Honorable John Cornyn
United States Senator, Texas, Republican
Senator Cornyn was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002. He served as San Antonio District Court Judge from 1984 to 1990, on the Texas Supreme Court from 1990 to 1997, and as Texas Attorney General from 1998 to 2002. He sits on the following committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Budget; Finance; and Judiciary. The following is from the January 5, 2011, Senate floor debate on amending the Rules of the Senate. I think we are playing with fire when we talk about amending the Senate rules. All of us have been here for different periods of time. I…
