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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.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The VICE PRESIDENT. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…
I wish to quote our friend Senator Reid, the majority leader of the Senate. His candor is, again, remarkable and very clear. He said: We are focusing very intently on the DC Circuit. We need at least one more. By that he means one more…
I ask unanimous consent for an additional 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, I wish to return to the issue of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, because even though we had an earlier cloture vote where the Senate decided to continue debate and not close off debate on this issue, I anticipate the…
Madam President, I know we are in the postcloture time on the Estevez nomination. I wanted to explain why it was necessary for me to put a hold on this nomination this last March. This is a very important position, the second ranking…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 91, nays 8, as follows: [Rollcall…
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. 1620 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson). The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 225 Ex.] YEAS--62 Baldwin Baucus…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 81, nays 18, as follows: [Rollcall…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). 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…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall…
Mr. President, in the aftermath of the battle over the continuing resolution and the debt ceiling, I am sure I am not alone in hearing from my constituents they are hoping that Democrats and Republicans can now work together on some of the…
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