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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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Dec 19, 2013

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. 1861 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Dec 19, 2013

Madam President, in order to offer that amendment and others that I believe would be in order and should be allowed to be offered, I move to table the pending Reid motion to concur with a further amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays…

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Dec 18, 2013

Mr. President, I know we are going to be voting on the budget that was negotiated by Senator Murray and Paul Ryan. Sixty-seven Senators voted for cloture on that, so we will have a vote on passage this afternoon, I think about 4:30. But I…

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Dec 18, 2013

Reserving the right to object, Madam President, it is unfortunate that the Senate's schedule is completely full with pending cloture motions on controversial or completely nonurgent nominations. I ask if the Senator would consider amending…

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Dec 16, 2013

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr…

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Dec 16, 2013

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr…

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Dec 16, 2013

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr…

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Dec 11, 2013

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 260 Ex.] YEAS--70 Ayotte Baldwin Baucus Begich Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boxer…

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Dec 11, 2013

The following Senators are necesarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Utah (Mr…

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Dec 11, 2013

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Utah (Mr…

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Dec 11, 2013

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Idaho (Mr…

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Dec 11, 2013

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr…

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