Senator John Cornyn
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At CHRISTUS Spohn Sen. Cornyn accounted nearly $161 million in funding for Corpus Christi area
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1:56Now PlayingThus far, Sen. Cornyn has worked to secure nearly $161 million in funding for the Corpus Christi area, including:
Corpus Christi ISD: $10,120,213
Purchased more than 12,000 devices for remote learning
Procured PPE such as facemasks, face shields, gloves, and hand sanitizer
Continued pay for all employees without interruption
Texas A&M Univ. – Corpus Christi: $10,105,662
Provided Emergency Financial Aid to more than 3,000 students
Upgraded technology in classrooms for remote learning
Expanded technological access to address economic disparities
Refunded meal plans and housing for remote students
City of Corpus Christi: $22,770,982
$3.5 million for Small Business Disaster Relief Loan Program
$500,000 for Small Business Assistance Pandemic Grant Program
$500,000 for Nonprofit Recovery Fund
$489,386 for Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund
Corpus Christi Police Department: $1,864,176
50,000 masks
5,000 pairs of gloves
1,000 safety goggles
6 hand sanitizer stations
25 police unit disinfectant foggers
200 gallons hand sanitizer
50 gallons disinfectant
50 thermometers
50 web cameras for virtual meetings
100 individual hand sanitizers
25 ultraviolet room sanitizers
50,000 sanitizing wipes
Nueces County: $830,665
$123,329 for fever scanning systems
$116,847 for PPE
$286,050 for testing
$29,854 for protective screens
$34,200 for technology for remote court hearings
$28,136 for disinfecting and cleaning
$61,785 for quarantine assistance
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ABOUT SENATOR JOHN CORNYN
Senator Cornyn was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, and is currently serving his third term after being re-elected in 2008 and 2014.
He sits on the Senate Finance, Intelligence, and Judiciary Committees, where he helps craft legislation on behalf of 28 million Texans. From 2013 until 2018 Senator Cornyn was chosen by his colleagues to serve as the Republican Whip, the second-highest ranking position in the Senate Republican Conference.
A San Antonio native, Senator Cornyn has served the people of Texas for the last three decades, as a district judge, a member of the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Attorney General, before representing the Lone Star State in the U.S. Senate.
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