John Cornyn

I have been conferring with the Senator from Rhode Island and other Senators who want to speak. Maybe if we could try another attempt at a unanimous consent request that would allow all of us a chance to speak. Since I have the floor, I…

I know there are a number of us who would like to speak on the upcoming cloture vote at noon on the McConnell nomination. I know Senator Grassley would; I presume the Senators from New York and Rhode Island would. I wonder if we could…

I urge my colleagues to join Senator Hutchison and me and the people of our State in support of the nomination of Judge Nelva Gonazales Ramos.

As Senator Hutchison said, we are pleased to recommend her to President Obama and am even more pleased that she is a consensus nominee.

In my view, there is no need to destroy the current partnership between State and Federal regulators and put the EPA in the driver's seat.

It is good to be here with you today.

Mr. Reid, PACOM Commander Admiral Robert Willard testified before this committee that Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) has spread their influence internationally and are no longer solely focused in South Asia and on India.

Although we continue to monitor the actions of al Qaeda and affiliated groups in Libya, the generally reformist, pro-democracy orientation of the opposition movement is at odds with the aims of al Qaeda.

In your opinion, how important are the National Guard's JCDTF programs, and what critical capabilities do they bring to the table to help our Nation counter illicit trafficking?

Mr. Reid, although AQAP primarily targeted western interests in Yemen, its attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner in 2009 and the failed October 2010 parcel plot indicates that it has international aspirations.

If Qadhafi is allowed to remain in power, do you believe he will make good on these threats?

We're very concerned about al-Shabaab's increasing interest in external attacks.

Mr. Wechsler, the NDAA for Fiscal Year 1989 authorizes the National Guard to provide support to law enforcement counter-drug operations.

Reports indicate that al-Shabaab now controls much of southern and central Somalia.

In the complex security environment we are in, we cannot afford to discount any leader's threats.

An al-Shabaab-led Somalia would also pose a regional threat.

DOD's counternarcotics program expects to allocate approximately $51 million in fiscal year 2011 to support Mexico.

It's incredibly important that the American people understand the reasons the President decided to go forward.

I only wish the President had taken the time to come to Congress, before he went to the U.N. Security Council.

Is there appropriate expertise to assess a potential major shift in U.S. nuclear weapon policy?

What are the risks associated with the eventual condition when no weapon designers will have designed, tested, and deployed a new weapon?

What are the risks to the stockpile if the facilities follow the current schedule?

How would you rate expertise in nuclear weapons effects analysis?

What risks is the United States taking in view of the current status of that warhead?

When will the CMRR and UPF be required for the W78 production?