John Cornyn: “How do you justify assuming such risk that would be nonexistent if the C-130s were left in Texas?”

Well, there’s nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and he wishes it still exists.

We want to express our gratitude to Mr Blanche and his staff for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon.

I'm not prepared to vote yes without an agreement.

I think that’s a real danger. And I think in any election, it’s not enough to disparage your opponent. You got to talk about the positive things that you’re doing for people.