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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.
I would like to mark this 1,413th day that the Senate has not had a budget. We will be talking a lot about the budget this week, as we should, in a debate that has been long overdue. Since the Budget and Accounting Act was passed in 1921…
I know patience is considered a virtue, but in this instance, it seems like we have waited a long time since 2007.
Democracy only works when the public knows what their government is doing and holds public officials accountable.
The whole purpose, or at least one of my purposes, in working with Senator Leahy on the OPEN Government Act and creating the ombudsman office was to help informal resolution of any misunderstandings.
I think the reason why Texas is a leading light in open government reform is because not only do we have the right laws in place, but Texas leads because its leaders are committed to making sure the cause of open government is enforced.
I do not have any statistics at hand, but I would imagine that the number of people or the percentage of people who actually file lawsuits is a much smaller number than those who make FOIA requests in the first place.
Texas leads because its leaders are committed to making sure the cause of open government is enforced.
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 63, nays 34, as follows: [Rollcall…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 81, nays 16, as follows: [Rollcall…
If the Senator will yield for another question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
To the Senator's last point, I am reading from a letter dated March 4. It is from the Attorney General to Senator Paul, and he says: The question you have posed is therefore entirely hypothetical, unlikely to occur, and one we hope no…
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