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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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May 4, 2011

Mr. Reich was Secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration, and he wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal that I think is particularly appropriate to what I am talking about. The lead of the article from this prominent…

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May 4, 2011

Earlier today we had a cloture vote on the nomination of Jack McConnell to be a United States District Judge for Rhode Island, and 63 Senators voted to cut off debate and to move then to a final vote on confirmation which will occur, I am…

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May 4, 2011

What I think these documents demonstrate is that not only did Mr. McConnell intentionally mislead the Senate Judiciary Committee with regard to his possession of these stolen documents, but now there has been for some years--even after the…

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May 4, 2011

Madam President, I have the floor. The Senator is out of order. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Texas has the floor.

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May 4, 2011

Madam President, I have been conferring with the Senator from Rhode Island and other Senators who want to speak. Maybe if we could try another attempt at a unanimous consent request that would allow all of us a chance to speak. Since I…

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May 4, 2011

I know there are a number of us who would like to speak on the upcoming cloture vote at noon on the McConnell nomination. I know Senator Grassley would; I presume the Senators from New York and Rhode Island would. I wonder if we could…

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May 4, 2011

I ask one further unanimous consent, and that would be that an article from Legal Newsline about a discovery dispute still delaying the resolution of the theft case against Motley Rice be printed in the Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

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May 4, 2011

Madam President, I say to my colleague from Ohio, what a welcome idea of refocusing on the No. 1 issue in America today, which is too many Americans out of work. Of course, we saw the growth numbers for the first quarter of this year: 1.8…

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May 4, 2011

I will proceed, then, under the standing order which gives me up to 10 minutes, as I understand. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

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Apr 14, 2011

Mr. President, moments ago, I sent to the desk a resolution on my behalf, as well as that of Senator Collins, Senator Blunt, Senator Lee, Senator Roberts, and Senator Inhofe, relating to the military operations in Libya. I would like to…

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Apr 14, 2011

Thank you, Madam President. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut. ____________________

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Apr 14, 2011

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Cornyn pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 148 are printed in today's Record under…

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