STATEMENT OF ROYCE WEST ON JOHN CORNYN ADVERTISEMENT IN U.S. SENATE RACE

State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) issued the following statement Tuesday on U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s recently launched television spot in the United States Senate Race: 

 “This week, John Cornyn has once again shown Texans his true colors.

He’s done nothing for African Americans during his tenure in the United States Senate. He stands lock-step in unison with a white supremacist President. He doesn’t favor renaming bases named after Confederate generals, he doesn’t support serious policing reform in this country, and he doesn’t support legislation that would improve the lives of African Americans in Texas.

John Cornyn has failed Texans–African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and everyone–on healthcare, criminal justice reform, infrastructure issues, and economic growth. He stood in lock-step with a president who has created untenable conditions for minorities in this country and has encouraged white supremacist groups to “stand up and stand by.”

Like President Trump, John Cornyn wants to sow racial divisions rather than actually address issues that would help African Americans in this state. Ask yourself, when was the last time you saw John Cornyn in our community or make campaign expenditures with African American businesses. Sounds like another politician taking the African American community for granted.

This week, I’m going to vote early, and I will be voting for Democrats on my ballot from the White House to the Court House.

I urge my fellow Democrats to not let John Cornyn’s antics and new television ad shift our focus from voting for Democrats from the top of the ballot to the bottom; we must turn Texas BLUE.”

State Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) issued the following statement Tuesday on U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s recently launched television spot in the United States Senate Race:

“This week, John Cornyn has once again shown Texans his true colors

He’s done nothing for African Americans during his tenure in the United States Senate. He stands lock-step in unison with a white supremacist President. He doesn’t favor renaming bases named after Confederate generals, he doesn’t support serious policing reform in this country, and he doesn’t support legislation that would improve the lives of African Americans in Texas.

John Cornyn has failed Texans–African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and everyone–on healthcare, criminal justice reform, infrastructure issues, and economic growth. He stood in lock-step with a president who has created untenable conditions for minorities in this country and has encouraged white supremacist groups to “stand up and stand by.”

Like President Trump, John Cornyn wants to sow racial divisions rather than actually address issues that would help African Americans in this state. Ask yourself, when was the last time you saw John Cornyn in our community or make campaign expenditures with African American businesses. Sounds like another politician taking the African American community for granted.

This week, I’m going to vote early, and I will be voting for Democrats on my ballot from the White House to the Court House.

I urge my fellow Democrats to not let John Cornyn’s antics and new television ad shift our focus from voting for Democrats from the top of the ballot to the bottom; we must turn Texas BLUE.”