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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Apr 6, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Dan Scavino's blatant disregard for our subpoena is his effort to ensure that Congress and the American people never get the firsthand story that he has to tell. None of us should find that…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 6, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The majority whip.

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Apr 6, 2022

This weekend, the world watched in horror as the retreat of Russian forces from the town of Bucha revealed the scope of the appalling war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's military. Journalists and the Ukrainian military discovered mass…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 6, 2022

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Apr 6, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, for all practical purposes, Dan Scavino's career is Donald Trump. Scavino was 16 when they met, and he is, to this day, a Trump stalwart. Scavino was central to the Trump administration's…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. I have to ask myself, why now? Why does the junior Senator from Missouri bring this bill to the floor of the U.S. Senate today? When you think back, this matter has been considered. Originally…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 129 Leg.] YEAS--47 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

Mr. President, Europe has seen its share of horrors over the last century: the atrocities of World War I, World War II, as well as the Bosnian war. Ukrainians, in particular, suffered under the rule of Joseph Stalin. During the tragedy…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

Mr. President, I will say, as far as I am concerned, this is a serious matter that should be taken seriously. You don't become an expert by, 7 days ago, introducing a bill and saying: I have got it. Don't change a word of it. Make it the…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

I will yield when I am finished. One conservative former prosecutor called Senator Hawley's charges ``meritless to the point of demagoguery.'' I have read so many reviews of the Senator's charges against this judicial nominee, and not one…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

Madam President, I come to the floor today to mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Thomas Horace Porter, my good friend and a man who could put a smile on my face even in the toughest times, on one of the most painful days of my…

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Mike Bost
@mikebost· Republican · IL· Apr 5, 2022

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 3807. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Torres of New York). The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 5, 2022

Mr. President, after 27 minutes of debate on the floor of the Senate, the Senator now believes we are prepared to change the law that has been debated for decades. He has put in a bill introduced 7 days ago. It has been 7 days he has had…

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Mary E Miller
@maryemiller· Republican · IL· Apr 4, 2022

This month, Americans all over the country are celebrating April as Faith Month. I rise in support of this effort and call on all people of faith to join in prayer and celebration. As a Member of Congress, I am happy to reaffirm my…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 4, 2022

Madam President, it was just a short time ago in the Senate Judiciary Committee that we voted to advance the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. In the coming…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 4, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 4, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The Republican leader is recognized. Ukraine Mr…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 4, 2022

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary…

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