From the outset, @SenThomTillis and I were clear that we needed a written document addressing our concerns on the IRS audit agreement and the anti-weaponization fund that included language constraining the scope of the audit protection by limiting it to the parties of the Settlement Agreement and ending the anti-weaponization fund.
We are pleased that the Department of Justice has issued a formal order terminating the anti-weaponization fund. Additionally, the Department has acknowledged in a binding written document that the audit settlement is limited to the plaintiffs and the scope does not extend beyond the defendants in the lawsuit, the IRS and the Treasury, addressing concerns that multiple of our Republican colleagues share.
We want to express our gratitude to Mr. Blanche for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of @SenJudiciaryGOP soon.
My favorite job ever was working for @JohnCornyn. An incredible boss and an even better person. Thank you for your service and dedication to Texas! Truly one of the best to ever do it.
Conservatives are uniting behind John Cornyn, because we don’t want a Senator Talarico. Ken Paxton is the Democrat’s best hope to turn Texas blue! https://t.co/lHE8tsTE12
JUST IN: Senator John Cornyn on critics who say he's only embracing MAGA in a bid to get re-elected: "Look at my record. I think people maybe hadn't been paying attention to what I've been doing. I tend to not necessarily want to draw attention to myself, but I've been supportive of the president voted with him 99.3 % of the time...maybe because of my temperament, as you know, I'm a recovering judge. I'm not as flamboyant as some of my counterparts, but I think we need the workhorses and not just the showhorses here in Washington, D.C. if we're going to get President Trump's agenda passed. More here https://t.co/BFwTvgCK1Q @JohnCornyn@KenPaxtonTX@realDonaldTrump@CBNNews
🚨I just voted for the SAVE America Act, & I support using the talking filibuster & making any changes necessary to Senate rules to get this passed.
I am glad that the Senate will debate this bill & hold Democrats’ feet to the fire to see who is willing to go on record opposing voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote.
Let’s get it done.
Cornyn has, of course, repeatedly voted to end the Democrats’ reckless DHS shutdown. Casar’s party is responsible for it & they try to pretend otherwise.
I don’t hate anyone. I just can’t let a corrupt person like @KenPaxtonTX jeopardize a safe Republican Senate seat, be an anchor on down ballot races, divert resources from other Senate pickup opportunities, and jeopardize @realDonaldTrump agenda in his last two years of his current term.
As expected. And @JohnCornyn needs to win because (1) he’s a great senator, (2) a strong supporter of @POTUS and (3) a lay-up win in a must-win race. AG Paxton could lose this seat and with it the @SenateGOP majority. If that majority is lost, not one Trump nominee for the bench much less a SCOTUS nominee will advance to the floor for a vote and President Trump will be fighting off both chambers for two years. Be smart, Texas Republicans.