Cornyn signals Trump highway bill may not be priority after primary loss
After losing Trump’s backing, Cornyn said the highway bill may not be a priority in his final seven months in the Senate.
- Senator John Cornyn is shelving legislation to rename U.S. Highway 287 as Interstate 47, telling Hearst Newspapers on Wednesday the bill "may not make it into my priorities the next seven months."
- Cornyn's decision follows his primary defeat on May 26 to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who secured President Trump's endorsement that the senator had actively courted by pushing the renaming plan.
- Originally, the legislation sought to redesignate nearly 1,800 miles of highway from the Gulf Coast to the Montana border, with Cornyn stating, "Texas is Trump Country, and this bill cements that legacy."
- Texas state Representative Jared Patterson is pursuing a resolution to rename the Dallas North Tollway as the "Donald J. Trump Tollway," claiming the prior promise held true only when "politically convenient."
- The senator is challenging the president on other fronts, recently opposing Bill Pulte's nomination for acting director of national intelligence and stating he saw "no evidence of any qualifications" for the role.
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John Cornyn suddenly loses interest in renaming Texas highway after Trump
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, appears to have relaxed on efforts to name a state highway after President Donald Trump. Since losing his primary race to Attorney General Ken Paxton, it seems like Cornyn has lost interest in his previously suggested renaming of US Highway 287 as “Interstate 47,” after the president. BizPac Review reported on the move last month as the race between the men continued to heat up, and Trump had yet to weigh in with his e…
John Cornyn suddenly loses interest in renaming Texas highway after Trump · American Wire News
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, appears to have relaxed on efforts to name a state highway after President Donald Trump. Since losing his primary race to Attorney General Ken Paxton, it seems like Cornyn has lost interest in his previously suggested renaming of US Highway 287 as “Interstate 47,” after the president. BizPac Review reported on the move last month as the race between the men continued to heat up, and Trump had yet to weigh in with his e…
Cornyn signals Trump highway bill may not be priority after primary loss
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is backing off a push to dedicate a Texas highway after President Trump, signaling that it may no longer be high on his priority list following his defeat in last month’s GOP Senate primary runoff. Cornyn introduced legislation in May to rename U.S. Highway 287 as Interstate 47 in honor of…
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Wonderwall.comSenator pulls plan to name highway after Trump in apparent act of revenge
Texas Sen. John Cornyn has quietly shelved legislation that would have renamed a nearly 1,800-mile stretch of highway after President Donald Trump, a move that came days after Trump endorsed Cornyn’s primary rival and effectively ended the senator’s three-decade electoral career. Cornyn told Hearst Newspapers that the bill, which would have redesignated US-287 from Port...
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The Independent (US)Texas senator backs off push to name highway after Trump
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Cornyn Drops Plan To Name "Interstate" For Trump
Dallas’s Fox affiliate reports: In the days leading up to the runoff for the Republican Senate nomination, Cornyn introduced a bill to rename U.S. Highway 287, which spans about 1800 miles as Interstate 47 in honor of the 47th president. Since Cornyn’s loss to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom Trump endorsed in the days leading up to the runoff, the senator appears to have backed away from that legislation. He told Hearst Newspapers on Wed…
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