Aug 5, 2010
Madam President, as an elected representative of the great State of Texas, I swore a solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. So it is a great disappointment to discover that some Members of the other body are attempting to…
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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Aug 3, 2010
Madam President, Solicitor General Elena Kagan has been nominated to fill the upcoming Supreme court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. I know of few, if any, responsibilities of the Senate that are more important…
Aug 2, 2010
Mr. President, I join my colleagues in appreciation and admiration of Senator Robert Byrd. By the time I took my seat in this Chamber, Senator Byrd had already held his for more than four decades. He had already held numerous leadership…
Jul 28, 2010
Madam President, I wish to speak for a few minutes on the subject of energy. Particularly I wish to contrast the approach that has been taken by the administration with regard to the blanket moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for…
Jul 27, 2010
Reserving the right to object, I ask that another couple minutes be added to our time. If that is OK with the Senator from Minnesota, I have no objection. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Jul 27, 2010
Madam President, I am going to talk about the so-called DISCLOSE Act that we will vote on this afternoon at 2:45. Of course, this is a cloture vote which will require 60 votes to proceed to the bill. At the time the cloture motion was…
Jul 27, 2010
Madam President, how much time remains on our side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 32 minutes 23 seconds remaining. ____________________
Jul 22, 2010
Madam President, in 160 days, the American people will experience the single largest tax increase in American history unless Congress acts. Unless Congress acts, the highest individual tax bracket will rise from 35 percent to just under 40…
Jun 30, 2010
Senator Cornyn. How about--how about today? You talked about some legal history that I'm vaguely familiar with.
Jun 30, 2010
No court of law under this view has the authority to invent new rights just because the judge happens to think that it is a good idea.
Jun 30, 2010
Liberty is not a cruise ship full of pampered passengers. Liberty is a man of war and we're all the crew.
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