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John Cornyn: we didn't expect to be in session this week, but we are. And, of course, as we all know, the theme for this entire year…

On the recordDecember 29, 2020
we didn't expect to be in session this week, but we are. And, of course, as we all know, the theme for this entire year has been ``COVID-19 writ large.'' More than 330,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus. Tens of millions have lost their jobs, and every community across the country has felt the devastating blow dealt by this pandemic, but, as we know, the threats that existed long before this virus still are with us. Even though most of the world hit pause to battle COVID-19, our adversaries did not, and our brave servicemembers didn't pack their bags and not show up for work when everybody else shut down. ____________________
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas
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Dec 29, 2020

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