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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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Sep 8, 2015

Mr. President, as have all of our colleagues, I have been traveling around my State over the last few weeks listening to my constituents and trying to understand what their concerns are. I have to tell my colleagues that Washington is not…

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Sep 8, 2015

Mr. President, I say to the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee how much I appreciate his good work, together with the ranking member Senator Cardin, whom he alluded to earlier, but the Senator from Tennessee just said something…

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Aug 5, 2015

Mr. President, the Senator from Washington knows how much I admire and respect her. We have had great opportunity to work together in a very productive way, but what we have just seen from our friends across the aisle is not designed to…

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Aug 5, 2015

Mr. President, on behalf of the chairman of the HELP Committee, Senator Alexander, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Washington.

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Aug 5, 2015

Mr. President, on behalf of the chairman of the HELP Committee, Senator Alexander, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Massachusetts. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 1772

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Aug 5, 2015

Mr. President, 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. 2002 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Aug 5, 2015

Mr. President, on behalf of the chairman of the HELP Committee, Senator Alexander, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 497

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Aug 4, 2015

Madam President, I came to the floor expecting to hear my friend and colleague talk about the bill that we are trying to get on, which is the cyber security bill, but again, I hear him returning to his favorite topic, which is climate…

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Aug 3, 2015

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted ``yea.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other…

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Aug 3, 2015

Madam President, as the Presiding Officer knows, we will have a very important vote about an hour and a half from now on a bill that would eliminate taxpayer funding for abortions, consistent with four decades of U.S. law. Contrary to the…

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Aug 3, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 3, 2015, at 5 p.m., to conduct a classified briefing entitled ``JCPOA: The Verification and…

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Jul 30, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). Further, if present…

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