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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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Aug 4, 2015

I don't know. Anybody have any words you would suggest that we include in that statute that would clarify this, that 'all' really does mean 'all'?

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Jul 24, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Arkansas…

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Jul 13, 2015

I think we can actually produce something that we can all be proud of that will help public safety.

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Jul 13, 2015

Instead of just building more prisons and hoping that would somehow fix the problem, they decided to try a different approach.

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Jul 13, 2015

Let the States experiment, and we can learn from that and then generalize it to the Nation as a whole.

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Jul 13, 2015

How do we reform our Federal criminal justice system to increase public safety and reduce cost and to give the deserving a second chance?

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Jun 22, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the…

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Jun 9, 2015

I will be glad to restate it. I am asking unanimous consent that the time in the quorum call be equally divided between the sides.

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May 22, 2015

I, too, thank Senator Brown for his remarks and for his interest and support for this legislation. I agree with Senator Leahy that the important goals of this bill are not intended to impede regulatory agencies' oversight and supervisory…

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May 18, 2015

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia…

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May 6, 2015

I have seen a lot of people lose lawsuits that were not frivolous. They just lost.

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May 6, 2015

We have worked very hard to get to where we are today, which is not to the finish line, but we are a lot closer.

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May 5, 2015

The 37 out of 100 that the State Department has gotten on your Scorecard for FOIA is an embarrassing failure of the agency.

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May 5, 2015

I believe there should be a presumption that the information that is held by the U.S. Government should be open and accessible to the public.

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Apr 27, 2015

Notwithstanding the difficulties of the job either that you have or that we have, all of us must be held accountable for the way we discharge our responsibilities.

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Apr 27, 2015

My guess is that it's going to take literally long past the time that President Obama leaves office before this matter is finally resolved by the courts.

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Apr 27, 2015

Twenty-two times, the President of the United States said he didn't have the authority to do what he did.

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Apr 27, 2015

DAPA does not represent mere inadequacy, it is complete abdication.

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Apr 27, 2015

57 percent of the children who were--came across in the wave--the humanitarian crisis last year were issued orders of removal in absentia.

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Apr 27, 2015

The Department of Homeland Security has discretion in the manner in which it chooses to fulfill the expressed will of Congress.

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Apr 22, 2015

I will be back to speak further on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, but for now I yield to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Finance Committee. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). Under the previous order, there will…

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Apr 22, 2015

I wish to say very briefly--I know the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee is on the floor to speak on an important matter--I would like to express my gratitude to the majority leader for his determination to see this Justice…

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Apr 15, 2015

What I worry about... is what happens if we do not engage with Asia as on this Trans-Pacific Partnership proposal.

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