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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.
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hoeven). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows…
I wanted to come to the floor and talk for a few minutes about the unfortunate circumstances we find ourselves in as a result of the failure of the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee to submit a letter that she received from--in…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kyl). Without objection, it is so ordered.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Nebraska…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Nebraska…
last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that there would be an additional public hearing to address the allegations of misconduct that had been made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who has been nominated to the U.S. Supreme…
on another matter, last night we voted on a very important piece of legislation called the Opioid Crisis Response Act, which came to us from the HELP Committee; that is, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Thanks to…
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. 3464 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) would have voted ``yea.''
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) would have voted ``yea.''
I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Rettig Nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all…
late this week or early next week, we will vote on a bill called the Opioid Crisis Response Act. This is a powerful piece of legislation for which our colleague Chairman Lamar Alexander deserves great credit for shepherding through the…
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