Those who feel a little insecure about our border have some reason to feel that way. John Cornyn More Quotes by John Cornyn More Quotes From John Cornyn Nothing makes the minority leader more mad than when his side is forced to play by its own rules. John Cornyn rules nothing mad leader It doesn't hurt to show some empathy. John Cornyn show some empathy hurt I think many people simply feel like they don't recognize their country anymore. John Cornyn feel think country people I don't know what 'operational control' of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that phrase, that's not true. We do not have operational control. John Cornyn understand english-language language I think there are going to be some differences of opinion, my preference is to have each state handle those issues. John Cornyn It was a complete flip-flop. Everything he said he was against, now he's for, i just wonder what the transaction was that got him to yes. John Cornyn The CHIPS bill is necessary to shore up an existential threat to our economy and our national security, and that stands on its own merit. John Cornyn There was an agreement between Jon Tester and( the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Jerry) Moran for two amendment votes when this bill passed, senator Schumer would not allow those votes to occur. And what we're hoping for is there will be a negotiation to eliminate some of the mandatory spending in the bill and then the bill can pass. But this is a cloture vote to provoke a conversation. But I expect it ultimately to pass in some form or another. John Cornyn I'd probably be John Cornyn of Texas. John Cornyn Saudi Arabia has a history of surreptitious and at times malign behavior in Saudi Arabia attempts to influence American public policy and freedom of speech in our own country, in 2016, the Saudi government used shell nonprofits to trick several American veterans into lobbying on its behalf against the Justice Against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act( P.L. 114 – 222). In 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives murdered U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its own consulate. In this 2014 file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a news conference in Manama, Bahrain. ( AP). John Cornyn My understanding is the text will be released at essentially any moment. John Cornyn Democrats pushed for an assault weapons ban, I said no. They tried to get a new three-week mandatory waiting period for all gun purchases, I said no. Universal background checks, magazine bans, licensing requirements, the list goes on and on and on. And I said no, no, 1,000 times no, so, you might ask,' What is on the table ?' More mental health resources, more support for John Cornyn schools, and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm. John Cornyn I’m as passionate as you are about something called the United States Constitution. John Cornyn So you might ask what is on the table ? more mental health resources more support for our schools and making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill can not buy a firearm. John Cornyn The challenge of course is to translate those principles into text, people like to come back and try to renegotiate things all the time, and I think,... we've about run out of our rope here, and we got to make some final decisions today if we're going to be able to get this on the floor next week. John Cornyn We're meeting again today, i'm starting to get a little concerned, though, that there are a couple of issues that need to be settled before we can reach an agreement. John Cornyn We are grinding through it. John Cornyn One thing I hope does not happen is that the various parties sort of fall back into their typical talking points. John Cornyn I mentioned access to mental health treatment and diagnosis is absolutely critical. John Cornyn I noticed that after every series of questioning on this side of the aisle, you choose to editorialize and contradict the points being made, i don't know whether we will have an equal opportunity to editorialize. John Cornyn
