“One thing I’m sure of is that we are going into a recession. The question is how deep or how long that recession will be,” he said at Bell County Republican headquarters in Temple on Tuesday.
“My hope is that we’ve avoided the worst outcome, but I’m not sure we will ever know exactly what that worst outcome is going to be.”
He said, though, the one thing lawmakers should not do is raise taxes and increase spending.
“To me, that is the wrong direction. What we need to do is cut taxes so that people can keep more of what they earn and invest it and hopefully create jobs,” he said.
Cornyn was in Central Texas to encourage local Republicans to get out and vote.
“We’re talking about getting out the vote and talking about the very simple proposition that he or she who gets the most votes wins,” he said after the event.
“And as simple as that sounds, it’s a little more complicated in terms of getting people to the polls,” he said, encouraging the party to get as many voters as possible to the polls before Friday.
“After those votes are banked, we’re going to be in a position to target those folks who haven’t voted and knock on their doors, call them on the phone or otherwise encourage them to get out to vote,” he said.
Cornyn did not comment on whether he believed U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, should keep his seat after he was found guilty on seven counts related to hiding more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts received from an oil contractor.
“I’m in a unique position since I am a ranking member on the Senate Ethics Committee, so I think that because that matter is still pending before the Senate and the ethics committee, I probably ought not to comment,” he said.
Cornyn faces Democratic Party challenger Rick Noriega in Tuesday’s election.
