John Cornyn to back Roy Moore for Senate

By Al Weaver

Published October 25, 2017 8:10pm ET

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John Cornyn to back Roy Moore for Senate — "I look forward to working with him to pass legislation that will effect meaningful change for all Americans," said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, announced Wednesday he is endorsing Judge Roy Moore’s campaign for Senate to fill the remainder of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ term.

Cornyn, the No. 2-ranking Senate Republican, said he hopes Moore, who will face off with Democrat Doug Jones in December, follows in the “footsteps” of Sessions, who served for 20 years in the upper chamber before leaving to join the Trump administration in February.

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