Mar 6, 2013
I would ask a further question of the Senator from Kentucky. I believe the question he has asked--whether the President has the power to authorize lethal force, such as a drone strike against a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil and without…
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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Mar 6, 2013
If the Senator will yield for another question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
Mar 6, 2013
To the Senator's last point, I am reading from a letter dated March 4. It is from the Attorney General to Senator Paul, and he says: The question you have posed is therefore entirely hypothetical, unlikely to occur, and one we hope no…
Mar 6, 2013
Mr. President, I said that was my last question, but I would ask the Senator to yield for this last question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
Mar 6, 2013
It strikes me, Mr. President, that there is a clear double standard here. The Senator has asked a reasonable question, to which he has not gotten a clear answer, and one that is clearly within the purview of the Senate in our oversight…
Mar 5, 2013
Mr. President, I rise to commemorate a very special day in history--a day that inspires pride and gratitude in the hearts of the people of the great State of Texas. I rise today to commemorate Texas Independence Day, which was actually…
Mar 4, 2013
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are…
Feb 28, 2013
Mr. President, here we are again, on the eve of this administration's latest manufactured crisis. Tomorrow, as we all know-- anybody who has been paying attention knows--the sequester will go into effect. And if we believe the majority…
Feb 28, 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. 413 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Feb 27, 2013
Madam President, I want to start with some numbers that help put our spending budget debate in perspective. Since President Obama became President of the United States, our gross national debt has gone up by 56 percent--56 percent. Over…
Feb 27, 2013
Madam President, I come to the floor today to mark another lamentable milestone in the long record of deadlines and misgoverning that might be called malpractice over the last 4 years. As we can see, today is the 1,400th day our colleagues…
Feb 26, 2013
Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
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