Voting Resources
John Cornyn
September 29th, 2011
Today, I responded to reports that firearms traced to the alleged “Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation also turned up along the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso, in addition to Phoenix.Attorney General Holder and Justice...
September 8th, 2011
Earlier today, I previewed on Fox News President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress tonight.The President's policies during the first two years of his Presidency have not only been ineffective in dealing with the...
August 18th, 2011
Good morning – last night I appeared on The O’Reilly Factor with Laura Ingraham to discuss the ongoing investigation of the ‘Fast and Furious’ gun-walking scandal, reports of a second, Texas-based operation, and the...
August 8th, 2011
Today, I issued this statement following the President’s speech today addressing Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating:Standard & Poor’s warned us in April, and again in July, that absent serious...
August 1st, 2011
Today I announced I will support the Budget Control Act of 2011 and released this statement:Last November the message from the American people was crystal clear: end reckless, out-of-control spending and return fiscal sanity...
July 21st, 2011
Today, I issued this statement after the landing of Atlantis, marking the final mission of the U.S. shuttle program.Today’s final shuttle landing is a bittersweet milestone for human spaceflight. Texans should take pride in...
July 16th, 2011
I issued the following statement in response to reports that Texas energy providers may have to scale down or close facilities under the burden of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Cross-State Air Pollution...
July 13th, 2011
Today I signed on as a co-sponsor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, which was introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT).With the President refusing to show leadership and the Democrat-controlled Senate refusing to pass a...
July 8th, 2011
Today, I issued the following statement regarding the launch of Atlantis, the final mission of the U.S. shuttle program:Today’s launch represents a bittersweet milestone for the 30 year-old U.S. program. While many of us are...
June 30th, 2011
Today, I released the following statement after the unanimous vote by the Senate in favor of confirming General David H. Petraeus as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.Few Americans have contributed more to the...
September 10th, 2011
Today I issued this statement after President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Bastrop County following the recent devastating wildfires:Last night FEMA announced that much needed relief is on its way for...
August 30th, 2011
Today, I responded to reports that Kenneth E. Melson, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and other Department of Justice officials who oversaw the “Fast and Furious” gun-...
August 13th, 2011
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) today made the following statement after Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for the Presidency of the United States: "I'm...
August 5th, 2011
The vote in Congress this week to raise the debt ceiling shows the power of the people to change the debate in Washington. In 2010, the American people changed the terms of our ongoing debate over federal spending and debt....
July 21st, 2011
Today, I spoke on the Senate floor in support of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act and to address the continued failure of Democrats to propose a plan to address our debt crisis.
July 19th, 2011
Today, I sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to proactively enforce the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prevent further...
July 14th, 2011
Today I spoke on the Senate floor to address the President’s failed leadership during the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations:We all know that even if the August 2 deadline passes without a deal, according to the Bipartisan...
July 12th, 2011
Today I released this statement following reports that Senate Budget Committee Democrats released their budget proposal to their Democrat colleagues and members of the media, before holding a public hearing:After nearly two...
July 7th, 2011
Today I issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Air Transport Rule (CATR) to include Texas in the Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) programs:Once again...
June 25th, 2011
Thursday, I spoke on the Senate floor about the Democrats’ calls for new stimulus spending, the debt ceiling negotiations, and unemployment:
