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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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Nov 15, 2021

I am sure I am not alone in expressing concern for what the next few weeks in the runup to Christmas are going to look like, and certainly the Senate and the Congress have not operated as a well-oiled machine, to be sure. Back in…

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Nov 3, 2021

later today, the Senate will vote on the latest power grab by our friends across the aisle, a bill that is called the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The most important reason to vote against this legislation is that it…

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Nov 2, 2021

in watching from the sidelines and since we are not directly involved and because the Democrats decided to go it alone, our Democratic colleagues appear to be playing a game of whack- a-mole to keep their reckless tax-and-spending spree…

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Nov 2, 2021

I ask unanimous consent to have my bill printed in the Record. The bill ensures the maintenance of critical supply lines within the defense industrial base. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

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Nov 1, 2021

communities across our great Nation are dealing with a startling spike in violent crime. Last year, the murder rate soared by nearly 30 percent, the largest single-year jump on record. The American people are paying close attention, and…

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Oct 27, 2021

after months of--well, I won't call it infighting; I will call it intraparty negotiating, our Democratic colleagues are still trying to reach an agreement on their multitrillion-dollar tax-and-spending spree legislation. They have yet to…

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Oct 26, 2021

after failing to pass any radical climate proposals this year, it appears our colleagues across the aisle are in a panic mode. The reason is, later this week, President Biden will be traveling to Glasgow, along with a dozen or more U.S…

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Oct 25, 2021

in the coming days, thousands of politicians from 200 different companies will convene in Glasgow, Scotland, for the U.N. climate summit. They will step off their private planes and into meetings about the need to reduce global emissions…

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Oct 21, 2021

earlier this week, one of President Biden's nominees for a very important office testified before the Finance Committee. Actually, I was a little surprised. It is the nominee for Customs and Border Protection, but, apparently, according to…

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Oct 20, 2021

over the last couple of years, our Democratic colleagues have suggested a range of unrealistic and downright harmful policies in our shared goal--and I emphasize the words ``shared goal''--to reduce carbon emissions. But it is not just a…

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Oct 19, 2021

I thank my friend, the senior Senator from Vermont, for his courtesy. Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on the latest iteration of what has come to be known as the Democrats' partisan power grab over our elections conducted overwhelmingly by…

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Oct 19, 2021

if I may respond to the Senator from Maine. I am always interested in working on bipartisan bills and finding common ground. I think my record--and as the Senator knows, we have worked together on a number of things. The fundamental…

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