WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) blasted Democrat Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) for blocking passage of his No Funding to Honor Crime Scenes Act, which he introduced to defund and close 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. The legislation would direct the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to sell all federal land that includes Chavez's home, his gravesite and memorial garden, and any contents of his personal office, which is where some of the abuse occurred. ...