John Cornyn
April 25th, 2017
There’s no place like Texas, and the Senate’s April recess was a great opportunity for me to visit many parts of our great state. In just a few weeks, I was able to meet with hundreds of Texans in ten cities. Here are a few...
April 7th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I reacted to last night’s airstrikes in Syria. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here.
April 4th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I addressed the attempt by Senate Democrats to launch an unprecedented partisan filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video...
March 30th, 2017
Today, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and I, along with Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced the PROTECT Our Children Act to reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force...
March 28th, 2017
Monday on the Senate Floor, I urged his Democrat colleagues to ignore the pressure from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and special-interest groups to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 23rd, 2017
On the third day of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing, I on the Senate Floor highlighted the support Judge Gorsuch has received from both sides of the aisle and the shifting reasons Democrats have offered to oppose...
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.
April 21st, 2017
U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and I released the following statements after U.S.
April 5th, 2017
This week, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Throughout this process, America has seen Judge Gorsuch’s incredible intellect, sterling character and devotion to the rule of...
March 31st, 2017
I authored the following OpEd on CNN.com ahead of Monday’s vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:
March 29th, 2017
Today I highlighted Senate Democrats who have indicated they will not go along with their leadership’s strategy to attempt the first successful partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee in our nation’s history. Excerpts...
March 27th, 2017
Texas is the proud home of more than 170,000 servicemembers and roughly 1.5 million veterans. Within our state’s borders lies Military City, USA – also known as San Antonio – and many military installations, large and small...
March 20th, 2017
Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court, I delivered an opening statement praising President Trump’s pick to fill the vacancy left by 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.