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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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Apr 7, 2017

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) would have voted ``yea.'' The VICE PRESIDENT. As a reminder, expressions of…

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Apr 4, 2017

Madam President, the Senate has just restored itself to an almost unbroken tradition of never filibustering judges. We have actually restored the status quo before the administration of President George W. Bush. It was during that…

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Apr 4, 2017

Mr. President, Members of the Senate have been coming to the floor talking about the important vote we will be casting tomorrow and then again on Friday which will result in the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Associate…

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Apr 4, 2017

Mr. President, yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted out the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Scalia. During the meeting, as the Presiding Officer knows, our…

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Apr 4, 2017

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cruz). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 85, nays 14, as follows…

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Apr 4, 2017

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Apr 4, 2017

Madam President, if my friend the Senator from Virginia needs a minute or two to wrap up, I know it caught him midthought. I am happy to yield to him for that purpose.

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Apr 3, 2017

Madam President, I wanted to come to the floor to talk about the important work for the Senate this week, now that the Judiciary Committee has voted on the Judge Neil Gorsuch nomination and he is available for floor consideration. But I…

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Apr 3, 2017

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey).

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Mar 30, 2017

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Strange). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows…

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Mar 30, 2017

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

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Mar 29, 2017

Mr. President, I see our friend from West Virginia and others here, so I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia. Opioid Crisis

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