Senator John Cornyn
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Senator Cornyn Discusses $34 million in Abilene Cares Act Funding
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0:54Now PlayingThus far, Sen. Cornyn has worked to secure $34 million in funding for the Abilene area, including:
Abilene Christian University: $2,982,741
-$2.4 million in aid for 667 students
-Personal protective equipment
-Testing for students and faculty
-Room & Board refunds for students
-Curriculum redevelopment for flexible learning environment
Abilene Regional Airport: $1,504,738 million
Abilene CityLink Transit: $5,139,361
City of Abilene: $6,764,945
-$142,431 on medical service and supplies
-$30,798 on cleaning supplies and PPE
-$14,862 on contact tracing and quarantine assistance
-$20,178 on telework capabilities
Hendrick Hospital System: $14 million
-Provided care for 229 COVID patients
-Funded testing expansion to cover the entire community, including more than 9,300 COVID tests
-Procured PPE supplies, including 6 million gloves, 500,000 masks, and 75,000 gowns
-Purchased two new ventilators
-Retrofitted 109 rooms with negative air pressure equipment
-Continued pay and benefits for 3,600 local workers
-Provided cross-over training for nurses to tend to COVID patients
Abilene ISD: $3,853,076
-Provided Chromebooks and mobile hotspots for remote learning
-Aided students in remote learning by purchasing math and english language arts software
-Procured PPE supplies such as hand sanitizer and masks
-Assisted in paying teachers’ salaries
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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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