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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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Jul 22, 2015

Even President Jimmy Carter in a recent interview admitted that ``the United States' influence and prestige and respect in the world is probably lower now than it was 6 or 7 years ago.'' This isn't some Republican criticizing a Democratic…

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Jul 21, 2015

I appreciate the chairman and the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee pointing out that the actual underlying authorization language in this legislation has been public information since June 24--June 24. The only…

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Jul 16, 2015

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. 1786 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Jul 15, 2015

yesterday President Obama announced a deal with Iran, one that will send billions of dollars to a regime with a long history of violently opposing the United States and its allies. I come to the floor to express again my deep skepticism…

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Jul 15, 2015

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

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Jul 14, 2015

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

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Jul 13, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Alaska (Ms…

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Jul 13, 2015

I think we can actually produce something that we can all be proud of that will help public safety.

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Jul 13, 2015

Let the States experiment, and we can learn from that and then generalize it to the Nation as a whole.

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Jul 13, 2015

Instead of just building more prisons and hoping that would somehow fix the problem, they decided to try a different approach.

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Jul 13, 2015

How do we reform our Federal criminal justice system to increase public safety and reduce cost and to give the deserving a second chance?

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