John Cornyn: “I join my colleagues in congratulating our recently arrived colleague from South Carolina on his maiden speech. It…”

“I join my colleagues in congratulating our recently arrived colleague from South Carolina on his maiden speech. It strikes me we all want the same thing pretty much. We want an opportunity and we want to make sure our kids get the best quality education so they can compete in a global economy. But to be honest about it, we do have different approaches on how to achieve those goals, it strikes me, across the aisle. There are those who believe the government should play a bigger, more expansive role, and they have their own ideas and approach; and there are those of us who believe in limited government, and that that is most consistent with individual freedom and the opportunity to strive, to work hard, and to succeed. It is that notion of earned success. So we have a different approach, and I know the Senator from South Carolina agrees with that. I also believe the Senator from South Carolina has been a tremendous addition because of his background and his upbringing. Some people might say we don't need more lawyers in the Senate, and he certainly is not one of those, but he is somebody who has succeeded in the private sector, been marvelously successful now both in the House and here in the Senate.…”