Politics & Policy

The Case against Obama’s Amnesty

By Senator John Cornyn November 20, 2014

Just a few years ago, a prominent national Democrat firmly and unequivocally rejected the idea that the president of the United States could singlehandedly enact an amnesty program for millions ...

How to Maximize Our Leverage with Putin

By Senator John Cornyn March 24, 2014

Sometimes it takes a sudden, flagrant breach of the international order to dispel a president’s naïveté about a foreign adversary. The 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan had that effect on ...

Don’t Let Democrats Pack the D.C. Circuit

By Senator John Cornyn October 30, 2013

It is one of the most important battles raging in Washington, a fight that will have far-reaching consequences for everything from health care and the regulatory state to gun rights ...

Obamacare and the Rule of Law

By Senator John Cornyn August 16, 2013

With each passing day, it becomes more and more obvious that President Obama’s health-care law is simply unworkable. Yet rather than accept reality and support full congressional repeal of the ...

Is This America or China?

By Senator John Cornyn May 14, 2013

The events that have unfolded over the past week are showing big government at its worst. First we learned more details about the Obama administration’s coordinated attempt to misrepresent the ...

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Real Insecurity

By Senator John Cornyn March 29, 2006

This afternoon, congressional Democrats will, at long last, unveil their security “agenda,” something they call “Real Security.” Unfortunately, the culture of obstruction they have created on important matters of national ...

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Alito Preview

By Senator John Cornyn January 9, 2006

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings to determine whether Judge Samuel Alito should be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. President Bush has selected two outstanding Supreme ...

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Merit-Based Judging

By Senator John Cornyn January 5, 2006

In observing the judicial-confirmation process as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, nothing has been more surprising than the depiction of the role judges play in society. It is ...

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To My Democratic Friends:

By Senator John Cornyn November 9, 2005

The headline of a Roll Call article on Tuesday–”Democratic Agenda Off for 2005–wasn’t exactly breaking news to anyone who has paid attention to Congress over the past few years. Though ...

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The Senate in Action

By Senator John Cornyn September 12, 2005

As the nation continues to mourn the passing of Chief Justice Rehnquist, we have the opportunity to pay tribute to Rehnquist’s legacy of courageous public service by moving forward with ...