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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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Dec 12, 2017

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

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Dec 12, 2017

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

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Dec 12, 2017

John Cornyn, he is calling for Special Counsel Mueller to just clean the house of people on his team who have been politically active.

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Dec 12, 2017

I approach this topic with a little bit of trepidation. Ordinarily when people make outrageous, outlandish, and unbelievable statements, I usually think it is best just to let them go because when people make these kinds of statements, I…

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Dec 11, 2017

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and…

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Dec 7, 2017

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). Further, if present and voting…

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Dec 6, 2017

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) would have voted ``nay.''

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Dec 6, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Al Hill, Jr.

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Dec 6, 2017

the United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. We are simply noncompetitive, which is why businesses are moving out of America, overseas, to lower taxed countries. If our colleagues on the other side of…

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Dec 6, 2017

I would like to begin my comments today by offering my condolences to the family of my friend, Al Hill, Jr. Al was the oldest grandson of the legendary Texas oilman H.L. Hunt, and he passed away last Saturday. Al was many things to many…

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Dec 6, 2017

I ask for our colleagues to vote no on the motion to instruct, unless you happen to believe that 2 percent and below growth is the new normal for the American economy, and we have nowhere to go but down as a country; that people don't…

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Dec 5, 2017

we know last Friday night, into the wee hours of Saturday morning, this body did something remarkable, something people said would never happen. We actually got some very important work done and passed a very important piece of…

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