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Cornyn: Many of Our Colleagues Don’t Accept That President Trump Won the Election
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The Washington Free Beacon

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U.S. Senate

Name: U.S. Senate

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John Cornyn

Name: John Cornyn

Employment: U.S. Senate

Position: Senator

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U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Name: U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

URL: http://www.senate.gov/

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08/02/2017 12:39 pm
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CORNYN I heard one ░░░░░░░░ our colleagues last week ░░░░░░░░ in front of the ░░░░░░░░ and say Nothing ever ░░░░░░░░ done Well we re ░░░░░░░░ some important things The ░░░░░░░░ choice program the F ░░░░░░░░ A reauthorization bill These ░░░░░░░░ important life saving bills ░░░░░░░░ are being passed on ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan basis And then ░░░░░░░░ course there is the ░░░░░░░░ of the President s ░░░░░░░░ I have never seen ░░░░░░░░ quite like it We ░░░░░░░░ an election on November ░░░░░░░░ but for many of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues the election remains ░░░░░░░░ They don t accept ░░░░░░░░ verdict of the American ░░░░░░░░ the Electoral College that ░░░░░░░░ Trump won the election ░░░░░░░░ Clinton lost And that ░░░░░░░░ how they somehow justify ░░░░░░░░ consistent foot dragging and ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ President s nominees for ░░░░░░░░ offices including his cabinet ░░░░░░░░ s the President s ░░░░░░░░ to nominate who he ░░░░░░░░ to serve in the ░░░░░░░░ branch but it s ░░░░░░░░ duty our responsibility to ░░░░░░░░ consider their qualifications before ░░░░░░░░ together to confirm them ░░░░░░░░ we ve had people ░░░░░░░░ have been waiting months ░░░░░░░░ their nomination to be ░░░░░░░░ who get confirmed by ░░░░░░░░ a unanimous vote of ░░░░░░░░ Senate which tells me ░░░░░░░░ we are delaying those ░░░░░░░░ unnecessarily If they were ░░░░░░░░ controversial I think it ░░░░░░░░ be reflected in the ░░░░░░░░ for their confirmation but ░░░░░░░░ re not Well let ░░░░░░░░ just name one Our ░░░░░░░░ colleague Kay Bailey Hutchison ░░░░░░░░ has been nominated to ░░░░░░░░ as the ambassador to ░░░░░░░░ I can t think ░░░░░░░░ a more qualified person ░░░░░░░░ my good friend the ░░░░░░░░ senator from Texas Our ░░░░░░░░ needs leadership in Brussels ░░░░░░░░ NATO to help counter ░░░░░░░░ aggression and threats and ░░░░░░░░ against our allies in ░░░░░░░░ region But that s ░░░░░░░░ one example Last night ░░░░░░░░ Senate confirmed the F ░░░░░░░░ I Director I m ░░░░░░░░ for that They also ░░░░░░░░ again in the dead ░░░░░░░░ night when nobody was ░░░░░░░░ attention eight other Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense nominees Now if ░░░░░░░░ Democratic colleagues had a ░░░░░░░░ reason not or to ░░░░░░░░ those confirmations because they ░░░░░░░░ like they were controversial ░░░░░░░░ that s their right ░░░░░░░░ evidently they were willing ░░░░░░░░ let those people nominated ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Defense ░░░░░░░░ confirmed basically by consent ░░░░░░░░ months and months of ░░░░░░░░ So Mr President we ░░░░░░░░ got a lot of ░░░░░░░░ nominations backlogged due to ░░░░░░░░ unfortunate obstruction and foot ░░░░░░░░ of our Democratic colleagues ░░░░░░░░ I for one don ░░░░░░░░ think we ought to ░░░░░░░░ in August this month ░░░░░░░░ a big robust package ░░░░░░░░ confirmations of these non ░░░░░░░░ nominees It s time ░░░░░░░░ get over the election ░░░░░░░░ was November 8 We ░░░░░░░░ to see a difference ░░░░░░░░ elections and then the ░░░░░░░░ of governing regardless of ░░░░░░░░ won the election We ░░░░░░░░ have the responsibility to ░░░░░░░░
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