May 13, 2012 at 7:09 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
House leaders confirmed on May 3, 2012, they have drafted a contempt order against Holder for his refusal to produce to Congress documents requested in the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal. “We have a few other options (but) to a great extent we’ve been stonewalled by the Justice Department,” said Issa, R-CA. The US Department…
February 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
Amidst growing opposition, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), H.R. 3261, was stopped in its tracks on January 20, 2012, due to pressure from Internet giants Google, Amazon, Yahoo and others. The House Judiciary Committee plans to take up the act were cancelled, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, called off a vote on…
January 6, 2012 at 8:08 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
President Obama defied Senate leaders Wednesday with his a recess appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) without Senate confirmation while the Senate was still in session. Although the President has the right under the U.S. Constitution to bypass the confirmation process if the Senate is in recess, the…
December 18, 2011 at 8:07 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
On December 14, 2011, the Senate rejected two proposals for a Balanced Budget Amendment. In a strong partisan display, Republican-sponsored proposal SJ Res 10 was defeated by a Democratic majority vote of 53-46, shortly after the proposal sponsored by Sen. Mark Udall, D-CO, SJ Res 24 was also defeated. A strong proponent of passing the…
November 6, 2011 at 8:07 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
Senator John Cornyn, R-TX and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been out in front of the failed Operation Fast and Furious, a federal operation launched to track sales of illegal weapons, since the story broke. The operation resulted in the possession of thousands of American weapons by Mexican drug cartels and in the…
October 6, 2011 at 8:05 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
During the past three months Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has publicly denounced Attorney General Eric Holder for his statement to Congress that he was unaware of the administration’s gun-walking operation, Fast & Furious. Holder has been silent on the topic of his responsibility for weapons sold under a “tracking”…
September 6, 2011 at 8:03 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
Senator John Cornyn is furious over the botched Fast & Furious operation, run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF). Fast & Furious, intended to track illegal arms sales, has become an embarrassment after at least 2,000 guns ended up in the hands of a Mexican drug cartel. The gun found at…
