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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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Nov 17, 2014

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Nov 17, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

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Nov 17, 2014

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 67, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Nov 17, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from South…

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Nov 17, 2014

Only a few years ago a prominent Democrat firmly and unequivocally rejected the idea that the President of the United States could singlehandedly enact an amnesty for millions of immigrants who entered the country without legal…

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Nov 13, 2014

I ask the Senator from Kentucky--I think you described how the administration appears to not just have a war on coal but a war on hydrocarbons, a war on anything other than wind turbines and solar panels. The President said he is for all…

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Nov 13, 2014

Madam President, would the Senator yield for another question? Mr. McCONNELL. Yes, I would be happy to yield.

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Nov 13, 2014

Mr. President, I agree with the Republican leader that our leader on this issue for years now in the Senate has been the Senator from North Dakota, and North Dakota is a big energy-producing State--second, I must point out, to my State of…

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Nov 13, 2014

Will the Senator yield for a question? Mr. McCONNELL. I will, yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican whip.

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Nov 13, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) would have voted ``no.'' The yeas…

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Nov 13, 2014

I wonder if the Senator would yield for one last question. I see the Senator from Alaska, and I hope she will join us in this discussion. To follow up on a very important point made by the Senator from North Dakota that hadn't been…

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Nov 12, 2014

Mr. President, a point of clarification. It is my understanding the Senator from Louisiana is not objecting to my amended request and has not posed another modification. I believe the question is, is there an objection to my modified…

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