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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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May 8, 2018

It strikes me that you and this President are being held to a double standard, and I think that's regrettable.

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May 7, 2018

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: By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse): S. 2795. A bill…

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May 7, 2018

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain).

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May 7, 2018

one of the items on our to-do list is continuing to confirm the President's nominees, which have faced an unprecedented level of obstruction and downright foot-dragging. It is maddening to see our Democratic colleagues insisting that we go…

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Apr 26, 2018

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sasse). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 57, nays 42, as follows…

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Apr 26, 2018

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kennedy). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 42, as…

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Apr 26, 2018

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. 2789 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Apr 26, 2018

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture motion with respect to the Grenell nomination be withdrawn; that the time until 1:45 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form; and that upon the use or yielding back of…

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Apr 26, 2018

we have just voted to confirm Mike Pompeo to be the next Secretary of State for the United States--an essential member of the President's Cabinet. There has been a tradition of sorts in this deliberative body to give some deference to the…

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Apr 25, 2018

this afternoon, the House Judiciary Committee will begin to consider their version of a bill I have introduced here in the Senate with the junior Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Whitehouse, called the CORRECTIONS Act. This legislation…

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Apr 24, 2018

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. 2734 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Apr 24, 2018

yesterday, after some drama and a rare act of civility on the part of Senator Coons, for which I applaud him, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State. This is despite Chairman…

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