrop County following the recent devastating wildfires:Last night FEMA announced that much needed relief is on its way for...
August 30th, 2011
Today, I responded to reports that Kenneth E. Melson, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and other Department of Justice officials who oversaw the “Fast and Furious” gun-...
August 13th, 2011
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) today made the following statement after Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the United States: "I'm...
August 5th, 2011
The vote in Congress this week to raise the debt ceiling shows the power of the people to change the debate in Washington. In 2010, the American people changed the terms of our ongoing debate over federal spending and debt....
July 21st, 2011
Today, I spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act and to address the continued failure of Democrats to propose a plan to address our debt crisis.
December 7th, 2011
I issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech in Osawatomie, Kansas on economic fairness:
November 16th, 2011
Ahead of the upcoming vote in the House of Representatives, I will call on Congress to adopt a strong balanced budget amendment to the Constitution in a speech at the Heritage Foundation today.The following are excerpts from...
November 9th, 2011
Today, I delivered an address at the Hudson Institute. In light of the pending recommendations of the Deficit Reduction “Super Committee,” I argued that defense strategy should drive defense spending, not the other way...
November 4th, 2011
This statement was issued in response to another bipartisan opposition to the President’s second stimulus:On three separate occasions a bipartisan group of Senators has rejected the President’s second stimulus. The American...
September 29th, 2011
Today, I responded to reports that firearms traced to the alleged “Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation also turned up along the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso, in addition to Phoenix.Attorney General Holder and Justice...
September 8th, 2011
Earlier today, I previewed on Fox News President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress tonight.The President's policies during the first two years of his Presidency have not only been ineffective in dealing with the...
August 18th, 2011
Good morning – last night I appeared on The O’Reilly Factor with Laura Ingraham to discuss the ongoing investigation of the ‘Fast and Furious’ gun-walking scandal, reports of a second, Texas-based operation, and the...
August 8th, 2011
Today, I issued this statement following the President’s speech today addressing Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating:Standard & Poor’s warned us in April, and again in July, that absent serious...
August 1st, 2011
Today I announced I will support the Budget Control Act of 2011 and released this statement:Last November the message from the American people was crystal clear: end reckless, out-of-control spending and return fiscal sanity...
July 21st, 2011
Today, I issued this statement after the landing of Atlantis, marking the final mission of the U.S. shuttle program.Today’s final shuttle landing is a bittersweet milestone for human spaceflight. Texans should take pride in...
