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John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is the senior United States Senator from Texas, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Senate Minority Whip for the 113th Congress.

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– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 3 months ago Politics

The whole idea that presidents -- whether it's President President Donald Trump, President President Sanders or President Sanders -- can declare an emergency and somehow usurp the separation of powers and get into the business of appropriating money for specific projects without Congress being involved, is a serious constitutional question.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 4 months ago Politics

I wouldn't go so far as to say he's blessed it, but sometimes those sorts of things have a way of breaking things loose that are otherwise stuck.

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Found on CNN 5 months ago Politics

I think it's always better to have the advice and consent of the Senate and have people that have been thoroughly vetted and confirmed.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 5 months ago Politics

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn will sign a clean CR.

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Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

I've heard that mentioned, but I don't know if the President would sign it.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

That's possible but White House's so difficult because you need consent to do everything, white House would be a lot easier if White House did White House and left town and jammed the Senate.

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Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

It will all be revealed in the fullness of time, my guess would be by Wednesday. I mean White House doesn't even come back until Wednesday. I wish I could give you direction. I don't really know what will happen.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 6 months ago Top News

We've avoided the shutdown by getting the vast majority of the federal government funded through the next fiscal year, we knew that that fight was important and it was coming.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 8 months ago Top News

Well it's extremely awkward to be talking about such private matters on TV. I thought Brett Kavanaugh did well and did what Brett Kavanaugh needed to do, brett Kavanaugh made the point that Brett Kavanaugh's not going away. Brett Kavanaugh's not going to let someone falsely smear Brett Kavanaugh reputation and ruin Brett Kavanaugh life.

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Found on CNN 8 months ago Politics

That's pretty telling, she hasn't responded to the committee's normal processes and we don't know if she's coming or not but this is her chance. This is her one chance. We hope she does.

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Found on CNN 9 months ago Politics

I understand there's going to be a little bit of drama and histrionics and that's just part of the process, but in the end I believe he'll be confirmed and that's the most important part.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 10 months ago Top News

Judge Kavanaugh is an exceptionally qualified jurist who will be a fair and impartial arbiter of the law and will not legislate from the bench, throughout his tenure, Judge Kavanaugh has served with a high moral standard and demonstrated a clear commitment to faithfully interpreting the Constitution.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 10 months ago Politics

I agree in Helsinki Donald Trump was less than clear about that, but Donald Trump came back and said Donald Trump's misspoke and reaffirmed Donald Trump earlier position that, yes, the Russian government had interfered in the election.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

I think it's dead, unfortunately.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

[The investigation] has shown there was absolutely no collusion with the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence activity leading up to the election, that’s what I think has got the president so spun up, is because he feels this is an attack on him personally.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 11 months ago Politics

I do think that the findings of the Intelligence Committee -- community assessment during the end of the Obama administration provides a road map to what the Russians did, as do the indictment of the 12 Russian GRU intelligence officials. And we’d better wake up.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 11 months ago Politics

I think you will hear a lot about that, it's still being discussed. No decisions made.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

Judge Kavanaugh is an exceptionally-qualified jurist who will be a fair and impartial arbiter of the law and will not legislate from the bench, throughout his tenure, Judge Kavanaugh has served with a high moral standard and demonstrated a clear commitment to faithfully interpreting the Constitution.

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Found on FOX News 11 months ago Politics

Senator McConnell will make it a priority, i think that's one thing( that) energizes conservatives more than anything else, is Supreme Court.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 11 months ago Top News

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will make it a priority, i think that's one thing( that) energizes conservatives more than anything else, is Supreme Court.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 11 months ago Politics

I don't think the answer to family separation is to not enforce the law, i think the answer to family separation is to not separate families while you are enforcing the law.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

I don't really know anything about Corey Stewart, i just saw that Corey Stewart won the primary last night. I'm interested in meeting Corey Stewart and learning more about Corey Stewart. Obviously, if we could pick up another Senate seat in Virginia that would be a good thing.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Other than perhaps us here inside the Beltway, folks back home really could n’t give a flip.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

China has been stealing as much intellectual property as it can and otherwise trying to compromise America's lead when it comes to innovation and technology of our national security technology in particular.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

This is not a trade issue. This is a national security issue, it is directed at the most egregious offender of this process, which is China, and I believe it's something that's very important in our national security.

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Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

We need to do the hard work to build that consensus because right now we don't have it because obviously some people want to do more -- like Sen. Durbin and Sen. Virginia Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott and some people have some questions about the prison reform bill itself, and we need to address all of that.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

What we need to do is elevate everybody's understanding of what China's strategic long-term goals are, and they are to dominate the United States economically and militarily, they've got a very clear strategy for doing that, and we need to wake up to that and make sure we're responding in kind.

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Found on Reuters 1 year ago Company News

What we need to do is elevate everybody's understanding of what China's strategic long-term goals are and they are to dominate the United States economically and militarily, they've got a very clear strategy for doing that and we need to wake up to that and make sure we're responding in kind.

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Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

I don't think we know exactly what happened, other than some 17-year-old boy that nobody predicted would have done something like this took his father's shotgun and pistol and murdered these poor, poor kids. So, I'm not sure we know what legislation we need to pass, although obviously we need to work hard and find ways to stop things like that from happening.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Of course it has something to do with guns, but it mainly has something to do with who's pulling the trigger and people with mental health and mental health crises, people who can't legally purchase firearms and possess them because they're felons or otherwise have a disqualifying record -- there's a lot of things we need to keep looking at.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

It is no coincidence that these shootings mostly happen at public schools or soft targets, and the shooters are usually male teenagers who attended those schools, can we succeed in making our schools a safe place for mothers and fathers to send their children and where they're confident that everything humanly possible is being done to protect them ?

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those injured and killed at Santa Fe School District right outside of Galveston, we all are standing by again and our hearts go out to those who are affected by this terrible tragedy.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

I think the President tends to conflate collusion and meddling, and fairly there is overwhelming evidence in meddling and no evidence in collusion, i think The ICA by and large was well done. I do think they dropped the ball with respect to crediting the Steele dossier -- I think it gave rise to a lot of rumors and gave rise to a lot of unverified information, which should not have been part of it.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

As China has increasingly weaponized investment, it's a national security imperative to strengthen the interagency review process to safeguard military and dual-use technology and know-how.

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Found on Reuters 1 year ago Politics

I'm sure John Cornyn's thinking about how long it takes to process a nomination, do the appropriate background checks, that sort of thing, maybe that's what John Cornyn's thinking. But we'll just have to wait and see. I assure you that if there's a vacancy, Senator( Mitch) McConnell and Senator Grassley will make that a priority.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

I think she's going to be a good witness and I think we will be prepared for that and be prepared to refute any unjustified criticism.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

I think we know a lot more about her than Dr. Jackson.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

I haven't even thought about that election.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

My understanding is that was vetted and she was following instructions of her superior officer, Jose Rodriguez, and so I certainly don't see how that would disqualify her from this job.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Well, I am glad he is considering retaliatory action. Because White House officials have seen that red lines that go unenforced just encourage further provocative action by Assad, so it is unconventional, to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done. I don't think it caused any harm because I know Assad and Russians are expecting something to happen.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

I am glad he is considering retaliatory action, because we have seen that red lines that go on in forest just encourage further provocative action by Assad. So, it is unconventional to be sure. Something I doubt any other president would have done.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Any future promise (of wall money) is illusory at best.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

I guess we’d better recharge our batteries. It’s like Groundhog Day. Over and over and over again, it’s maddening.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

I support the constitutional carry, because I view it kind of like a driver’s license, but I think it’s a mistake to try to combine this with the fix NICS background check. We have good bipartisan support for that. … But if we start trying to add other things to it, then I think we risk not doing anything which has sort of been the fate of a lot of the legislation we’ve tried in the past. So, I’d like to do the fix NICS, and then we can move on from there.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

For years agencies and states haven’t complied with the law, failing to upload these critical records without consequence.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Latest Headlines

Now more than ever the country needs a well-credentialed, independent FBI Director, i've informed the Administration that I'm committed to helping them find such an individual, and that the best way I can serve is continuing to fight for a conservative agenda in the US Senate.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

I met with the attorney and the deputy attorney general. I told him I was interested in having a conversation and, basically, that's what we did.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

The only way that happens is when we are forced to govern by consensus. That is, build sufficient votes in order to have some stability and durability of the laws we pass. Things like Medicare and Social Security, those were controversial in their day, but there was bipartisan consensus that supported them and that's why they remain today.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

It is required, it also makes good sense before we commit our military and our men and women in uniform to any sort of conflict. They deserve the support of Congress on a bipartisan basis.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 2 years ago Latest Headlines

It is required, it also makes good sense before we commit our military and our men and women in uniform to any sort of conflict. They deserve the support of Congress on a bipartisan basis as well as the support of the American people.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 2 years ago Politics

Judge Gorsuch will be confirmed this week one way or another, i hope the Democrats will provide the 60 votes and we don't have to worry about the change of rules.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

I think that's the lesson of last week, that needs to be done on a bipartisan basis so we're happy to work on it with Democrats if we can find any who are willing to do so rather than those who just want to stand back and enjoy the show.

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Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

If they pass it, we will pass it.

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Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

We don't know what the House bill is yet, because it hasn't passed the House, we have been working very closely with them because we want to make sure that whatever they send us passes the Byrd Rule Test.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

We will pass it and it will be signed by the President.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

It’s up to the House.

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Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

What the president needs to do is focus on his job and his job is not to intervene in state and local affairs under our constitutional scheme so frankly I think his involvement in this is unwelcomed, this ought to be a choice made by local officials at the local level held accountable by their own voters.

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Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

I actually made that suggestion to him when I talked to him last.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

Every action has a reaction and in this case it is simple justice, they've made their beds so let's dispense with the outrage.

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Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

I think no matter who is elected president of the United States in November, it's important we maintain the Republican majority in the United States Senate. The Supreme Court vacancy, if nothing else, ought to cause people to reach that conclusion, so whatever people need to do in their individual races on order to maintain that majority, I wholeheartedly support.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

We all have sympathy of what’s happened to Flint. But this is primarily a local and a state responsibility.

– John Cornyn

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Politics

I think people are concerned, because obviously the top of the ticket will have a big bearing on whether we'll hold a majority of the Senate. We don't need any headwinds from the top of the ticket. We need some tailwinds.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 3 years ago Top News

As someone who's in constant contact with our members, it's clear Leader McConnell has overwhelming support within the conference.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

The weeks, months and years of silence about a loved-one's well-being are unbearable, and we need to do more to help those here in the U.S. waiting for answers and to ensure some unity of effort by the Federal Government, too frequently, the suffering families of hostages were left in the dark, unsure who in government was working exclusively to ensure the safe return home of their loved ones.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 3 years ago Politics

Democrats have supported legislation consistent with the Hyde Amendment for a long, long time.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

That we surprised them by including this restriction on taxpayer-funded abortion that's been the law of the land for 39 years is patently ridiculous.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

Today's victory is an important one, but the fight to reverse the President's unconstitutional overreach is not over, the President must respect the rule of law and fully obey the court's ruling.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 4 years ago US News

I think it's really an important step, and I think Congress will treat it with the sort of gravity and seriousness that it deserves.

– John Cornyn

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

Either the House would have to pass a different piece of legislation, which I don't believe they are prepared to do at this time, or something would have to be generated here in the Senate.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN 4 years ago Politics

That's off the table.

– John Cornyn

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

I was proud to support her, unfortunately the president changed everything ... This is the situation in which the president has put a good and decent person like Sarah Saldana.

– John Cornyn

Found on Reuters 4 years ago Politics

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