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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.
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending…
shortly the two leaders of this Chamber will be headed to the White House to update the President on discussions over keeping the government funded and up and running past the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30. I want to…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Georgia (Mr…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). Further, if present and…
reserving the right to object, let me start by saying to my friend from Oregon that I admire his passion and I admire his creativity at branding legislation. But for reasons I will explain, this is a commonsense procedure that doesn't…
as the Presiding Officer knows, we are working on a bill we call WRDA, W-R-D-A, which is the Water Resources Development Act. This is important to the entire country because what it focuses on is obviously clean drinking water but also the…
this weekend is the 15th anniversary of the terrible attacks on our country on September 11, 2001. It is impossible to forget the horrible events of that day and the pain, grief, and mourning that our country felt. I think it is one of…
this summer the American people have heard a lot about Secretary Clinton and how she went to great lengths to set up a private email server in violation of Federal law and accepted protocols not only at the State Department but in the U.S…
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. 3295 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I thought I had gotten to the point where I wasn't surprised at some of the rhetoric we hear from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, particularly the Democratic leader when he claims that we haven't gotten anything done in the…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Bipartisan Accomplishments
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) would have voted ``yea.''
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