WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:

Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the current budget resolution the Senate is considering that will kick off the process to pass funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amidst ongoing Democrat obstruction and outlined his priorities for a third reconciliation bill, including permanently defunding Planned Parenthood to end taxpayer-funded abortions and protect the lives of our most vulnerable. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here (https://youtu.be/F7PdQ8ms3pU).

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