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John Cornyn and Ted Cruz: How Your Senators Voted This Week

Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz voted to confirm Walter Clayton as Director of National Intelligence.

Dana Keller

August 1, 20262 min read

Official congressional portrait of John Cornyn (public domain)
Official congressional portrait of John Cornyn (public domain)

This week, the congressional delegation for Plano, Texas, in the 32nd Congressional District cast eight recorded votes. The delegation includes Representative Julie Johnson, Senator John Cornyn, and Senator Ted Cruz. Their voting record covers one key item and seven other measures.

The key vote involved the confirmation of Walter Clayton of New York to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Senators Cornyn and Cruz both voted yea on the nomination. The Senate confirmed the appointment by a vote of 51-47 on Senate Roll 211, dated July 28.

At a glance

  • Sen. John Cornyn (R)Yes on 6, No on 2 of 8 recorded votes
  • Sen. Ted Cruz (R)Yes on 5, No on 2, 1 not voting/present of 8 recorded votes

Key votes

  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — PN1092 (Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence): On the Nomination — Confirmed 51-47 (Senate Roll 211, Jul 28)
PN1092 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC

Other recorded votes

  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — S.Res. 817 (S. Res. 817): On the Resolution — Agreed to 50-47 (Senate Roll 217, Jul 30)
  • Cornyn: Nay · Cruz: Nay — S.J.Res. 181 (Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181): On the Motion to Discharge — Rejected 49-50 (Senate Roll 216, Jul 30)
  • Cornyn: Nay · Cruz: Nay — S.J.Res. 199 (Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199): On the Motion to Proceed — Rejected 47-52 (Senate Roll 215, Jul 30)
  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Not Voting — S.Res. 817 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 50-45 (Senate Roll 214, Jul 29)
  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — H.R. 5334 (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334): On the Motion to Proceed — Agreed to 84-12 (Senate Roll 213, Jul 29)
  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — H.R. 5334 (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Agreed to 86-12 (Senate Roll 212, Jul 28)
  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — PN1092 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 51-43 (Senate Roll 210, Jul 27)

*Compiled from the official roll-call records of the U.S. House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. Vote positions are reproduced exactly as recorded.*

Sources

https://clerk.house.gov/Votes?CongressNum=119

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/votes_new.htm

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Dana Keller

Dana Keller covers Plano city hall, the council, and county government.

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