John Cornyn actually said...

"Are you prepared to do so today? Do you think the 40-year average norm of 20 percent, roughly, is appropriate, or do you think the new normal should be what it currently is under the Obama administrat..."

"President Obama has never submitted a proposal pursuant to that legal requirement, has he?"

"I believe that we owe it to you not to engage in tokenism or symbolic acts but, rather, to try the best we can to address the causes and to come up with solutions and at the same time respecting the r..."

"And would you not think that would be more reasonably calculated to protect innocent victims of gun crime than other actions that may be more symbolic in nature?"