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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.

Lena Stroud

August 1, 20262 min read

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

This week, the Dallas, Texas Congressional District 30 delegation participated in eight recorded votes. The delegation includes Representative Jasmine Crockett and Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Among the eight votes, one was designated as a key item.

On Senate Roll 211, dated July 28, Senators Cornyn and Cruz voted yea on PN1092, the confirmation of Walter Clayton of New York to be Director of National Intelligence. The nomination was confirmed by a vote of 51-47. The remaining seven votes cast by the delegation are listed in the full digest.

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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Lena Stroud

Lena Stroud covers Dallas city hall, the council, and county government.

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