Reimburse Texas for the billions of dollars it spent on border security through Operation Lone Star, via a reimbursement provision he authored (the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund).
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Reimburse Texas for the billions of dollars it spent on border security through Operation Lone Star, via a reimbursement provision he author…”
Sources
- Senator Cornyn (official Senate site)https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-touts-border-security-priorities-in-senates-one-big-beautiful-bill/ ↗
“The Senate's One Big Beautiful Bill will reverse Biden's disastrous, manmade crisis at our southern border and restore law and order, along with reimbursing Texas for costs incurred from Operation Lone Star due to the Biden administration's dereliction of duty.”
- Senator Cornyn (official Senate site)https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-praises-dhs-for-opening-cornyn-created-state-border-security-reimbursement-fund/ ↗
“I'm glad the Department of Homeland Security has followed through on my reimbursement provision by opening the application process for the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund to reimburse states like Texas for the billions of dollars spent to try and secure the border after Joe Biden's dereliction of this federal responsibility.”