John Cornyn

Isn't Putin's monopoly on providing energy to Europe a boot on the neck of the Europeans?

Russia's ability to provide a monopoly and to weaponize energy when it comes to Europe could well undermine the sanctions.

The high price of oil that Putin is reaping today is being used to fund this horrific invasion in Ukraine.

They said in the resolution that they wanted Republicans to be unified. That was not a unifying action.

We can implement a 20-week ban on abortions and ensure that any baby that survives an abortion receives life saving care.

Is the Senator suggesting that ballot harvesting should be required in all 50 States? That is the ability of a partisan or a participant in a political election to go around to nursing homes or to other vulnerable populations and collect…

Would you give me an example of one of the laws passed in Georgia or in Texas since the 2020 election which you believe suppresses the right to vote.

As you know, given the volume of people that have come across the border in the last year--some two million--that by the way doesn't count the so-called 'getaways.'

I would hope you would use the benefit of your experience and your perspective to advocate within the Administration for those changes.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Wainstein, congratulations on your nomination and thank you for your lengthy, distinguished public service.

But we're here because we were elected by our constituents to serve the people of this county and not foreign countries.

I support the reinstatement of Section 215 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but as I've told the Director of National Intelligence, every time that the skeptics talk about the power that is given to the Intelligence Community…

We're playing with fire here.

We`re playing with fire here.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

If we don't know who they are and what their agenda is, it's pretty hard for us to put that in the proper context to protect ourselves.

I do believe that we would have more leverage dealing with China if we worked with our friends and partners in the region.

I was a party to an op-ed piece with Senator Carper that encouraged the administration to revisit the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

I particularly want to state my concerns about how Mexico is favoring state-owned oil companies.

Unfortunately, they have a history of not complying with their agreements and stealing our intellectual property and committing other violations of norms and laws.

I think that exclusion jeopardizes the integrity and future of Trade Promotion Authority.

I think we can all agree about the importance that the chairman and others have placed on enforcement.

Many Senators raised questions about the 25-percent section 301 China tariffs the last administration had reimposed.

Our government must take a balanced and innovative approach to this competition.

First, our national security must come first.