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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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Mar 7, 2012

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Wyoming for his response. I think that shows there is an alternative to this outsourcing of our responsibilities to try to make care more affordable to this group of unelected, unaccountable…

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Feb 29, 2012

Mr. President, I want to express my gratitude to the Senator from Missouri for his leadership on this issue. This used to be a topic that was a bipartisan issue dating back to the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993…

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Feb 13, 2012

Mr. President, I wish to continue the comments along the line of our distinguished Republican leader and talk about the President's proposed budget that was released today. Unfortunately, the President's budget proposes more debt, more…

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Feb 2, 2012

Mr. President, I hope our colleagues will support this amendment that Senator Leahy and I have worked on. This is an expansion of our Public Corruption and Prosecution Improvements Act which passed the Judiciary Committee last year. Mr…

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Jan 23, 2012

I ask whether the Senator from Illinois would agree that following his comments I be recognized for 10 minutes, and then go back and forth.

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Jan 23, 2012

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, can I kindly ask the assistant leader something, and this is a matter of accommodation. We have two speakers on the Republican side and two on the Democratic side. Would he be amenable to…

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Jan 23, 2012

Mr. President, I wish to observe that tomorrow night the President of the United States will make his annual State of the Union Address to Congress. This signals, of course, the beginning of the annual budget and appropriations process…

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Jan 23, 2012

Mr. President, I join my colleague from Illinois in expressing our concerns about the junior Senator from Illinois, Senator Kirk, who, unfortunately, suffered a medical incident, has had surgery, and is now recovering in Chicago. We know…

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Dec 16, 2011

This is as close to a no-brainer as I think we can identify. But this also particularly benefits my State of Texas, which I am honored to represent. TransCanada's direct investment of about $1.6 million in Texas for the construction and…

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Dec 16, 2011

I ask unanimous consent to speak for another 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Dec 16, 2011

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Whitehouse). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas. ____________________

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Dec 16, 2011

Mr. President, I would like to address the Senate on the subject of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which has been reported to be part of the proposed package that would contain the extension of the payroll tax holiday and the expiring…

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