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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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Apr 21, 2021

I would ask the Senator to yield for one last question. We can all understand how people's views change over time, but there is no way to reconcile these two statements, 2012 and 2021, which is the reason I believe that Ms. Gupta, for some…

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Apr 21, 2021

This is the quote from the article that Vanita Gupta wrote on November 4, 2012. It says: ``States should decriminalize simple possession of all drugs, particularly marijuana, and for small amounts of other drugs.'' And then in her sworn…

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Apr 21, 2021

It is clear that the entirety of the Chinese Government, from its military to its blog posts, they have one that they are using against us.

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Apr 20, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Infrastructure

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Apr 20, 2021

in a State as big as Texas--as the Presiding Officer knows, having lived in and around Houston for a number of years in his previous life--we rely on a strong network of roads and bridges to travel safely and efficiently. We have I-35…

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Apr 15, 2021

later this afternoon, the Senate will vote on whether to discharge the nomination of Vanita Gupta, the nominee for Associate Attorney General, from the Judiciary Committee. Ms. Gupta is a polarizing figure, as reflected by the vote in the…

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Apr 14, 2021

China has risen to the top of everybody's agenda, out of concerns about cybersecurity, cyber-attacks, stealing intellectual property, espionage, obviously with vast national security implications.

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Apr 14, 2021

the new power dynamic in Washington has brought about a frenzy of proposed institutional changes by our friends across the aisle. The American people elected a Democratic President, that is true; they reduced the Democratic majority in the…

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Apr 14, 2021

So do you share my concern for the welfare of these children once they are placed with these sponsors who may not even be American citizens, who may not even be related to the child?

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Apr 14, 2021

Well, let us talk about while these children are still in the custody of HHS and the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

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Apr 14, 2021

Obviously these allegations, if true, are extremely disturbing.

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Apr 13, 2021

in all honesty, sometimes it is hard to figure out exactly what the policy goals are that the Biden administration is striving to achieve. Take the so-called COVID-19 relief bill that was signed into law just last month. Despite the fact…

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