Nov 7, 2017
Mr. President, as we wait for additional details, I want to say a few more words about the strong community of Sutherland Springs, one just 35 miles from my hometown of San Antonio, TX, where I grew up. First Baptist Church, where the…
John Cornyn
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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.
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Nov 7, 2017
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul).
Nov 7, 2017
Mr. President, I come before this body a second day in a row to talk about an event that the Senator from Connecticut has been referring to that has shocked all of us. It has rattled us to the very core and shocked the conscience of the…
Nov 6, 2017
Mr. President, today we join the stunned community of Sutherland Springs, TX--a small town near San Antonio--in mourning the loss of too many innocent lives. One innocent life is too many. I listened to the impassioned comments of our…
Nov 1, 2017
Mr. President, this week we have been talking about some sterling nominees for our Nation's circuit courts of appeals. These are our intermediate appellate courts in the country, one step above the trial courts where cases are tried and…
Oct 31, 2017
Mr. President, last night we held a cloture vote on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, who has been nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Thanks to a unanimous consent request by the majority leader just moments…
Oct 30, 2017
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``yea.''
Oct 30, 2017
Mr. President, I came to the floor to talk about judges, and I will in just a moment because the majority leader has now filed for cloture--that is a process that will end up in an up-or-down vote-- on four distinguished nominees for the…
Oct 26, 2017
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the resolution be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the resolution was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. Con. Res. 28 Resolved by the…
Oct 25, 2017
Mr. President, I know people watching and perhaps reading the newspaper, watching cable TV, and listening to talk radio think nothing ever happens here in Washington, DC, and they would be wrong. Certainly, we can always do better, and I…
Oct 25, 2017
Mr. President, I have 8 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
Oct 24, 2017
Mr. President, I know, for people watching this debate, it is easy to be confused. You hear the Democratic leader claiming that this is about the people who have no power, fighting against the most powerful institutions this country has to…
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