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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.
Mr. President, we all know the Chamber is about to hold a cloture vote on the President's nominee to be the next Secretary of Defense. If former Senator Chuck Hagel is eventually confirmed, he will take office with the weakest support of…
Mr. President, it has been 1,398 days since the Senate passed a budget. People wonder why we are lurching from one budget crisis to another one in Washington. The fact is this is not the only deadline that has been missed. This year the…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr…
Madam President, I rise to mark another sad record for the Senate: 1,387 days since the Senate has passed a budget--1,387 days. The last time I checked the 2012 election was over, and of course it has been over for more than 3 months now…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 58, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall…
I want to assure the assistant majority leader that we still have a Secretary of Defense. His name is Leon Panetta. And I am referring to an e-mail his press secretary George Little sent out on Thursday: The Secretary plans to stay in…
Mr. President, to my knowledge we do have a Secretary of Defense, and his name is Leon Panetta. It is my understanding that Mr. Panetta is going to stay on the job, a job he has done very well as Secretary of Defense and as CIA director…
Madam President, I want to express my appreciation to the Senator from North Dakota for his leadership on this issue. He has been relentless in pursuit of this Presidential permit to authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline because he…
Madam President, I would like to tell the distinguished Senator from Delaware how much I appreciate him and his friendship, and it is genuine. I guess the thing that is so maddening about serving in the Senate is that everyone in this…
Would the Senator yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican Whip.
And I will quote from that letter. This is a letter signed by Chris Dodd, our former colleague who served on the Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Biden, when he was a ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee back in 2005. Dear…
The fact is our State relies on a simple economic model the Federal Government could emulate if it would like to have similar positive results: lower taxes, limited government, sensible regulations, and progrowth energy policies. I know…
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