WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) today introduced the No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act, which would abolish and defund the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in California following reports of abhorrent abuse (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html) by Chavez towards multiple females, including minors, some of which occurred at that very site. The legislation would redirect funds saved from abolishing the monument towards Sen. Cornyn's Debbie Smith Act, which provides state and local law enforcement agencies with funding to complete forensic analyses of crime scenes and untested rape kits.
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