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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.
I say to my friend that this is the President's proposed budget. Senators can vote yes or no. I am glad to hear the ranking member of the Budget Committee, Senator Sanders, is going to vote no. I will vote no, and I encourage all Senators…
do I have any time remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 6 seconds remaining.
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 45, nays 54, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…
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…
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Mr…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk).
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 yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 75, nays 24, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 83 Leg.] YEAS--75 Alexander Ayotte Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Boozman Burr…
President Obama's budget has gotten some pretty rough coverage in the media recently. For example, the Los Angeles Times called the President's annual budget ``. . . a strange, almost fictional document.'' An article in Politico said, ``As…
before the Senators from Arizona and South Carolina leave the floor, I want to say a couple of words about their contribution to our collective efforts on the budget. As I said a moment ago, the No. 1 priority for the Federal Government is…
I hope, if the Senate gets unstuck on human trafficking legislation that we are on--and I'm optimistic that we will eventually--we'll be able to provide additional resources to law enforcement, as well as the victims, to help them heal and…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator…
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