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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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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator from Florida yielding for a question. I wish to ask the question, Is the Senator aware that $580 million of unspent Ebola funds has been reprogrammed by the Obama administration as a down payment on…

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May 18, 2016

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time.

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I had a chance to speak on this earlier. I would defer to my colleague, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, or Senator Leahy from Vermont, my principal cosponsor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I want to congratulate our friend, the Senator from Maine, for doing a tremendous job of managing this bill. It is never easy, given the fact that an individual Senator can slow down the process or insist on their rights…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I am delighted to be here on the floor with the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the ranking member, our colleague from Vermont, whom I have worked with on so many issues, to ask unanimous consent to take up a…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2840) was passed, as follows: S…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 18, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 18, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 18, 2016, at 3 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 18, 2016, at 2 p.m., in room SR-428A of the Russell Senate Office Building, to…

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May 18, 2016

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 18, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

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