John Cornyn: “The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Wisconsin…”

I'm not prepared to vote yes without an agreement.

I think I am prepared to vote no, but I do think I owe it to my constituents and to Mr. Blanche to try to negotiate in good faith.

It binds not only him but the Department of Justice as a whole, and so I think that satisfies my demands.

That's a convenient excuse, and it happens to be untrue.