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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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Jun 22, 2017

all Senators have a copy of the discussion draft bill. It is a discussion draft which will be open to an amendment process, with unlimited amendments which can be offered by both sides, before which we will have a fulsome debate. Our…

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Jun 22, 2017

reserving the right to object. None of these Senators have read the bill. I have the floor. The bill is 142 pages long compared to the 2,700-page ObamaCare bill. They can read the bill; if they have objections to the provisions, we can…

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Jun 21, 2017

as the Senate knows--and I suspect a lot of people outside of the Chamber know--we will move forward on the healthcare reform effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare very soon. A bill will be released as early as tomorrow morning…

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Jun 21, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1393 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Jun 21, 2017

if I could take 30 seconds more--because my colleague from Louisiana is here--I, frankly, think the objection to nine committees meeting in the Senate is indefensible. I mentioned the three committee hearings we had this morning, but they…

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Jun 20, 2017

I hope as you negotiate this modernized NAFTA agreement, you will continue to keep that objective in mind to get 218 votes in the House and 51 votes in the Senate.

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Jun 20, 2017

Do you see energy as a key tool in a trade agreement renegotiation with NAFTA?

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Jun 20, 2017

I too am comforted by the comments that you and Secretary Ross made about taking a Hippocratic oath when it comes to trade: first do no harm.

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Jun 20, 2017

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1385 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Jun 20, 2017

we continue to make progress on legislation to clean up the mess left by the meltdown of ObamaCare, at least insofar as it affects the lives of millions of people who buy their insurance on the individual markets. These are individuals and…

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Jun 20, 2017

In terms of a trade surplus, my notes here indicate that energy has been a big winner with NAFTA.

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Jun 20, 2017

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Strange). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 94, nays 5, as…

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