Nov 30, 2016
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I respect our colleague's right to come to the floor and ask unanimous consent. I understand that there are three unanimous consent requests, and I will be objecting to all three of them. I…
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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Nov 30, 2016
Mr. President, while he is still in the Chamber, let me express my gratitude to the chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Enzi, for his leadership on these very difficult but very important issues. One of the things I am most concerned…
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. President, I know sometimes that when people hear us engage in these debates, they think we don't like each other and we can't work together; that we are so polarized, we are dysfunctional. Actually, these Senators are my friends in…
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. President, we are winding down the final days of the 114th Congress, and some of the work we have been engaged in is coming to fruition. I spoke to the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, who told me he thought the…
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. President, I understand that the Senator from Montana will not be offering a unanimous consent request, so if it is all right with my colleagues, I wish to explain why I have objected. Excuse me. I will yield back to the Senator from…
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. President, today the House will take up a piece of legislation known as the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, a bill that will help victims as they seek to restore their lives and will better equip law enforcement to fight some of…
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. President, earlier this year the Republican leadership made a somewhat controversial decision, but when you think about it, it shouldn't have been all that controversial. It was to allow the American people, by their selection for the…
Nov 29, 2016
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) would have voted ``yea'' and the…
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. President, the reason I came to the floor is to make note of the fact, as I alluded to a moment ago, that President-Elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate one of our own, a Member of the Senate, to be the Nation's top…
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. President, while the President-elect is considering additional nominees to fill his Cabinet, we in the Senate--working together with our House colleagues--have our own responsibilities to fulfill before the end of this year. Most…
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. President, I confess that I came to the floor to talk about some of the nominations that we are going to see coming from the administration, particularly regarding one of our colleagues, Senator Sessions, the Senator from Alabama, to…
Nov 17, 2016
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2016, at 11:55 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…
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