John Cornyn

I say to my friend from South Dakota, he is exactly correct. This has been the law of the land for 39 years. This is an area that has been very controversial--that is abortion, generally--and this has been a rare area of bipartisan…

I say to my friend that was the so-called CRomnibus. It was the continuing resolution omnibus bill that passed in November during the lameduck session and it included the same or very similar language. It was actually incorporated by…

I say to my friend, it was marked up or passed out of the Judiciary Committee roughly a month later.

I will say to my friend that he is correct. That includes the strikeout provisions of the substitute, so actually the text is roughly half of that. The provisions our friends across the aisle suddenly woke up and discovered--apparently a…

I thank the Senator from Illinois, and I take no offense for talking about the fact that the South lost the Civil War.

I thank the Senator from Illinois. His focus is exactly where we ought to be having our focus, which is how to take the profit out of this modern-day slavery and redirect it to help the victims, and that is what this bill does. It ends…

I would ask, is the Senator's amendment targeted in a way that respects the freedom of the Internet and the right of the people?

I would just ask the Senator to yield for one final question. Would the Senator please outline his bill, his amendment, the SAVE Act?

My question and point was that the SAVE Act, I understand, is the subject of the amendment that the Senator is seeking to offer and for which I hope our friends on the other side will relent and allow us to go forward, debating and…

Through the Chair, I ask my friend from Illinois, who has been a warrior on these issues, particularly with this backpage.com and this advertisement of children and other people trafficked as part of this modern day slavery, if the…

I hope that as part of our additional oversight responsibilities, we will continue to delve in more deeply to the consequences of the President's executive action.

There are factors indicating the alien is not a threat to national security or to security or public safety and should not be, therefore, taken as an enforcement priority.

I personally believe in zero tolerance for criminal aliens convicted of domestic violence or sexual abuse.

The Obama administration's executive actions I believe are illegal and we must and will continue to fight them at every step.

If we are going to fix our broken immigration system, we first have to regain the trust of the American people.

I would ask the Senator from Maine--you are not alone--and the President is not alone--in stating your objections to the 2014 order. Your amendment would seek to get a vote and to put Senators on record. Is the Senator aware that there are…

I appreciate the leadership of the Senator from Maine on this issue, and in her typical diligence and attention to detail, I think she has shown that the objections to a vote on the Collins amendment, which would be scheduled for Saturday…

Nearly 150 years after the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, this scourge is alive and well in the United States.

This disgusting trade in human flesh is happening right here in America, in every town and every city as we speak.

As we have said, human trafficking is modern day human slavery, plain and simple.

I am proud to serve as the author and sponsor of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which is comprehensive legislation targeted at the ending--at ending the scourge of human trafficking and providing comprehensive services to the…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:10 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2015, at 9:30…

For the information of all Senators, the vote will occur at 2 p.m. tomorrow on the Carter nomination. ____________________

While I don't agree with his answers, I appreciate the spirit in which we are actually having a discussion. But I wonder if he can explain to me how it is that the majority is blocking Department of Homeland Security funding when the House…

I ask my friend from New York--I don't hear any Republicans talking about a shutdown and I don't hear any Republicans talking about a continuing resolution. I just hear Republicans talking about taking up the bill the House has passed…