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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 Senate has spoken on the preceding amendment and overwhelmingly affirmed the Constitution as the only standard that should apply under these circumstances. The standard being proposed by the Senator from New Jersey is an anti-States…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk).
I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee).
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee).
I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 71 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is now 2 minutes of debate prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 71, offered by the Senator from…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham).
the next amendment following the Cornyn amendment seeks to prohibit the use of eminent domain in the building of the Keystone XL Pipeline, but eminent domain is actually irrelevant to this bill. This is actually designed to confuse things…
I had some concluding thoughts about the President's State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. Much of it we have heard before. In fact, what the President laid out was largely what his agenda has been for the last 6 years. In other…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee).
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. 202 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…
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