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John Cornyn: “Together with my friend Senator Cruz, helped confirm about…”

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Senator John Cornyn Discusses Republican Spending Bill, Border Security, and Re-election Campaign

Published June 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:40

And I was the whip, the chief vote counter, back when one of the signature items of his first term, the Tax Cuts and Jobs act, passed, and Together with my friend Senator Cruz, helped confirm about 230 federal judges, including three on the Supreme Court. So I'm happy to support President Trump's agenda. I think he is an unconventional president, but he's willing to take on hard things that most conventional presidents willing to. (09:40–09:49)

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