John Cornyn

I want to say again, General Chiarelli, how much I appreciate General Freakley, General Turner, and Secretary Geren for the seriousness with which the Army has taken the concerns that I first raised last September about what happened here.

We recognize the strains on families, with lengthy and multiple deployments, and a military, as far as the Army and Marine Corps are concerned, that is too small for our current obligations, on a worldwide basis.

Today's hearing is a necessary look at the increased suicide rates in the military.

I want to commend the Army, particularly Secretary Geren, General Freakley, and General Turner, for not only their candor, but their diligence in pursuing this inquiry.

It's hard, I think, to draw any grand conclusions, other than that we don't really know exactly what causes an individual to take his or her own life.

I commend the Army for its candor in this inquiry and its commitment to taking care of soldiers.

I want to begin by thanking you and Ranking Member Graham for agreeing to hold this important hearing to shed light on an alarming trend of rising suicides in our Armed Forces.

I appreciate your leadership and support in giving us the opportunity to look more closely at this

I am on record as saying that the idea of creating an independent--and I am not sure how independent it would actually be--unaccountable truth commission is a bad idea, with all due respect.

Last year, in the last Congress, we voted to support a civilian nuclear technology arrangement with the country of India, and I voted for it. But one of the problems, for example, is that one of the individuals who was lobbying for that…

The title of that article is: ``In Clinton List, a Veil Is Lifted on Foundation.'' As many of our colleagues know, when this memorandum of understanding was entered into, for the first time the Clinton Foundation revealed the source of its…

If we closed Guantanamo Bay and a military tribunal or some other tribunal determines that an individual is not guilty of a particular war crime with which they're charged and they're ordered released, if we closed Guantanamo Bay and put…

Well, of course, torture is illegal under international treaties and under our domestic laws.

I believe he agreed that open government, more transparency produces greater public confidence in their government and more accountability among public servants.

I heartily endorse his nomination and hope you will expeditiously approve his nomination in the committee and on the floor.

They are fulfilling their mission for which the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps were founded, to protect all of us every day in every way.

Indeed, it was in July 2008 when then-Candidate Obama, before he was President, said that, if elected, he would make immigration reform, comprehensive immigration reform a top priority.

I just ask the distinguished assistant majority leader if he and the Democratic majority would agree to an amendment designed to help bring down the price of gasoline at the pump for the American consumer, and whether they would agree to…

I take it that they would not allow us to offer an amendment on this bill that would be designed to bring down the price of gasoline at the pump by opening America's natural resources to development and production.

I am aware of the ad. I have to say to the distinguished Senator from Arizona, it is not the first time I have seen a phony ad on television. Of course, as he suggests, there is no basis for it.

I know that currently we have roughly 2 percent of the mortgages in America that are in foreclosure proceedings. While there is undoubtedly a serious problem, I don't think this is the right solution to it. I said that some estimates are…

I think this bill, as currently written, tilts the playing field too far in favor of whistleblower complainants and has the unintended effect of encouraging frivolous and bad-faith allegations against employers. So what my amendment would…

This is very disheartening. Are there other examples of Democrats weakening budget enforcement rules?

I have also heard about early sunsets as a gimmick to avoid pay-go. How does that work?

I have heard about a gimmick where the Democrats were able to increase mandatory spending for free by including it in an appropriations bill.