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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 have letters in support of the legislation we have talked about, the SAFER amendment, the alternative to the Klobuchar amendment, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, from Arrow Child and Family Ministries, from…
I wish to talk about one aspect of Senator Hutchison's legislation that is also included in my stand-alone amendment. This is the administrative subpoena authority. Because this has been taken out of the Klobuchar alternative, it is not in…
This amendment I have offered in conjunction with Senator Vitter, Senator McConnell, Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado, and others is a bipartisan amendment which will make sure that more of the money contained in the funds the Congress…
Thank you, Mr. President. The Violence Against Women Act will be reauthorized, at least in the Senate, by bipartisan consensus today. There are some different versions that will be offered. I am sure each side thinks theirs is an…
I ask unanimous consent to reserve 15 minutes for my remarks out of the 24 available, and if I could get some notice from the chair when we approach that. I may not use that much; I may yield it back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Wednesday, April 25, 2012, under ``Text of Amendments.'')
With that, Mr. President, I reserve the remainder of my time and yield the floor.
I will not read the whole letter, which is addressed to me, but I will read parts of it: I am writing to express RAINN's concern with the draft VAWA amendment by Sen. Klobuchar. Unlike the Cornyn amendment, we do not believe this draft…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
I know we have not yet concluded the postal reform bill, but I come to the floor to speak on an amendment I intend to offer on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The amendment I intend to offer is one that enjoys…
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