John Cornyn
May 16th, 2022
Chris Coons (D-DE) and I released the following statements after our Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, which would require online publication of financial disclosure reports for federal judges and mandate they...
May 11th, 2022
This radical pro-abortion bill that Senator Schumer set for a vote allows for abortions at any point during a woman's pregnancy up until the time of delivery. It does this by prohibiting states from protecting an unborn...
May 10th, 2022
Chris Coons (D-DE) and I released the following statements after their Supreme Court Police Parity Act, which would allow the Supreme Court of the United States Police to provide the families of Supreme Court...
May 2nd, 2022
Ben Cardin (D-MD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and I released the following statements after the House of Representatives passed their Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, which would...
April 25th, 2022
I released the following statement after the Biden Administration’s Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) Director reversed their earlier decision to rescind Texas’ previously-approved 1115 waiver and put the health of low-...
April 6th, 2022
I released the following statement after his bipartisan State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act was included in the COVID-19 relief package:
March 24th, 2022
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and I introduced the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, which would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S...
March 22nd, 2022
Monday, I delivered the following opening remarks during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Excerpts are below, and video can be found here.
March 21st, 2022
I led a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical grants for mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and...
May 12th, 2022
The threats to Justices remain high because emotions are high, and the Chief Justice has asked Congress to take action to protect the Justices and their families by simply providing the same sort of authorities that the...
May 10th, 2022
U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and I introduced the Federal Law Enforcement Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow current federal law enforcement officers to purchase their retired...
May 6th, 2022
Today on the floor, I discussed the implications of the recently leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video can be found here.
May 2nd, 2022
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and I released the following statements after their Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act, which would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary...
April 28th, 2022
U.S. Senator Chris Coons and I released the following statements after the House of Representatives passed their Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, which would require online publication of financial disclosure...
April 7th, 2022
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and I released the following statements after our Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, a bill to authorize the President to enter into lend-lease agreements with Ukraine to provide...
April 5th, 2022
Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, I voted against the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the upcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
March 24th, 2022
Poland, Germany, and really all of our NATO allies in Europe have been heroic in their response. It was heartwarming to see how they have opened their hearts, doors, and homes to the women and children, the elderly and...
March 22nd, 2022
Now more than ever, our border patrol agents put their lives at risk every day they put on their uniform. The dedicated men and women who are sworn to protect and secure our border should be justly compensated, particularly...
March 15th, 2022
The Senate voted on the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which funds the federal government through September 30, 2022. I spoke about my support for the bill on the Senate floor recently, and below is a summary...