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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.
responding to my friend from New York, I would say theoretically the answer to his question is yes. As a practical matter, we know the House has passed a particular piece of legislation that we would like to take up. It is what it is. It…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
Again, Mr. President, the distinguished Senator from New York knows well the answer to that is yes.
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cruz). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). 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…
I will not yield at this time, Mr. President. I will be glad to yield at the conclusion of my remarks if the Senator still has a question. Then there is the Senator from Montana who said: I would prefer that the Congress act, yes. Then…
yesterday President Obama, as part of the rollout of his blueprint budget that calls for more than $2 trillion in new taxes and adds more than $8 trillion to our national debt over the next 10 years, visited the Department of Homeland…
I would like to follow up on Senator Hatch's questions because you did not answer a single one of them.
If you lose, are you going to come to Congress and ask for additional legislation?
I am asking, if you are wrong, if the Supreme Court disagrees with you--if five members of the Supreme Court disagree with you--do you believe you have authority to issue an administrative fix, or do you think you need additional…
To come here and repeatedly refuse to answer the questions strikes me as nothing less than contempt of our oversight responsibility, and it is a very, very serious matter.
You are a highly intelligent, charming person, but you refuse to answer our questions and that, to me, does not strike me as trying to work with Congress but rather contempt of Congress's oversight responsibilities.
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