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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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Apr 30, 2015

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hoeven). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Budget

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Apr 30, 2015

Madam President, under the previous order, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the veto message to accompany S.J. Res. 8. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the veto message. The legislative clerk read as follows: Veto…

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Apr 30, 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. 1153 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Apr 29, 2015

Mr. President, the 114th Congress is just a little over 100 days old now, but we have actually seen what used to be called the world's greatest deliberative body actually get back to work and be producing results for the American people…

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Apr 29, 2015

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 45, nays 54, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Apr 28, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio).

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Apr 28, 2015

Mr. President, today and for the next few days we will have the opportunity to consider a very important piece of legislation, the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015--a piece of legislation that, like all the legislation we consider…

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Apr 27, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from South Carolina…

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Apr 23, 2015

Mr. President, I am happy to stand here today knowing that the Senate has had a pretty good week of getting its work done--or I should say the people's work done--and overwhelmingly passing important legislation that will actually help…

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Apr 23, 2015

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Boozman). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows…

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Apr 22, 2015

Mr. President, Winston Churchill supposedly once said: The Americans always do the right thing after they exhaust every other possibility. And you might say the same thing about the Senate when it comes to the Justice for Victims of…

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Apr 22, 2015

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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