WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced legislation that would allow the U.S. Department of the Treasury to terminate the tax-exempt status of groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) that provide material support, such as finances, services, or training, to terrorist organizations. This comes as Texas announced (https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-designates-muslim-brotherhood-cair-as-foreign-terrorist-organizations) its designation of CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization.
"I'm introducing legislation to strip CAIR of its tax-exempt status because no organization who bankrolls terrorists should get a ta...