Tag: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)

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Republicans introduce amendment to ‘bring much-needed fiscal discipline back to Washington’ + my opinions

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and all 44 Senate Republican introduced a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution to bring what they think is a “much-needed fiscal discipline back to Washington.” This amendment follows comments in President Barack Obama’s (D) Feb. 12 State of the Union address that supported what is being viewed as deficit […]

February 13, 2013

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Sen. Jim DeMint resigns to head up conservative think tank

Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) resigns from the U.S. Senate to head up The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank Jim DeMint, a junior senator from South Carolina, has resigned to head up the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation. DeMint has served as a senator since 2005 and was one of the Tea Party movement leaders. DeMint was also a ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development.

December 6, 2012

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Economic Outlook: How long is recovery in a ‘Humpty Dumpty’ economy?

The good news is that the U.S. economy is growing — with the exception of the housing market — but the bad news is we’ve encountered the worst recession since the Great Depression, says Eugenio Aleman, director and senior economist at Wells Fargo. “We went from -9 percent to almost 3 percent in almost three […]

December 5, 2011

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Cornyn votes in support of Cut, Cap, and Balance Act

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) a member of the Senate Budget Committee, July 22 voted against the motion to table the motion to proceed to H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. After the vote Sen. Cornyn released the following statement:   “The Democrat-led Senate’s failure to both produce a budget and pass the […]

July 22, 2011

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Cornyn on budget: ‘We cannot sit on our hands and wait’

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, on July 13 signed on as a co-sponsor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, which was introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). “With the President refusing to show leadership and the Democrat-controlled Senate refusing to pass a budget over the […]

July 13, 2011

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Cornyn on budget: ‘We cannot sit on our hands and wait’

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, on July 13 signed on as a co-sponsor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, which was introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).

July 13, 2011

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Texas Sen. Cornyn: ‘Jobs numbers are a positive sign that our economy is moving in the right direction’

The statement is as follows: "Today’s jobs numbers are a positive sign that our economy is moving in the right direction and further evidence that tax relief, not stimulus spending, is the best way to get job creators on the move again. Since Republicans convinced our colleagues across the aisle not to raise taxes, America has added nearly 650,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has dropped from 9.4 percent to 8.8 percent."

April 5, 2011

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Texas Sen. Cornyn: ‘Jobs numbers are a positive sign that our economy is moving in the right direction’

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) a member of the Senate Finance and Budget committees, issued a statement on April 1 regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s March jobs report indicating the national unemployment rate has dropped to 8.8 percent. The statement is as follows: “Today’s jobs numbers are a positive sign that our economy is […]

April 4, 2011

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TxDOT awarded $34 million for rail

The U.S. Department of Transportation will award the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) $34 million grant to help fund a rail project pivotal to North Texas to support the Tower 55 Multimodal Improvement Project (T55MIP), a critical rail gateway located along a key transportation and trade corridor connecting Canada, Mexico and the United States. “This […]

October 20, 2010