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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, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…
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. 1617 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse).
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall…
Mr. President, I have two 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…
Mr. President, we are grinding the wheels here in Washington, DC, in the Senate very slowly, too slowly, when it comes to confirming the President's nominees, first to the Cabinet and now to the sub-Cabinet positions. When the American…
Mr. President, after weeks--make that months, make that years of discussions about the path forward to rescue the American people from ObamaCare, we find ourselves at an important fork in the road. We have talked among ourselves about 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. 1574 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) would have voted ``yea''. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the…
Mr. President, reserving the right to object. The Senator from New Hampshire has acknowledged that she had made this previous request last week. The Kaiser Family Foundation, among other publications, has clearly stated that the…
Mr. President, on Thursday, after two additional weeks of consultation and input from Senators, we released an improved version of the bill we call the Better Care Reconciliation Act, which represents our efforts to address the failing…
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