Engaging in fiery exchanges with Republican lawmakers about the southern border crisis, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on March 28. Mayorkas appeared before the panel a week after DHS launched Operation Blue Lotus, a strategy designed to curtail the volume of fentanyl flooding into the…
DHS Secretary Mayorkas in Fiery Exchanges With GOP Lawmakers at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
March 28, 2023
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Senate Finance GOPers See Double-Digit Inflation Ahead If Biden Won’t Change Course
July 13, 2022
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Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) predicted on July 13 that inflation will soon hit double-digit figures if President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats move forward with their plans to hike taxes on most Americans. “We just got the numbers this morning for Ohio—$8,300 bucks a year in additional spending on energy, on food, on utility bills…
Second Amendment Supporters Question Bipartisan Gun Control Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill hailed as the most significant federal gun control legislation in decades Thursday night, but what’s in it has Second Amendment advocates concerned. With emotions running high after horrific mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, school last month, Joe Biden and Democrats called for gun law…
Progress on Senate Gun Control Package Stalls as Senators Fail to Reach Final Agreement
After some optimistic signs for Democrats hoping to reach a bipartisan agreement on a gun control package, progress in the negotiations has begun to stall as lawmakers failed to reach a final agreement on the legislative text on Thursday. Following a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead, the…
Some Texas Republicans Boo at Sen. Cornyn on GOP Convention Stage
HOUSTON, Texas—Screams of “RINO” and boos drowned out most of what Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) had to say at the Texas state GOP convention Friday. Ignoring his critics, Cornyn continued speaking over the din about gun legislation, right-to-life issues, and opposing the Green New Deal, which calls for phasing out fossil fuels. Many delegates expressed…
As House Moves Forward on Gun Bills, Senate Seeks More Time to Find Bipartisan Agreement
Democrats in the House have put forward an array of wide-reaching gun control bills that are set to come to the floor this week, but in the Senate, which can make or break the success of most bills, Republican Party negotiators are requesting more time. Various Democrat factions in both the House and Senate have…
Cornyn Decries House Democrats for Holding Up Extra Security Detail for Justices
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is calling on House Democrats to stop making “unnecessary” changes to a bill that would grant extra security to Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justices, saying that there is “a sense of urgency” to pass the bill amid escalating protests. According to a draft opinion leaked by Politico on May 2, which Chief…
Texas Senators Line up Against Democratic Nominee for the Supreme Court
March 23, 2022
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Texas senators on March 22, turned an otherwise normal confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court of the United States into an aggressive grilling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for her record on crime and terrorism. Senator John Cornyn, at the opening of confirmation hearings on March 21, said he was “troubled” by Jackson’s zealous defense…
Sen. Cornyn: Entering America Illegally Must Have Consequences
March 16, 2021
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Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on Monday that entering the United States illegally must have consequences or criminals will continue to exploit the system and profit from smuggling and transporting illegal immigrants across the southern border. In Laredo, Texas, the senator met with a group of mayors, county judges, and community leaders to discuss how…
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