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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John Roberts will be confirmed. The question is will Democrats jeopardize their credibility and vote against him, or bolster their credibility by voting for this highly qualified nominee -- and hold fire for the next one.
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Throughout his years on the nation's high court, Chief Justice Rehnquist stood as a beacon of judicial restraint and reverence for the Constitution and the institution of the Supreme Court. I believe Judge Roberts will follow the lead of his mentor, and guide our nation's highest court by those same principles and devotion to the rule of law for all,
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If we just do what we prepared to do, and that is go forward with the Roberts hearing as scheduled ... we can get him on the court, if that is the will of the Senate, before it reconvenes,
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Believe me, Judge Roberts will be asked a lot of questions, and he will give a lot of answers. But one thing I don't expect him to do and that no previous nominee has ever been asked to do, is to make specific commitments about how he will rule in cases that are likely to come back before the United States Supreme Court.
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The truth is, Judge Roberts is a mainstream nominee, and extremely well-qualified, despite the efforts by some to mischaracterize him,
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I think what we found out this week is that any alleged wrongdoing is really confined to a single individual. Those who were expecting an indictment, indicating a broad conspiracy to out a covert CIA agent or -- are going to be disappointed because there is no evidence to support that.
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I think certainly, either before or during the hearing, people need to know a little bit more about who she is and what motivates her. She has been caricatured because other people have spoken about her, but she really hasn't spoken for herself.
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It isn't a crime to make a profit. What can the government do that would be constructive to bringing prices down?
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Just because we are curious does not mean that our curiosity should be satisfied,
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People are actually running out of fuel, ... Unfortunately, the roads are blocked now, in essence.
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on the side of justice and individual liberties.
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is to make sure that my colleagues do not misrepresent Judge Roberts' views to the American people.
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Justice Ginsburg declined to answer senators' questions 55 times,
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I wouldn't read too much into this enforcement-only approach. I think the leader has previously endorsed the idea of comprehensive reform, ... I'm not aware if he has changed his view.