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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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Sep 12, 2023

They can't tell you whether they're going to school, whether they're getting health care.

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Sep 12, 2023

As a general rule, I don't favor banning age-appropriate and subject-appropriate books for children. They need to hear a diversity of views.

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Sep 12, 2023

I know you're proud of that product, but, unfortunately, it didn't pass the House.

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Sep 12, 2023

It's got to be more than just talk. It's got to be action.

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Sep 12, 2023

They can't tell you whether they're going to school, whether they're getting health care.

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Sep 12, 2023

There've been literally millions--I think seven million people coming across the border since President Biden was President.

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Sep 12, 2023

I think we both know what the likelihood of that passing in the other body is, but that shouldn't deter us from doing our duty.

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Sep 12, 2023

We haven't had a markup of an immigration bill in this Committee, which is the Committee of jurisdiction, since the current Chairman has been Chairman.

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Sep 12, 2023

As a general rule, I don't favor banning age-appropriate and subject-appropriate books for children. They need to hear a diversity of views.

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Sep 11, 2023

I know you're proud of that product, but, unfortunately, it didn't pass the House.

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Sep 11, 2023

They can't tell you whether they're going to school, whether they're getting health care.

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Sep 11, 2023

We haven't had a markup of an immigration bill in this Committee... since the current Chairman has been Chairman

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Sep 11, 2023

It's got to be more than just talk. It's got to be action.

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Sep 11, 2023

As a general rule, I don't favor banning age-appropriate and subject-appropriate books for children. They need to hear a diversity of views.

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Jun 14, 2023

Do you consider the status quo compassionate or humane?

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Jun 14, 2023

I just think it's unfair to these children to leverage their fate on some unrelated immigration legislation.

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Jun 14, 2023

But the transnational criminal organizations, the coyotes, the criminals who profit from this, they know that as long as they can continue to move people across the border into the United States that the Biden administration will not care…

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Jun 14, 2023

The UAC, unaccompanied alien children crisis, is a symptom of a larger problem.

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