John Cornyn actually said...

"I want to congratulate each of those nominees and their families for this great honor."

"I would say that the statement that support for the Voting Rights Act has been bipartisan is absolutely true."

"we will actually take a moment to celebrate the great advances that have been made in this country, not to suggest, as Dr. Johnson said, that discrimination does not still exist."

"this bill imposes a presumption of guilt, and the jurisdiction affected would have to come into court and disprove this presumption."