Cornyn Calls on Democrats to Not Obstruct Bipartisan Committee Work

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Tuesday on the Senate floor, I urged my Democrat colleagues to not shut down the Senate as Republicans continue to work to rescue Americans from the harm being caused by Obamacare. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of his remarks can be found here.

We continue to make progress on legislation to clean up the mess left by the meltdown of Obamacare. Read more about Cornyn Calls on Democrats to Not Obstruct Bipartisan Committee Work

Terrorism 3.0, London Blowback Raise New Issues

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Over the past several decades, we have seen an ebb and flow of responses stemming from military incursions and the reprisals of terrorists, the world over. Such was the nature of war, as nation states were well defined and enemies understood within the borders of faraway lands. Read more about Terrorism 3.0, London Blowback Raise New Issues

Ahead of red meat special session, Straus says Texas House remains laser-focused on public education

To thunderous applause by school board members from around the state gathered in the Alamo City, the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives last week said that despite a laundry list of red meat special session topics offered by Gov. Greg Abbott, the lower chamber remains laser-focused on improving classrooms from El Paso to Beaumont and everywhere in between. Read more about Ahead of red meat special session, Straus says Texas House remains laser-focused on public education

Reacting to Last Week's Congressional Baseball Shooting

Last week, the entire nation stopped, following the news of a shooting directed at my friends and Republican colleagues who were practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game, an annual bipartisan fundraiser that raises more than $600 thousand annually for local charities. Early Wednesday morning, the shooter approached Republican members of Congress practicing on a DC-area baseball field and asked their party affiliation. Read more about Reacting to Last Week's Congressional Baseball Shooting

New law clears the way for driverless cars on Texas roads

Cornyn Honors Juneteenth

This Juneteenth, we celebrate 152 years since long-awaited freedom finally came for so many in the State of Texas.

We celebrate the anniversary of June 19, 1865 when U.S. Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to deliver the news that would change lives and alter the course of history: the Civil War had ended and those enslaved were now free. Read more about Cornyn Honors Juneteenth

Requiem for a Lost City....San Antonio

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Overheard at a San Antonio restaurant, “We’re visiting my daughter who lives here and I find it to be such a lovely city, so very conservative.”  On June 10, 2017 with some hope still remaining, the last remnants of a ‘conservative’ city died and became the ‘progressive’ city.   

It’s been a long time coming: a ‘progressive’ San Antonio. Henry Cisneros was elected mayor in 1981 at the age of 33 winning by a landslide.  Electing Cisnero Read more about Requiem for a Lost City....San Antonio

Moving forward, not back: The U.S.- Cuba relationship

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In the coming weeks, President Trump is expected to announce the White House’s intentions to roll back our nation’s policies on Cuba. The details of what changes will be made are not known, but the potential economic impact could be significant: a $6.6 billion hit. Read more about Moving forward, not back: The U.S.- Cuba relationship

ICYMI: Sen. Cruz and Sen. Cornyn Op-Ed in The Dallas Morning News: It's Time to Modernize NAFTA and Texas Knows How

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John Cornyn and I authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News on what they would like to see in an updated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) based on the Texas model. Read more about ICYMI: Sen. Cruz and Sen. Cornyn Op-Ed in The Dallas Morning News: It's Time to Modernize NAFTA and Texas Knows How

Trump, working with Ivanka, to push expanded apprenticeship programs

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