Did John Cornyn vote the way they spoke on the Supreme Court in March 2016?
John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (R-TX) ·
At this critical juncture in our nation's history, Texans and the American people deserve to have a say in the selection of the next lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. The only way to empower the American people and ensure they have a voice is for the next President to make the nomination to fill this vacancy.
Voted Yea, 26 Oct 2020
Cornyn said in 2016 the only way to give Americans a voice was for the next president to fill the vacancy. In 2020 he voted to confirm Barrett before the presidential election.
In 2016 Cornyn said the only way to give the American people a voice was for the next president to fill the vacancy. In 2020 he voted to confirm Barrett before the presidential election.
Said vs. voted · Supreme Court
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Said one thing, voted another
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Statement after President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, posted on cornyn.senate.gov (archived copy).
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Question
- On the Nomination (Amy Coney Barrett)
- Vote
- Yea