John Cornyn
March 15th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I previewed next week’s hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video of his...
March 13th, 2017
U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and I introduced the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act to authorize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to work with the National...
March 9th, 2017
I issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed S.
March 7th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed Rod Rosenstein, the President’s nominee for Deputy Attorney General and Senate Democrats’ hypocritical demands that he appoint a Special Counsel if confirmed.
March 2nd, 2017
When looking for a model economy, Washington would be wise to look no further than Texas. The “great American jobs machine,” as we’re affectionately known, has been the economic engine that pulled our country out of the...
February 28th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I previewed President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress tonight. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.
February 21st, 2017
Last week, I, along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and David Perdue (R-GA), introduced the Iran Terror-Free Skies Act, legislation that would counter I
February 15th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed the importance of international trade to the U.S and Texas economies. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video can be found here.
February 9th, 2017
Several Senate Democrats have indicated that they want an up-or-down vote on Judge Gorsuch’s nomination, and I think that's positive.
February 3rd, 2017
Wednesday I had the chance to meet with Judge Gorsuch personally, the man President Trump nominated to serve on the United States Supreme Court. It's plain to me now why President Trump selected him to be the nominee for the...
March 14th, 2017
Today in a press conference, I addressed the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) recent score of the American Health Care Act which estimated the bill will lower premiums by 10% after ten years, reduce the deficit...
March 10th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed the American Health Care Act. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.
March 8th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed the American Health Care Act. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.
March 7th, 2017
Preserving the right to keep and bear arms is a sacred Constitutional right for Texans. This past week at the Texas State Rifle Association’s annual meeting, I announced the introduction of S.
March 1st, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress last night. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.
February 23rd, 2017
Since the start of the new Congress, the Senate has been rolling back some of the more than 22,000 rules and regulations issued during the Obama Administration.
February 17th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I contrasted the bipartisan accomplishments of last Congress with the current obstructionism from Senate Democrats. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.
February 14th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed the Senate Democrats’ obstruction of the President’s Cabinet nominations. For the last several weeks, we have been doing all we can to take up and consider the President's nominations...
February 7th, 2017
Yesterday I addressed the decision from Senate Democrats to delay and slow-walk the nominations of the President’s choices to fill his Cabinet even though they can’t stop them.
February 2nd, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I discussed Judge Neil Gorsuch, nominee to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.