Apr 10, 2014
Mr. President, if I could ask the majority leader through the Chair, there is the Justice for All Act which, as the leader points out, includes things other than the Debbie Smith Act, which has not cleared the Senate, which, if it did…
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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Apr 10, 2014
Mr. President, I start by making an obvious point that every Member of the Senate is dedicated to helping law enforcement officials get dangerous criminals off the street and deliver justice to victims of sexual assault, every one of us…
Apr 10, 2014
Madam President, if the Senator will yield for another question, I ask the distinguished Republican leader if he is aware--and I am confident he is--that the majority leader and other leaders of his party had a press conference last week…
Apr 10, 2014
Madam President, the majority leader said that there is urgent work the Senate needs to turn to, which is why we ought to amend the ordinary rules of the Senate which call for a 30-hour postcloture period. I ask the distinguished…
Apr 10, 2014
Madam President, if the Senator would yield for a question. Mr. McCONNELL. I am happy to yield for a question.
Apr 10, 2014
Mr. President, I asked the distinguished ranking member of the Judiciary Committee to remind me what the challenge is with the Justice for All Act. We have a Member on our side who is unfortunately not here today because of medical…
Apr 10, 2014
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr…
Apr 8, 2014
Mr. President, last week the men and women at the Fort Hood Army post in Killeen, TX, witnessed a shocking act of violence as a gunman suddenly and inexplicably opened fire, killing 3 fellow soldiers and wounding 16 others. Yet, even as…
Apr 7, 2014
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. 2215 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Apr 7, 2014
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn). The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 101 Leg.] YEAS--59 Ayotte Baldwin Begich Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boxer Brown…
Apr 2, 2014
Before we can have a real debate on how to fix the U.S. economy, which is experiencing the slowest recovery following a recession of any time since World War II, we have to agree on what the problem is and what we are actually trying to…
Apr 2, 2014
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 61, nays 38, as follows…
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