The Senate Finance Committee gave initial approval today to health care legislation on nearly a party-line vote. Only Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, broke with the Republican ranks to vote for the bill that cleared the committee 14-9. After casting his...
After scoring a win, Texas Sen. John Cornyn's going back for more. For about two weeks, Cornyn has been critical of a White House program which encouraged citizens to forward along "fishy" e-mails about health care reform. Now that the...
Politico reported today that the White House has discontinued a "fishy" health care e-mail box. E-mails sent to flag@whitehouse.gov now bounce back as undeliverable. The White House had been encouraging citizens to forward along e-mails with misinformation about Democrats' plan...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn doesn't think President Obama should get too comfy in his current occupation. In an e-mail, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is asking "a limited number of hand-picked Republicans" to weigh in on who...
In recent days, Sen. John Cornyn has been critical of a new program encouraging citizens to forward so-called "fishy" emails about health care to the White House so it can correct misinformation about proposed Democratic reforms. But now Cornyn is...
As Ryan Rusak reported yesterday, Sen. John Cornyn is awaiting an explanation from the Obama Administration about a program encouraging citizens to forward emails criticizing health care reform to the White House. Cornyn told reporters he's concerned that individuals' rights...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn told reporters Wednesday he's optimistic about Republicans' chances in the 2010 elections. As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he's charged with helping craft his party's strategy going into the next election cycle. Republicans will...
No big surprises during this morning's Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, who voted 13-6 to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. One Republican--Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina--joined the Democrats on an otherwise party-line vote. The full Senate...
Houston Mayor Bill White, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, criticized Texas Sen. John Cornyn's decision to vote not to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor on his blog today. White writes: "Senator John Cornyn acknowledged that Sonia Sotomayor has an...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn said this morning he won't vote to confirm Judge Sonya Sotomayor, but acknowledged her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is all but certain. Despite her impressive academic background, Cornyn said Sotomayor's radical statements are worrisome...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn said he has not decided if he'll vote to give Judge Sonya Sotomayor a seat on the Supreme Court. "I'm trying to be as deliberative about this as I possibly can," Cornyn said during a conference...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn announced during a press conference on Thursday in Washington his support for legislation that would force the government to sell its financial stake in private companies, like car manufacturers and banks, next year. Cornyn said the...
Just in time for the upcoming election, Esquire Magazine released its "Esquire Endorses America" feature, which endorses candidates in gubernatorial and congressional races around the country. And Texas Sen. John Cornyn is one of its top targets, making its "10 Worst Members of Congress" list.
Political writer Gromer Jeffers Jr. reports: For local and national politicians, soaring gas prices suddenly represent the best opportunity to grandstand. Frustrated motorist will tell you the hot air is blowing today in Dallas as Democrats and Republicans make dueling...
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