Mar 17, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…
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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Mar 16, 2015
Madam President, tomorrow morning the Senate will be casting a very important vote. We will be voting on a piece of legislation called the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which currently has 12 Democratic cosponsors and virtually…
Mar 16, 2015
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr…
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 12, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled…
Mar 12, 2015
I will say to my friend that he is correct. That includes the strikeout provisions of the substitute, so actually the text is roughly half of that. The provisions our friends across the aisle suddenly woke up and discovered--apparently a…
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. President, I will respond to my friend from South Dakota to say he is absolutely correct, which is one reason I am so perplexed we find ourselves where we are today. We have 10 cosponsors from the Democratic side for this underlying…
Mar 12, 2015
Briefly, I thank the Senator from Ohio for his leadership on these issues. He has worked hard and long to address them and to bring us to the point where we are today. I wish to emphasize one point the Senator made at the beginning, and…
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. President, if I could interject. The Senator from South Dakota is exactly right. I will add to that that not only does this enjoy broad bipartisan support within the Senate and Congress, we have more than 200 law enforcement and victim…
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. President, before I turn to Senator Portman, I would like to put up a quote from one of the leaders of the anti-trafficking movement, the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, who expresses my sentiments exactly, my frustration over…
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues--the Senator from Illinois, the Senator from Ohio, and I think we are going to be joined by the Senator from South Dakota and perhaps others. The PRESIDING…
Mar 12, 2015
I hold the Senate seat that was first held by Senator Sam Houston who actually resigned his seat as Governor of Texas rather than participate in secession. He was a Union man and believed in the Union. I know the Senator from Illinois has…
Mar 12, 2015
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Illinois. His focus is exactly where we ought to be having our focus, which is how to take the profit out of this modern-day slavery and redirect it to help the victims, and that is what this bill…
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