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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.
last night the President of the United States announced that Brett Kavanaugh is his choice to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court left by the impending retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. I was glad to have the occasion to join…
this evening, the President of the United States will perform his duty and nominate a person to serve as the next Supreme Court Justice to fill the vacancy left by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement at the end…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). Are there any other Senators…
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 ``nay.''
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. 3170 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, it is so ordered. Retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy
I am a day late with the news, but Justice Anthony Kennedy, of course, announced he is leaving the bench at the end of the month, and I would be remiss if I didn't start my remarks this morning by thanking him for his 40- plus years of…
I would respond to my friend from Illinois that I think alternatives to detention are a reasonable thing to look at, but the point is that people need to show up for their court hearings because right now, without detention, based on…
I am sorry; I did not mean to suggest that the Senator from Illinois didn't object back then, but my point is that Senator Obama--President Obama had the same policies that are now being objected to under President Trump.
I understand that the Democratic leader may be on his way, and I will yield the floor when he comes, but I do want to respond to the comments that have been made by my friend, the Senator from Illinois, the Democratic whip. I think what he…
as we all know, we are on the farm bill this week in the Senate. I express my gratitude to Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for bringing us this far. Interestingly, in a town where differences tend to be along partisan lines…
I appreciate the comments of the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and I appreciate his efforts to try to accommodate the concerns I have raised. Believe me, I understand this isn't his first rodeo. He has been down this path many…
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