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> [I don't know what 'operational control' of the border means, but I do understand the English language. And as I understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/i-don-t-know-what-operational-control-of-the-border-means-but-i-do/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

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> [Those who feel a little insecure about our border have some reason to feel that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/those-who-feel-a-little-insecure-about-our-border-have-some-reason-to/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

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> [I do not believe the border is secure and I still believe we have a long, long way to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/i-do-not-believe-the-border-is-secure-and-i-still-believe-we-have-a/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

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## Other authors on Border

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/border/donald-trump/)
- [Marjorie Taylor Greene 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/border/marjorie-taylor-greene/)
- [Beto O'Rourke 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/border/beto-o-rourke/)

## More by John Cornyn

> [There is no doubt where the founding fathers stood on this issue. They believed that people of faith should be permitted to express themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/there-is-no-doubt-where-the-founding-fathers-stood-on-this-issue-they/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [I am pleased to report that Texas is known for having one of the strongest set of open government laws in our Nation. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/i-am-pleased-to-report-that-texas-is-known-for-having-one-of-the/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [You can always find a reason to say no. It's the easiest vote. It's also not exactly a red badge of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/you-can-always-find-a-reason-to-say-no-it-s-the-easiest-vote-it-s/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/the-enemy-is-not-just-terrorism-it-is-the-threat-posed-specifically/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [But I think the - what the tea party movement demonstrates, and I think the, the, the enthusiasm that we're seeing from independents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/but-i-think-the-what-the-tea-party-movement-demonstrates-and-i-think/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [If there is a nuclear tactic being used here, I submit it is the use of that obstruction where a willful minority blocks a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/if-there-is-a-nuclear-tactic-being-used-here-i-submit-it-is-the-use/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of 'health insurance,' which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/think-for-a-moment-about-what-obamacare-has-done-the-federal/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [The Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/the-supreme-court-has-never-ruled-that-congress-can-use-the-commerce/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [Depictions or expressions of sex, violence, crime are all permitted virtually without limit; but religion, it seems, never.No wonder many in America seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/depictions-or-expressions-of-sex-violence-crime-are-all-permitted/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [But I do think its unwise, and it - to build a mosque at the site where 3,000 Americans lost their lives as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/but-i-do-think-its-unwise-and-it-to-build-a-mosque-at-the-site-where/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [Sometimes, it might be called conservative; sometimes it might be called liberal. But the point is that the meaning of the Constitution and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/sometimes-it-might-be-called-conservative-sometimes-it-might-be/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/raising-taxes-is-the-last-thing-we-should-do-amid-the-weakest/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [And if you like 14.4 percent unemployment, if you like the fact that 70 percent of home mortgages in Nevada are underwater, then stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/and-if-you-like-14-4-percent-unemployment-if-you-like-the-fact-that/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [Our military service members put their lives on the line to protect the rights and freedoms of all Americans - yet many still face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/our-military-service-members-put-their-lives-on-the-line-to-protect/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

> [By the Obama administration's reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cornyn/by-the-obama-administration-s-reasoning-it-would-be-constitutionally/)

[John Cornyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cornyn/)

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