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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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Jul 11, 2012

I have listened to some of my friends across the aisle talking about the vote in the House to repeal what has now come to be known as ObamaCare, which the official title is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But I think…

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Jul 11, 2012

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care

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Jun 29, 2012

the Senate is not in order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Would the Senate please be in order.

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Jun 28, 2012

this morning's decision by the Supreme Court has clarified some things and has made other things more muddled. One, it has clarified the importance of the upcoming election on November 6, 2012. The only way to stop the overreaching by the…

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Jun 28, 2012

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care Decision

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Jun 20, 2012

I come to the floor to join my colleagues from Alaska, from Oklahoma, and others to express my disapproval. I intend to vote in favor of the resolution of disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxins…

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Jun 18, 2012

My sense is that the needle is moving in Congress, and members on both sides of the aisle understand what you have so eloquently expressed in terms of the dire nature of our current circumstances and what the pragmatic solutions are, going…

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Jun 12, 2012

this morning during a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Attorney General appeared, and in an exchange I had with him, it culminated with my call upon him to resign his position as Attorney General. That is a very…

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Jun 11, 2012

you will not allow Congress to do its job when it comes to oversight.

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Jun 11, 2012

Stonewalling Congress is not a constitutional crisis.

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Jun 11, 2012

Republican Senator John Cornyn accused Holder of misleading Congress about what he and other top Justice Department officials knew about the botched Fast and Furious gun-running operation in Mexico.

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Jun 7, 2012

would the Chair advise me when 5 minutes have elapsed. I wish to add a few more words to what has already been said by some of our most distinguished lawyers in the Senate; that is, it is not controversial that, since 1803, the doctrine of…

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