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Senator John Cornyn
Republican • Texas • 3rd Term • Sworn In 2002
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Senate GOP mulls 2012 strategy
...as one president,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). “It’s a process problem rather than a message problem.” Added Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas): “I think what you’re going to see hopefully is better coordination and more effective communicati
Manchin-McConnell football feud far from over
Robert Byrd. Along with Texas Sen. John Cornyn, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, McConnell initially lobbied Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to jump into the race. When she balked, the NRSC tried others as well, including state ...
John Cornyn offers Rick Perry some advice: ‘Get back to governing Texas’
As Rick Perry re-emerges from seclusion after his failed presidential run, Sen. John Cornyn offers his fellow Texan some advice – if he cares to listen. “(Perry should) get back to work governing Texas,” Cornyn said on a conference call Wednesday.
Senate GOP mulls 2012 strategy
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). “It’s a process problem rather than a message problem.” Added Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas): “I think what you’re going to see hopefully is better coordination and more effective communication in talking about how the ...
Cornyn says Perry has nothing to be embarrassed about, decries "careless rhetoric" on immigration from others
Three weeks after Gov. Rick Perry dropped his presidential bid, Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Perry's reputation is just fine and will get even better if he just himself to running the state. "A little time cures all wounds in politics. The best thing he ...
House insider trading bill targets Nancy Pelosi
Cantor also removed a public corruption provision by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., as well as House Judiciary Committee member James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., that addresses a Supreme Court ...
BC pills, abortion fray nerves
Groups on the left and right raced into the debate. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he hopes the Obama administration “backs down on this rule that violates conscience. If not, we’ll do everything in our power to repeal it.” NARAL Pro-Choice America
Interception: McConnell still mad at Manchin
Robert Byrd. Along with Texas Sen. John Cornyn, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, McConnell initially lobbied Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to jump into the race. When she balked, the NRSC tried others as well ...
Bernanke: Job market still weak
Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look not just at the unemployment rate, which reflects only people who are actively seeking work ...
Bernanke: Job market remains weak despite gains
...at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Republican Sen. John Cornyn that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look not just at the unemp
White House: GOP weakening insider-trading act
...are attempting to water down the bill by stripping certain provisions, including an amendment to the bill -- backed by Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. -- that tightens laws against public corruption, including a ban on gifts to publ
Cantor under fire over STOCK Act
...on Wednesday. “It has been weakened, totally, as far as I’m concerned.” Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who co-authored with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) an amendment to crack down on public corruption using a number of measures, said he was “deeply d
CPAC Will Have Record Turnout
...Sen. Marco Rubio, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner, Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. John Cornyn, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, R
Abortion, birth control grab focus as charities and churches protest
...they risk jumping the shark with women voters of all political stripes. Groups on the left and right raced into the debate. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he hopes the Obama administration backs down on this rule that violates conscience. If not, well
Fed chairman says job market remains weak
...report Tuesday had job openings rising to 3.38 million in December from 3.12 million the month before. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to loo
Job market remains weak despite gains
...is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look not just
The Washington Press Club Foundation's 68th Annual Congressional Dinner February 8, 2012, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, D.C.
...sold-out audience of members of the D.C. press and their Congressional guests. Special guests for the evening include Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee; House Minority Whip, Congressman Steny Hoyer; Rep. John Car
The Washington Press Club Foundation's 68th Annual Congressional Dinner February 8, 2012, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, D.C.
...sold-out audience of members of the D.C. press and their Congressional guests. Special guests for the evening include Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee; House Minority Whip, Congressman Steny Hoyer; Rep. John Car
Bernanke sticks with Fed plan to hold interest rates low until '14, despite strong jobs report
...is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Republican Sen. John Cornyn that an unemployment rate of 8.3 per cent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look not jus
Bernanke: Job market remains weak despite gains
...economy is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look n
Bernanke: Job market remains weak despite gains
...economy is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. “It’s very important to lo
Debate Over Contraceptives: McConnell Calls Obama’s Decision ‘Abhorrent’
...is a huge mistake that I hope the administration is currently reconsidering. And if they don’t, Congress will act.” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said that if the administration does not back down Congress will do “everything within our power to repe
Obama Gives In to Pragmatism
“If he has strong convictions, why would he want to practice something that he disapproves of?” And Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) noted that Obama has put his principles aside before on behalf of his election, including during the 2008 campaign when he went
Harry Reid | Contraceptives | Catholic Church | The Daily Caller
I do.” Addressing reporters with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republican leaders, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said the GOP will attempt to “repeal” the provision. “This is just the latest intrusion here into ...
Texas banks already feeling the pinch of impending rule
However, bills have been filed in both chambers seeking to halt the IRS from enacting the rule. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, planned to attach an amendment preventing the rule change to the highway funding bill pending in Congress but withdrew the ...
Debate Over Contraceptives: McConnell Calls Obama’s Decision ‘Abhorrent’
And if they don’t, Congress will act.” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said that if the administration does not back down Congress will do “everything within our power to repeal it.” “If the administration doesn’t take care of this ...
Republican Senators Seek Fewer U.S. Workers to Stop Defense Cuts
The freeze also would apply to members of Congress. “The mission ought to define the budget; the budget shouldn’t define the mission,” Senator John Cornyn of Texas said at a news conference on the measure in Washington. “The most ...
Bernanke: Job market remains weak despite gains
...economy is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look n
Bernanke: Job market remains weak despite gains
...economy is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look n
Bernanke: Job market remains weak despite gains
...is improving at a frustratingly slow pace and that low rates are necessary to boost growth. Bernanke agreed with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent is understating the jobs problem. "It's very important to look not just
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