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John Cornyn says he’s looking for a job: ‘People who retire die’
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John Cornyn says he’s looking for a job: ‘People who retire die’ Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is approaching the final days of his more than two decades in the Senate. But he’s still got some juice in him. “I’m looking for a job, if you have any ideas,” Cornyn said Tuesday when asked by TMZ about his next steps.
John Cornyn says he’s looking for a job: ‘People who retire die’
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is approaching the final days of his more than two decades in the Senate. But he’s still got some juice in him.
“I’m looking for a job, if you have any ideas,” Cornyn said Tuesday when asked by TMZ about his next steps. “People who retire die.”
Cornyn met with his successor, Democratic Sen.-elect James Talarico, this week to help with transitioning his office. Talarico will be sworn in in January. Cornyn, 74, said Talarico expressed interest in continuing with the Republican’s case work staff. Several Democrats who won in Texas’s historic blue wave have retained or added Republican staffers to ensure continuity in a state where they have not governed in more than 30 years.
Cornyn said he would cheer for Talarico’s success, as long as his priorities are in line with Texans’ interests. Still, Cornyn remained confident he could have kept the Senate seat red had he been on the ballot. Cornyn lost in a bitter primary runoff to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who lost to Talarico by 12 percentage points.