Cornyn: Schumer doesn’t have votes for federal shield law
FOIFT2014-03-28T12:52:36-05:00By Hadas Gold Politico Originally published March 27, 2014 Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) no longer has the votes to pass a proposed media shield law, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said in an interview this week. Speaking with Breitbart, Cornyn called the proposed shield law a "bad idea" that won't pass. “If he had the votes to pass it, it already would have been passed,” Cornyn said. “This isn’t about passing legislation, this is about distracting the public’s attention and changing the subject from the failed policies of this administration. I think you could put this in that same category.” [...]