John Cornyn
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) waves goodbye to reporters after a news conference with (L-R) Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Barrasso (R0WY) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) after the weekly Senate Republican Caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Captiol May 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Despite the Senate voting against opening debate on a bill to keep interest rates on federal Stafford loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012, McConnell said that both the GOP and Democrats agree on keeping rates down but need to find a way to pay for it.
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In the global competition for the world's best and brightest minds in math and science, the United States should take a backseat to no one.
This is the kind of thing that should not be politicized ... It would be nice to do it before the election, and I think we can.
People who commit these types of sexual assaults ... don't just do it on a one-time basis ... The failure to use that powerful tool ... means they're free to strike again, and they do, frequently.More quotes »
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Blind lawyer's escape to overshadow U.S.-China talks
Thursday.A potential further complication is a letter from the White House director of legislative affairs, Rob Nabors, to Sen. John Cornyn , R- Texas , explaining that the Obama administration would consider selling new U.S. warplanes to Taiwan . A sale would Read more »
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US raises hope of sale of new fighters to Taiwan
sales there as interference in its affairs.In a letter Friday, White House assistant Rob Nabors told Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas that the Pentagon would look into ways of redressing Taiwan's fighter gap with China, "including through the sale to Read more »
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Cornyn: If feds can’t fund bridge improvements, let cities help
Rio Grande Valley’s border crossings, local cities should have the ability to pay for the improvements themselves, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Thursday. Flanked by local mayors and border boosters at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge, Cornyn 5/31/12 from Brownsville Herald Read more »
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Marshall's Law: Texas Drifter: Gov. Perry Political Strumpet?
Democrats, as well as independents and other patriots. It seems to be a fact that Perry is like Texas U.S. Senator John Cornyn a “conservative in public only” (CIPO). Question would David Dewhurst, Perry’s campaign be better served by following sample statement? from Town Hall Read more »
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Rape kit backlog in Houston gets federal attention
Mayor Annise Parker will be joined by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn Wednesday afternoon to discuss federal legislation that could help eliminate thousands of untested rape kits at law enforcement agencies across the country. During a press conference at City Hall, from Houston Chronicle Read more »
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55,000 Green Cards for foreign tech graduates
senator John Cornyn, a senior republican who sits on a panel that oversees immigration, has introduced legislation that would reserve 55,000 permanent resident visas for overseas students graduating from specific US-based courses. These include science, technology, from The Telegraph Read more »
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Austin's tech community lines up behind Cornyn visa plan
high-tech business community has lined up behind a bill, introduced this month by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that would make it easier for foreign graduates of some top American science and technology schools to remain in the country long term. Cornyn's proposal, from Austin American-Statesman Read more »
