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John Cornyn's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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06/21/2022 Tillis, Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
06/12/2022 Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Agreement
01/20/2022 Letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of Human & Health Services- Wicker, Hyde-Smith Call for Unmasking of America's Children
01/18/2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Dept. of Education; Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General, US Dept. of Justice - Kennedy, Judiciary Republicans probe Garland, Cardona for answers on DOJ targeting parents
04/30/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Hagerty, Senate Republicans Urge Education Secretary to Withdraw Proposal to Skew U.S. History and Civics Toward "a Politicized and Divisive Agenda"
04/28/2021 Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan Rural STEM Education Act
03/09/2021 Cornyn Announces Texas Schools Can Provide Free Meals to Students Through Summer with New USDA Extension
03/03/2021 Fort Worth Star-Telegram - https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article249646403.html
01/28/2021 During National School Choice Week, Rubio, Scott, Colleagues Reintroduce Choice Act
08/21/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Senator Collins Urges USDA to Continue School Meal Flexibility Waivers for Maine Students
08/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Purdue, Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture - Cornyn Pushes USDA to Continue Waivers for Texas Students' School Meal Flexibility
07/31/2020 The Dallas Morning News - Congress Must Do More to Provide Critical COVID-19 Assistance and Financial Relief
05/15/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis
02/26/2019 Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation Supporting Teachers of English Learners
02/13/2019 Cornyn, Bennet, Scott, Warner Introduce Bill to Support Teachers and School Leaders
10/09/2018 Tweet - "On average I believe the state/federal share on public education funding is 90%/10%. State and local school districts can do more if they seem it necessary."
10/09/2018 Tweet - "My legislation helped with this part. -> SEC. 110. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS. Authorized funds for crisis intervention teams to include coordination with law enforcement and specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises."
10/09/2018 Tweet - "The grants, authorized by the STOP School Violence Act passed earlier this year, aim to increase school security and provide training for teachers, staff members and students in hopes of preventing campus acts of violence. Texas was given the maximum award"
09/19/2018 Tweet - "Today, the Department of Education announced that Texas will receive $8,974,135 in new federal assistance under the Hurricane Education Recovery Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth Program."
08/02/2018 Hatch, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Professional Development Bill to Help Teachers, Principals, and Other School Leaders
05/21/2018 Executive Session
05/18/2018 Cornyn Visits Santa Fe, Texas Following School Shooting
03/06/2018 Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan School Safety Legislation
12/28/2015 Fox News - Sen. John Cornyn: In 2015, New Senate Majority Delivered for the Nation
12/10/2015 Cornyn: A Year of Bipartisan Accomplishments in the Senate

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