Voting Resources
John Cornyn
June 11th, 2010
In recognition of the State of Israel as a strong and steadfast ally to the United States, Wednesday, I introduced a resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Israel has an undeniable right to self-defense and to...
May 25th, 2010
Today, I spoke on the Senate floor and filed an amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill, which will help the President maintain his commitment to strengthening border security and provide resources desperately...
May 20th, 2010
Today, I issued the following statement after Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress:President Calderon said a few things Congress and the American people needed to hear. Mexico has gone...
May 18th, 2010
Today, I met with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in Washington, D.C. You can view the video below, in which reporters inquire about the meeting.
May 15th, 2010
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Friday gave approval to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to begin the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) along the southwest Texas border beginning June 1, 2010. Last month...
May 10th, 2010
Today, I released the following statement after President Obama’s nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court:Now that President Obama has nominated Solicitor...
May 6th, 2010
Over the past few months, I’ve heard from Texans of all walks of life during visits throughout the state, through phone calls, letters, emails and comments on Facebook and Twitter. What I’m hearing consistently is an...
April 27th, 2010
I issued the following statement yesterday regarding the cloture vote on Sen. Dodd’s financial regulatory reform bill (S. 3217). Republicans defeated the motion by a vote of 57-41, thus preventing the flawed legislation from...
April 16th, 2010
I released the following statement yesterday regarding President Obama’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) speech in Cape Canaveral, Florida:
April 10th, 2010
I released the following statement after Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced his intention to retire this summer:
May 27th, 2010
Today, I went to the Senate floor to discuss my amendment to the supplemental appropriations bill, which would provide resources desperately needed to secure the border, without adding to the deficit, because the costs are...
May 20th, 2010
I issued the following statement tonight after the U.S. Senate passed the financial regulatory bill by a vote of 59-39. I voted "No."This bill fails to end "too big to fail," guarantees future taxpayer bailouts for large...
May 19th, 2010
I issued the following statement regarding Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s visit to Washington, D.C. today:While we in Texas know firsthand the real security threats that exist, President Calderon’s visit is an important...
May 18th, 2010
The Senate, yesterday, passed my amendment to the current financial regulatory reform bill that protects U.S. taxpayers from paying for bailouts of irresponsible foreign governments.
May 10th, 2010
During a recent visit to El Paso I joined officials from the DoD, U.S. Attorney’s office, FBI, DEA, ICE, CIA, and Customs and Border Protection for classified briefings on the drug war in Mexico and implications for Texas’...
May 6th, 2010
Today Sandy and I join millions of faithful Americans in observing our National Day of Prayer. For centuries, people have come to this land to claim their right to worship, from the pilgrims who signed the Mayflower Compact...
April 29th, 2010
After my recent visit and briefing on border violence in El Paso, I introduced legislation yesterday to help keep border communities safe, strengthen the morale and effectiveness of state and local law enforcement officers,...
April 21st, 2010
I issued the following statement today after the Senate Agriculture Committee’s mark up of Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln’s (D-AR) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010:The American people don’t want...
April 15th, 2010
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted today to advance bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy and I to make further improvements to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the nation’s premier open...
April 5th, 2010
I recently released the following statement regarding the U.S. job numbers and unemployment rate for March, which remains unchanged at 9.7 percent:
