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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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Sep 11, 2014

today is the 13th anniversary of 9/11, a day that will be burned in all of our collective memories. I remember two events like this in my lifetime--9/11 is one, and the other is when John F. Kennedy, our President, was assassinated. I…

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Sep 11, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

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Sep 10, 2014

we all are anticipating the President's speech tonight in which hopefully he will make the case for why it is in America's national security interest to eliminate the ISIS or ISIL threat from the Islamic State that is forming a new…

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Sep 10, 2014

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 73, nays 25, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Sep 9, 2014

I can't tell you how disappointed I am that the majority leader has continued to persist in blocking votes on more than 300 different pieces of bipartisan legislation that have passed the House of Representatives and that he refuses to…

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Sep 8, 2014

I am glad I got to catch a few of the tail-end remarks of my colleague from Illinois. I didn't realize what this debate was truly all about, but he made that clear. This is all about public financing of elections, according to him, because…

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Sep 8, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

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Sep 8, 2014

Newspapers are trying to persuade voters all the time to elect a given candidate because they endorse those candidates. I remember when I ran for my first public office as a district judge in Bexar County, San Antonio, TX, one of the most…

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Sep 8, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

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Sep 8, 2014

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

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Sep 8, 2014

I was proud to support Robert for U.S. Attorney, and I am proud to support him for the nomination at the Federal bench.

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Sep 8, 2014

I want to congratulate each of those nominees and their families for this great honor.

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