John Cornyn
John Cornyn
John Cornyn IIIis the senior United States Senator from Texas, serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party and the current Senate Majority Whip for the 114th Congress. Cornyn previously served as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 February 1952
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm convinced that even if there's not anything, there are groups out there who are going to try to make this nomination controversial even when it shouldn't be.
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I'm confident they've been preparing for the possibility of Chief Justice Rehnquist retiring for quite some time, ... I can only assume they have considered their strategy and will have a nominee ready.
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I want to make sure that the burden is spread equally among all the states so that Texas is not left holding the bag,
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I personally find that not only false but condescending and really inappropriate.
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If you pledge today to rule a certain way on an issue, how can parties to future cases possibly feel that they would ever have a fair day in court? ... Don't take the bait. Do not head down that road.
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If you've got air conditioning, clean water, toilets that work where you are, don't come back to Beaumont,
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In the end, it was clear that this has turned into a very tough, very nasty process, and you have got to really want it to be able to submit yourself to all of this.
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Chief Justice Rehnquist restored sanity to our criminal justice system, respect for our nation's allocation of power between the states and the federal government, and freedom in the public square to people of faith.
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For the past three decades, William Rehnquist did not simply serve on the bench. He truly loved and revered the court, as only a devoted scholar and student of that great institution could. His dedication was unrivaled,
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I don't see any reason why we need to slow down. Things operate slowly enough in Washington. We ought to just proceed with all deliberate speed.
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I'm encouraged by the federal government's efforts to pre-position resources to prepare for Rita's landfall. Having said that, it is the state and local leaders who know best what Texas will need, so we will ensure that the federal government is an effective partner and provides the necessary support and resources.
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I hope we have restored the best traditions of the Senate.
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I hope the members of this body who have politicized this issue by making false allegations of manipulation of intelligence would realize their allegations only serve to divide the American people and undermine critical American resolve to finish the important work we are about in Iraq,
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If you think about it, the successor to Sandra Day O'Connor should objectively be a lot more controversial than the successor to Chief Justice Rehnquist, ... The successor to Rehnquist . . . won't change the balance of power on these hot-button issues as might Roberts' nomination.