John Cornyn: “I had to look at my watch today to remind myself it has been a week since the November 3 general election. I must say…”

“I had to look at my watch today to remind myself it has been a week since the November 3 general election. I must say, it seems it has been much longer than that. Just as we have every 4 years throughout our Nation's history, the American people voted for our next Commander in Chief. In the months leading up to election day, we know the atmosphere was tense. The days of counting that followed it have been, as well, but I have full faith that our constitutional Republic is working just exactly the way it should. A record-setting 150 million people and counting cast a ballot this election. In my State, there were 10.9 million voters--almost 11 million. The last time I was on the ballot, there were 4.7 million. So we have seen a huge influx of people and increased participation in the electoral process, and I think both of those are good things. The reason people come to Texas is that we are still a land of opportunity, where people can come and work hard, start out with little, build something for themselves and their families, provide value to others so they can come find a job and provide for their families, which is, to me, the definition of the American dream. We know that election workers and poll workers have worked across our country to ensure that every legal vote--whether it was in person or by mail--will be counted, and that is as it should be.…”