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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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Feb 12, 2014

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, as everyone knows, last year our friends on the other side of the aisle invoked the so-called nuclear option. The stated reason was to strip the minority of any ability to stop any executive or…

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Feb 12, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Feb 12, 2014

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

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Feb 12, 2014

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

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Feb 12, 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 result was announced--yeas 98, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

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Feb 12, 2014

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 98, nays 0, as follows…

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Feb 11, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). The result was announced--yeas 92, nays 6, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 29 Ex.] YEAS--92 Alexander Ayotte…

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Feb 11, 2014

Mr. President, I will be brief, but I just wanted to commend the Senators from Arizona, Kansas, and my friend and colleague from Utah, Senator Hatch, for their comments and for their support for getting the IRS out of the speech police…

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Feb 11, 2014

Madam President, we have reached a historic moment in the history of our Republic when the President of the United States claims the unilateral power to waive, delay, or just simply ignore the law of the land. One of the most frequent…

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Feb 11, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Feb 10, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), and the Senator from…

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Feb 6, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Are there any other Senators in the…

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