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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 3, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1276 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 3, 2025

Mr. President, anyone here remember how Donald Trump promised to end Russia's war on Ukraine in 1 day if he was elected? That is right: 1 day. Well, we are 73 days into his term, with Russia still raining death and destruction upon the…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 3, 2025

Madam President, when people ask me to describe my politics, I sometimes say that I try my best to follow the Gospel of St. Paul. By that, I mean I try to follow the examples of two good and wise men who showed me that politics, at its…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 3, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 163 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 3, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 15, nays 82, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 165 Leg.] YEAS--15 Durbin Heinrich…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 2, 2025

Mr. President, since taking office 72 days ago, the Trump administration has created chaos in our economy. The President, if you will remember, campaigned on lowering prices for American families. Unfortunately, his policies and actions…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 2, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 158 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 2, 2025

Mr. President, on another matter, there are few more devastating words to hear than: ``You have cancer.'' The unfortunate truth is that millions around the world are faced with that reality every year. The statistics are devastating…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 2, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 161 Leg.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Apr 1, 2025

Do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on our defense of Black people, of trans kids, of immigrants — instead of their own lack of guts and gumption.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

I would like to ask the Senator from New Jersey a question pertaining to the farm bill. You speak to uncertainty. One of the things I heard from my agricultural sector and my farmers, the Farm Bureau in Illinois, is that desperate need to…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

Thank you for what you have said. John McCain was a true hero. He said the same thing to me when I first met him. I do have a question for you, which will come later, but I thought I would tell you the story of how I met John McCain. I was…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

Thank you, Senator Booker, for taking this important stand and for doing so much to make it clear how much pain Donald Trump and Elon Musk are inflicting on the American people in every sector of our society. I am going to be asking you a…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

They don't have the well-being of the American people at their heart. What I would love to hear from the Senator from New Jersey is, would you agree that what we should be doing right now is not attacking farmers and cutting commodity…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

Thank you. I think the issue of contracts is especially important because so much of these cuts are claimed to cut waste in government spending. But we have a law on the books that says if we don't make payments according to existing…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed oin the Record, as follows: S. 1211 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

Thank you. I first want to acknowledge this extraordinary moment in the history of the Senate. I believe you have been holding the floor now for more than 10 hours, and perhaps we will go on even longer. You have been joined by your…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 31, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1233 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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