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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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Feb 14, 2018

I have 11 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 following…

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Feb 14, 2018

today a group led by Chairman Grassley of the Senate Judiciary Committee formally introduced a bill to address the DACA issue--the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals issue--that we have heard so much about, as well as border security…

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Feb 13, 2018

This is becoming increasingly rare these days, and it's one of the reasons he's been a very valued member of my staff.

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Feb 13, 2018

But he's also shown, as Senator Hatch has noted, a knack for building consensus with folks on the other side of the aisle when necessary to get things done.

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Feb 13, 2018

My legislation, which is supported by members on both sides of the aisle, takes a targeted approach to addressing specific national security problems.

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Feb 13, 2018

yesterday we began floor debate on something that we have literally been talking about for years. I remember, after the election of 2012, meeting at the White House with then-President Barack Obama, with Speaker of the House Boehner…

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Feb 13, 2018

I'm honored to be here, as you've heard, to introduce an extremely well-qualified candidate, Noah Phillips, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner.

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Feb 13, 2018

His intellect shines most when he's faced with technical topics that would intimidate even the most seasoned lawyers: intellectual property, privacy issues, antitrust, and constitutional law.

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Feb 12, 2018

This is a national crisis and we all of us here represent or are from states which are staggering through the process here of watching young people and others die from drugs that are more potent than they've ever been.

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Feb 12, 2018

I want to begin my remarks today by discussing a piece of bipartisan legislation that I have sponsored with our colleague, the senior Senator from California, Mrs. Feinstein. In all likelihood, this bill is not something you are going to…

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Feb 12, 2018

I hope we will return to that focus as part of this layered approach, the demand side, because it's something I think that is maybe the hardest thing to deal with, but perhaps might have the greatest impact.

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Feb 12, 2018

I will join Senator Rubio and Senator King, Senator Lankford, and others concerned about the failure of the U.S. Government again to have an all-of-government strategy to deal with the cyber threat.

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