John Cornyn Quotes


The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a long tradition of extreme intolerance within a minority strain of Islam that does not distinguish politics from religion, and distorts both.


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United States, Congress, Senate. Senator John Cornyn speaking on Terrorism. Congressional Record, Government Publishing Office, 2006.

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John Cornyn
John Cornyn
  • Born: February 2, 1952
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

John Cornyn III is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States Senator for Texas since 2002. He was the Republican Senate Majority Whip for the 114th and 115th Congresses. Cornyn also previously served as Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2007 to 2011.