The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions).
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.
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. 292 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
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. 293 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, as we all know, there is a big game this weekend, and I wouldn't be surprised if our friends from Washington and from the New England area find themselves a little bit distracted beyond the ``snowpocalypse,'' I guess they…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio).
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. 252 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, I had some concluding thoughts about the President's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. Much of it we have heard before. In fact, what the President laid out was largely what his agenda has been for the last 6…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk).
I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee).
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. President, the next amendment following the Cornyn amendment seeks to prohibit the use of eminent domain in the building of the Keystone XL Pipeline, but eminent domain is actually irrelevant to this bill. This is actually designed to…





