Bloomberg Talks Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) Talks ICE, Government Shutdown
Feb 3, 2026
John Cornyn, long-serving U.S. Senator from Texas active on judiciary and homeland security. He discusses the risk of another short-term funding fight and the politics around ICE reform. He defends agents’ safety, urges cooperation from sanctuary cities, reflects on a Texas special election and GOP lessons, and outlines U.S. options and targets regarding Iran.
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CRs Drain Congressional Bandwidth
- Government continuing resolutions waste time and block other priorities from being addressed.
- John Cornyn calls these funding standoffs unnecessary and costly to governing effectiveness.
Fine-Tune ICE Procedures
- Improve ICE operations through targeted procedural changes rather than broad overhauls.
- John Cornyn supports fine-tuning ICE to de-escalate conflicts while maintaining law enforcement capacity.
Sanctuary Policies Escalate Risks
- Sanctuary policies force ICE into riskier public arrests when local agencies don't cooperate.
- Cornyn argues lack of local cooperation in places like Minneapolis creates conditions that lead to confrontations and tragedies.