Voting Resources
John Cornyn
November 30th, 2022
The mental health and crisis intervention programs funded by these grants have eased the strain on law enforcement, reduced incarceration rates, and provided better access to care for those in crisis.
November 17th, 2022
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a resolution with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) congratulating the Houston Astros for winning the 2022 Major League Baseball World Series. Text of the resolution is below.Congratulating the...
October 27th, 2022
I released the following statement after Latifa Sharifi, an Afghan human rights lawyer who was not able to leave the country in the midst of the Biden Administration’s withdrawal, arrived safely in Texas after months of...
October 19th, 2022
I’m grateful to Congressman Pfluger for joining with me on this, and I can think of no recognition more fitting to the Powells and their support of veterans than a VA clinic named in their honor.
September 30th, 2022
On the floor, I discussed my bills to support law enforcement, individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, and incarcerated Americans in need of treatment for substance abuse, all of which passed the Senate unanimously...
September 23rd, 2022
Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and I introduced the Respect for Child Survivors Act, which would improve the treatment of FBI child victim witnesses by requiring trauma-informed...
September 20th, 2022
Monday on the floor I discussed congressional Democrats’ indifference towards the crisis at the southern border and the hope that Democrat mayors outraged with the consequences of the Biden Administration’s immigration...
September 14th, 2022
Wednesday on the floor, I discussed the Biden Administration’s inability to rectify the looming rail worker strike, which could result in billions of dollars in damage to the economy each day. Excerpts of my remarks are...
August 30th, 2022
Our Founding Fathers had the wisdom to establish three branches of government to prevent any one person or institution from wielding absolute power. Perennial favorite “Schoolhouse Rock!” put it perfectly: “Everybody’s act...
August 10th, 2022
On the House floor, I discussed Senate Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill that will be voted on later this weekend. Excerpts of my remarks are below:It sprung to life unbeknownst, I believe, to virtually all the ...
November 30th, 2022
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the critical need to pass the National Defense Authorization Act and urged Leader Schumer to bring it to the floor for a vote before the end of the year....
November 17th, 2022
This week on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the midterm elections and the need for Senate Republicans to have a robust discussion this week on priorities for the 118th Congress. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’...
October 21st, 2022
I released the following statement after securing multiple priorities for Texas in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, to support Texas military instillations, servicemembers, and...
October 12th, 2022
By creating an easily-accessible and comprehensive website, this bill will ease the regulatory burden on small business owners and reduce the amount of time they spend navigating red tape, and I am grateful to Rep. Van Duyne...
September 29th, 2022
“Migrants used to run from us. Now they run to us.”This is the new reality for Border Patrol agents who are on the front lines of America’s unprecedented border crisis.
September 21st, 2022
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today introduced the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign...
September 19th, 2022
Cornyn, 32 Senate Republicans Call for Hunter Biden Prosecutor to be Given Special Counsel Authority
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and more than 30 other colleagues, Monday sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that U.S. Attorney David Weiss...
September 12th, 2022
Last week Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and I introduced the Army Facilitating Untapped Technology, Utilities, Resources, and Equipment for Servicemembers Act (Army FUTURES Act), which would clarify roles and...
August 25th, 2022
As inflation continues to drain the pockets of Americans, this disastrous policy would incentivize universities to raise tuition and unfairly punish those who sacrificed to pay off their own student loans.
August 8th, 2022
I made the following remarks on voting against Senate Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spending bill. Video can be found here.
