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. John Cornyn More Quotes by John Cornyn More Quotes From John Cornyn Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife John Cornyn turtlesmenchildren By the Obama administration's reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs. John Cornyn administrationcostwould-be Sometimes, it might be called conservative; sometimes it might be called liberal. But the point is that the meaning of the Constitution and other laws should not change unless we the people change them. John Cornyn lawmightpeople The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam. John Cornyn islamenemyworld But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating the fact that Mexico itself now is a pathway into the United States for people all around the world, and we don't know what their intentions are. John Cornyn countrypeopleyears Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full 'Taxmageddon' scenario, President Obama's health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013. John Cornyn recoverylawwar Today 25 million Texans can celebrate our liberty, and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us. Happy Texas Independence Day, and God Bless Texas. John Cornyn independencetexashonor One of the dangers of being here [the Senate] a while is you may have been on record directly and diametrically opposed to what one is saying today. John Cornyn recordsmaytoday I think we ought to talk about what the American people want, and that is jobs and get the economy on track. John Cornyn jobspeoplethinking I am pleased to report that Texas is known for having one of the strongest set of open government laws in our Nation. And ever since that experience, I have long believed that our federal government could use 'a little Texas sunshine.' John Cornyn sunshinegovernmentlaw Why is it that half of the households in America pay zero income tax? We need some real tax reform. John Cornyn zerorealamerica A Supreme Court nomination and appointment is not a roving commission to rewrite our laws. John Cornyn rovingnominationslaw I'm speaking of the ability of people of faith to freely express their beliefs in the public square. John Cornyn squaresbeliefpeople There is no doubt where the founding fathers stood on this issue. They believed that people of faith should be permitted to express themselves in public. They believed that this country was big enough and free enough to allow expression of on enormous variety of views and beliefs. John Cornyn viewscountryfather America deserves a nominee who reveres the law, not one whose service on the bench is conditioned on political promises. John Cornyn politicallawamerica The Violence Against Women Act has been a true bipartisan success story since it was first enacted in 1994. In my home state of Texas alone, its programs have helped hundreds of thousands of victims to break free from the terrible cycle of domestic violence. John Cornyn domestic-violencetexashome If we can make Washington more like Texas, the whole country will be a winner. John Cornyn winnertexascountry If there is a nuclear tactic being used here, I submit it is the use of that obstruction where a willful minority blocks a bipartisan majority from voting on the President's judicial nominees. John Cornyn votingblockpresident If Obamacare is allowed to stand - and Congress is allowed to make the purchase of government-endorsed health insurance compulsory - there will be no meaningful limit on Washington's reach into the lives of the American people. That is certainly not what the Founders intended. John Cornyn obamacaregovernmentmeaningful The Senate used to be a place of great debate and accomplishment. Now it is run like a dictatorship shutting out the voices of millions of Americans. John Cornyn partyleadershiprunning
