U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) talks with NBC 5 about his bipartisan gun legislation, mass shootings and Roe v. Wade.
The effort has Cornyn facing criticism from some in his own party. He was recently booed at the Texas Republican convention. He said everyone has a right to their opinion, but he would hope they would listen and be informed because there is a lot of misinformation.
“Look, I think it was disappointing but I wasn't going to let them keep me from coming, and trying, and just as I am not going to let anybody intimidate me from doing what I think is the right thing to do on behalf of 29 million Texans, “ said Cornyn.“Well, welcome to the United States Senate. I can’t remember who it was who first coined the phrase that 'Politics is the art of the possible,'” he added.
We also spoke to Cornyn about the tragedy in San Antonio, the Roe v. Wade decision and a tweet of his that got a lot of attention. The rest of the interview will be added to this article Tuesday afternoon. In an interview with NBC 5's Julie Fine, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn talks about his bipartisan gun legislation, mass shootings and Roe v. Wade.
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