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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.
Madam President, I call up amendment No. 3698 and ask for its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Texas [Mr. Cornyn] proposes an amendment numbered…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to temporarily set aside the pending motions and amendments so I may offer a motion to commit, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…
Mr. President, mine is a motion to commit the reconciliation bill back to the Finance Committee to report the bill back without the brandnew, whopping 3.8 percent tax on investment and savings. This is a $123 billion mistake. It will…
Madam President, this is not the only job-killing provision in this bill, this brandnew 3.8 percent tax increase that will attack savings and investment. Other examples of job-killing proposals in this bill include increasing the hospital…
Madam President, my amendment is a motion to commit the reconciliation bill back to the Finance Committee to report the bill back without a brandnew tax on savings and investment for certain taxpayers. This is an additional 3.8-percent tax…
That is particularly true of the promise the President has apparently made to union leadership to defer the application of a Cadillac tax--the excise tax on Cadillac health insurance plans. That promise, as the promise to televise the…
Following up with what the Senator from New Hampshire is saying by ``being sold a bill of goods,'' is he suggesting the leadership in the House and Speaker Pelosi are guaranteeing to House Members that the bill they pass--the…
If the Senator will yield for a question, I have heard this process whereby the House is going to deem the Senate bill passed and then pass a reconciliation bill which will then be sent over to the Senate as Speaker Pelosi is asking…
If the Senator will allow me another question to clarify a point he made, and then certainly turn to the Senator from South Dakota, the point of order we are talking about, is it true that under section 313(B)(1)(F), that provision, that…
I think the Senator explained it very clearly. Put in this larger context, can you imagine being asked to cast a career- ending vote because the people in your district hate this bill. Yet you are following Speaker Pelosi's instructions to…
Mr. President, Taiwan is a steadfast ally in a very turbulent region of the world. On January 29, the State Department approved a $6.4 billion arms package to Taiwan that includes 114 Patriot missiles, 60 Black Hawk helicopters, Harpoon…
I move to waive the applicable section of the Budget Act with respect to the amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be. The question is on agreeing to the…
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