WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas-27) sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro calling for the Navy to expedite investment in Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NASCC)’s child development center (CDC). NASCC is the largest Naval base in Texas, serving more than 14,000 Navy and civilian personnel. The NASCC CDC badly requires renovation or replacement, and the letter calls for the Navy […]
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Cruz, Cornyn, Green, Garcia Call for Continued Federal Resources to Provide Disaster Relief for Hurricane Beryl
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rep. Al Green (D-Texas-9), and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas-29) sent a bipartisan letter thanking the Biden administration for promptly granting Acting Governor Patrick’s request for a major disaster declaration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s assistance will expedite the recovery process by covering the cost for Category A (Debris) and Category B (Emergency Protective Measures) throughout the Houston area, East Texas, and the Coastal Bend. […]
Cornyn, Tillis Introduce Bill to Improve Career Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today introduced their Workforce Reentry Act, which would strengthen and make permanent a pilot program that awards funding to organizations with a successful track record of providing career development opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals: “One of the greatest challenges individuals face when leaving prison is the ability to find and hold a job,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This legislation would help fill this gap and reduce recidivism by […]
Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Legacy of President George H.W. Bush on His 100th Birthday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a Senate resolution today recognizing the life, achievements, and public service of former President George Herbert Walker Bush on the occasion of what would have been his 100th birthday. Sens. Cruz and Cornyn were joined by U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing the legislation. U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) is leading the resolution in the […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Call on USPS to Pause Planned Changes to Mail Delivery Network
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter yesterday with 26 of his bipartisan Senate colleagues to Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors calling on them to pause the planned changes to the USPS processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery until the potential impacts are studied by the USPS’s regulator, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and addressed by the Postal Service. In the letter, the […]
Sens. Cruz, Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Celebrate Unanimous Senate Passage of Bill to Designate Ports-to-Plains Corridor as the Future ‘Interstate 27’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) celebrated the Senate passage of the I-27 Numbering Act, officially designating the Ports-to-Plains Corridor between Laredo, Texas, and Raton, New Mexico as the future Interstate 27. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate with unanimous consent and is now going to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Following passage, Sen. Cruz said, “The passage of this bipartisan bill […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Prevent Fentanyl Poisoning
Bill Would Increase Access to Fentanyl Test Strips WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements on introduction of their Fentanyl Safe Testing and Overdose Prevention Act, which would help prevent deaths from fentanyl poisoning by increasing access to fentanyl test strips: “Fentanyl is ravaging Texas communities, and poisonings among children and teenagers have skyrocketed in recent years given the rise […]
Cornyn, Peters Bill to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Gary Peters (D-MI) released the following statements after their Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to reduce violent crime, passed the Senate: “The Project Safe Neighborhoods program has been proven to reduce violent crime in cities that participate by focusing law enforcement efforts on organized crime networks and repeat offenders,” said Sen. Cornyn. “By fostering partnerships […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, and Colleagues Back the Blue
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 37 colleagues in introducing the Back the Blue Act. This legislation would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill alongside Sens. Cornyn and Tillis. Upon introducing the bill, Sen. Cruz said: “Across Texas and the nation, law enforcement officers dutifully–and often heroically–act to protect our communities. […]
Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Kelly Introduce Highway Formula Modernization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) this week reintroduced the Highway Formula Modernization Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct the Department of Transportation to reevaluate the funding formulas used to distribute federal highway dollars for the first time in 16 years. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in June of 2021. Upon reintroduction, Sen. Cruz said: “Texas continually receives less funding from the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) proportionally than […]