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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.
I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 1342. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate…
It's unprecedented. I do not understand the legal theory. I don't want other states having a chance to change Texas law based on a similar effort. I don't expect the Supreme Court to agree.
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1520 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…
I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 1310), as amended, was passed.
I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Wicker- Cardin substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING…
I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I move to concur in the House amendment, and I ask unanimous consent that the motion be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
I am glad to be here on the floor of the Senate with my friend Senator Bob Menendez asking that the U.S. Senate advance legislation to establish a National Museum of the American Latino. As a proud Texan, I am fortunate to have grown up in…
as we all know, the clock is ticking down on coronavirus relief. Both the Senate and the House are set to wrap up the work of the 116th Congress in just a few days, but we don't appear to be much closer to a deal now than we were this…
Thank you to the senior Senator from Kansas for his leadership over the years and his attention to this bill. I also thank the chairman for holding a hearing and passing this important bill out of his committee. I know some of our…
I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it. Why would a state, even such a great state as Texas, have a say-so on how other states administer their elections?
It's unprecedented. I do not understand the legal theory. I don't want other states having a chance to change Texas law, based on a similar effort.
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