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John Cornyn is a United States Senator from Texas, serving since January 3, 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he has held various leadership positions within the Senate, including serving as the Senate Minority Whip. Cornyn has focused on issues such as judicial appointments, immigration reform, and national security throughout his tenure. He is known for his strong support of conservative policies and has frequently aligned with the positions of former President Donald Trump.
Mr. President, yesterday the Senate Banking Committee passed a very important piece of legislation out of the committee by a unanimous vote. I am very pleased that this legislation, which I will describe in a moment, received that sort of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) would have voted ``yea.''
Mr. President, I am sure I am not unique in the fact that when I go home, my constituents ask: What in the heck is going on up there? The truth is, amid the polarization, the misinformation, the arguments, the disagreements we naturally…
Mr. President, I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2890 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Madam President, to my shock and surprise, 10 people were killed Friday in a little town outside of Houston known as Santa Fe, at Santa Fe High School, about 20 miles northwest of Galveston, TX. As we know now, a male student walked into…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain).
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture vote on the Haspel nomination occur at this time; further, that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be yielded back and the Senate immediately vote…
Mr. President, yesterday the Senate Intelligence Committee voted Gina Haspel's nomination out favorably by a vote of 10 to 5. It was a strong bipartisan vote. Of course, in just a few minutes, we will vote on her confirmation. Last week…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 101 Ex.] YEAS--54 Alexander Barrasso Blunt Boozman Burr Capito Cassidy Collins…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) would have voted ``yea.'' The PRESIDING…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2866 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
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