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Senator John Cornyn
Republican • Texas • 3rd Term • Sworn In 2002
- 9 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 69 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 16 of 100)
- 83 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 66 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 64 of 100)
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- Votes with party 94%
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Cornyn is speechless
Sen. John Cornyn croaked through his Q&A with Attorney General Eric Holder at a Senate hearing yesterday. Today, that would be an improvement. ...
FORT HOOD: Elected officials calling for probe
...300 million Americans is far more pressing than after-the-fact investigation of one man,” their letter to Pelosi said. Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, sent his own letter Tuesday. Cornyn urged Obama not to allow political correctness to get in t
GOP pushing to start Fort Hood probe
US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, expressed concern about the Obama administration's reluctance to characterize the violent events at Fort ...
Republican senators, Holder clash over terrorism trials
...set an exact date because a lot of this is also going to depend on cooperation from Congress." At the Holder hearing, Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, grilled the attorney general in a series of testy exchanges. Cornyn, a former judge, asked Holder
Senators have tough questions for Holder
...critics of the decision to try Mohammed in civilian court are members of the panel: Republican Sens. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, John Cornyn of Texas and Jon Kyl of Arizona. "The attorney general is in the middle of a host of major and sensitive issues,"
Texas senator should decide which fight is more important
...vote and would use "every tool at my disposal to defeat these bills." Her Texas colleague in the Senate, fellow Republican John Cornyn, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky praised Hutchison last week for "putting Texas first." Ther
RE: John Cornyn
Sen. John Cornyn (R) of Texas asked Holder what the administration would do if a federal judge ordered the release of Mohammed. "We have taken the view that ...
Kristol: Will Obama Overrule Holder?
...the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning, Sen. John Cornyn asked Attorney General Eric Holder about the decision he announced Friday to try some detainees, including the 9/11 plotters, in Article III courts: "Does the president agree with you
Republicans push for immediate congressional hearings
...Judiciary Committee today. Although Holder isn't expected to offer new information on the Hasan investigation, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, sent a letter to President Barack Obama in which he wrote, "I look forward to questioning Attorney General Hol
Court nomination filibuster broken
...and Olympia Snowe of Maine; John Cornyn of Texas; Judd Gregg of New Hampshire; Orrin Hatch of Utah; Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John Thune of South Dakota. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, did not vote. The vote indicated that Republicans, with only
Texas Republicans in Congress push terror angle in Fort Hood shootings
...I-Conn., that all indications are that the attack was almost assuredly an act of "Islamic extremist terrorism." Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, also called it a likely act of terrorism and urged the White House to acknowledge that. Declared Conaway: "What we
Lindsey Graham's disappointing filibuster vote
John Cornyn (Tex.) Judd Gregg (NH), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), John Thune (SD) and Richard Lugar, of Hamilton's home state of Indiana. ...
Controversial 7th Circuit Nominee Clears Senate Hurdle
...Republicans who crossed the aisle to cut off debate, or invoke cloture, were Sens. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), Susan Collins (Maine), John Cornyn (Texas), Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Richard Lugar (Indiana). But Republicans criticized his pro bono work for the In
Fort Hood attack likely Islamist terrorism, Cornyn and Lieberman say
...John Cornyn of Texas is joining Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., in publicly declaring that the attack on Fort Hood is likely an act of Islamist terrorism. Cornyn wrote a letter to President Barack Obama today urging t
RE: John Cornyn
—Bye-Bye Sunshine: Texas Cities Fight Open Meetings —Empower Texans • “This morning, Texas Sen. John Cornyn declared that Nidal Hasan was "compelled by a ...
Senate Votes for Cloture on Hamilton; Sessions Loses on Filibuster
...the following ten Republican Senators voted with all Democrats to support cloture: Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Saxby Chambliss (Ga.), John Cornyn (Texas), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Richard Lugar (Ind.), John Thune (S.D.), Judd Gregg (N.H.), Olympia Snowe (Maine)
RE: John Cornyn
WASHINGTON—US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, wrote to President Obama expressing concern about the Administration's reluctance to characterize the violent ...
Hopson gets nod from Republican leadership
US Sen. John Cornyn, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples and House Speaker Joe Straus joined nine members of the House of Representatives who serve as ...
RE: John Cornyn
Conservative commentators harshly criticized the move as either giving the heinous terrorists a break or, in the words of Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), ...
Officials inspect Illinois jail for Gitmo inmates
...alleged accomplices would stand trial in New York was met with blistering critiques on Sunday. "Unconscionable," declared Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. "Dangerous," said former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. "An unnecessary risk," said Sen. Jon Kyl, R-
GOP Assaults Decision To Try 9-11 Suspects In NYC
Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn called it a "terrible decision." He called it an "ill-advised" decision that will make the nation a "more dangerous ...
RE: John Cornyn
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said on MSNBC today that, like other Republicans and conservatives, he thinks the decision to hold civilian trials for suspected ...
One-man crusade taking toll on Ensign
Asked about Hampton's anti-Ensign campaign, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas) said: “I don't recall ever seeing one ...
Freethought San Marcos: Sen. Cornyn continues to lie about his 'support' for ...
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. by LAMAR W. HANKINS If Sen. John Cornyn would stop trying to convince his ...
RE: John Cornyn
Washington, DC (AHN) - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) has abandoned plans of resigning this year to focus on her campaign to succeed Texas Gov. ...
RE: John Cornyn
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said on MSNBC today that, like other Republicans and conservatives, he thinks the decision to hold civilian trials for suspected ...
RE: John Cornyn
“I think pragmatism is not a bad thing,” said the committee's chairman, Senator John Cornyn of Texas. But, hounded by conservative bloggers, ...
Children of fallen soldiers presented with memento
US Sen. John Cornyn was presenting a dozen children with the Gold Medal of Remembrance — a memento that recognizes those who have recently lost a parent ...
RE: John Cornyn
Treating them like common criminals is unconscionable," Sen. John Cornyn, (R-TX), said in a statement. "This, I think, will go down as one of the worst ...
A Florida Republican Becomes a Right-Wing Target
“I think pragmatism is not a bad thing,” said the committee's chairman, Senator John Cornyn of Texas. But, hounded by conservative bloggers, ...
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