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Ken Paxton: “He [John Cornyn] has been in the US Senate for 24 years and…”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Paxton responds to other U.S. Senate candidate's comments

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

I could have easily retired. But you know what? I felt like there was a need for Texas to replace somebody that's been here, has been in office for over four decades, He [John Cornyn] has been in the US Senate for 24 years and wants to be there for 30. whose time has really come. He has not accomplished what Texas needed, and that's what I'm focused on. You can make up names for why I'm running. That's not true. (00:22–01:17)

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Asserts that John Cornyn has served 24 years in the Senate and aims for 30.

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