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John Cornyn: “There’s nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and he wishes it still exists, but…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2026
There’s nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and he wishes it still exists, but the fact of the matter [is] it’s dead, and that’s all we could do under these circumstances.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the status of the weaponization fund.

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