Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]

Texas loses lucrative Pentagon contract

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...in 2001 under President George W. Bush. “We never saw this coming — we were completely blindsided,” said a top aide to Sen. John Cornyn, R-San Antonio, a former member of the Senate Armed Services Committee panel with jurisdiction over military ve

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Texas Republican Lawmakers Lose Huge Federal Contract

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

... John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison feel as if they had been sucker punched and blind sided. I have news for Senator's Cornyn and Hutchison top aides. ...

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After fence fight, border leaders get proactive with feds

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

...Mexico is not one of them.” The Secure Border Initiative was passed by Congress with overwhelming support. Hutchison and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, voted for the bill, as well as Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. Now, 670 miles of fence is und

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Brinkley: Mammoth site in Waco should be national monument

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, touted the bill in the Senate, giving it bipartisan support. However, the national monument designation effort has ...

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After fence fight, border leaders get proactive with feds

2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

Hutchison and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, voted for the bill, as well as Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. Now, 670 miles of fence is under contract ...

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Paul, GOP campaign committee at odds

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

...is backing Grayson. In September, 24 senators - including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. John Cornyn, the committee's chairman - held a fundraiser for Grayson at the group's headquarters. "Randy did speak with Mr. Paul," Wal

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Another West Texas Lawmaker Lobbying for VA Hospital Name Change

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

Senator John Cornyn did the same several weeks ago in the US Senate. O'Brien served in the US Marine Corps in Korea. He's one of only 70 Texans, ...

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AUSA donations still pouring in Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 26 2009 05:44 AM

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

John Carter, R-Round Rock, and US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to determine the best way to go about setting aside scholarships for children of the wounded or ...

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Thanksgiving thoughts from Washington and beyond

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn is “thankful to the brave men and women putting themselves in harms way all over the world, ...

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2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

We did, Senator [John] Cornyn and myself. We had to do something. He said that. We did." She blasted Perry for his criticism of Texas' congressional ...

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Paul, GOP campaign committee at odds

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...that the group is backing Grayson. In September, 24 senators including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. John Cornyn, the committees chairman held a fundraiser for Grayson at the groups headquarters. Randy did speak with Mr. Pa

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Neugebauer Introduces Bill to Rename Big Spring VA Medical Center After Local ...

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

On Veteran's Day we told you Senator John Cornyn introduced a bill to rename the Big Spring VA Medical Center after a Big Spring man and now Congressman ...

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2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

In September, 24 senators — including Senate Minority Leader Mitch mcconnell of Kentucky and Sen. John Cornyn, the committee's chairman — held a fundraiser ...

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Fort Hood shooting revives mental health concerns

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, sent a letter to Obama asking that the investigation not be impeded by "political correctness" that could cloud Hasan's ...

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2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Crist was recruited to run and immediately endorsed by the Senate RepublicanCampaign Committee, led by Texas Sen. John Cornyn. ...

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BC-NY-ROOSEVELT-SENATE-NYT

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...was encouraged by talks with other Republicans, including former Gov. George Pataki, Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the chairman of the party's senatorial campaign committee. Calling himself a "liberal Republican," Rooseve

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2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

KBH spouted the same fear mongering myths as had John Cornyn in his recent newsletter to his so-called constituents. Kay and John's grotesquely misleading ...

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Harold Ford? Really?

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

... "liberal Republican," was reportedly encouraged to investigate a potential run by former Governor George Pataki and Texas Senator John Cornyn, ...

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Helping Texans In Need This Holiday Season

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

(By US Sen. John Cornyn) -- During the past year, many Texas families have been impacted by our nation's struggling economy. Many hard-working men and women ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

AUSITN (KXAN) - US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today provided the Austin Central Library with a copy of the 2074 page health care bill that the Democrats ...

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