Today on the Senate floor, I announced that I will introduce a bipartisan amendment to the Iran sanctions legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report a list of airports at which Iranian airline Mahan Air operates and provide recommendations for increased security measures. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here. Read more about Cornyn Announces Amendment Targeting Iranian Airline Mahan Air
The terrorist attacks that have swept the United Kingdom mark yet another chapter in the long war by violent Islamist extremists against the free world. Terrorism in Europe is not a new phenomenon. The fact that three attacks have struck Britain in the last three months alone exposes that despite safeguards and a vast understanding of the terrorist threat, much more must be done to defeat these radical killers. Read more about U.S., West Must Do More to Deny Terrorists Access to Online Social Media
This week, the House will vote on H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act, which is part of the third “bucket” of Obamacare repeal and replacement. This bill, modeled on successful California litigation reforms, would lower health care costs and make health care more accessible to people across the country. It would enact limits on medical malpractice lawsuits in both state and federal courts by capping awards and lawyer fees. Read more about Continuing to Fix American Health Care
The presentation highlighted significant steps that in-house counsel need to take in anticipation of large scale litigation involving lead contamination of drinking water, as well as other, related environmental issues across the US. I Read more about Lead In Drinking Water Issues In The 21St Century
Alright, folks. I've held my tongue as long as possible, but when you run across internet gold like this, sometimes you've just got to speak out. Over the years since I started this blog, I've not been shy about my disdain for a few people that would call themselves 'party leaders'. Those that run a 'conservative' PAC in the state of Texas that formed some time ago to enable those in charge there to continue to gate-keep from their high h Read more about Dr. Hotze, You're Doing It Wrong
Over the past twelve months, there have been at least 60 peer reviewed studies showing that our present warming isn’t unprecedented or remarkable. Most people do not realize that we are actually living in a cool period, coming out of the Little Ice Age with global temperatures that have been warmer at least 90% of the time since the end of the last Ice Age. Read more about The Truth About Climate Science
Americans once thought that the horrors of human trafficking were a foreign problem. However, traffickers lurk all around us right here in America.
Debbie's mother thought nothing of letting her young daughter meet a friend in front of their yard one night to play. Her mother didn't realize her 15-year-old daughter, who was clad in her cartoon pajamas, was quickly abducted by two men in front of their house. Read more about Debbie's Kidnapping Story