John Cornyn actually said...

"Now, I know as Senator Cornyn said, one of the issues driving FIRRMA is a concern that the export control system has not kept up to date."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I really appreciate the opportunity to present these remarks and the cooperation that you and others on the Committee and other colleagues have shown in trying to address this..."

"The time to modernize CFIUS is now, and we must not allow ourselves to be the frog in the pot of boiling water, so to speak."

"I am an ardent supporter of free trade, and I strongly support foreign investment in the United States, consistent with the protection of our national security."