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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 6, 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. 905 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 6, 2025

Mr. President, today we honor the 100th anniversary of the Federal Probation Act of 1925, the pivotal law that established our Federal probation system, thereby helping to reduce unnecessary detention and crime. This is a prime example of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 6, 2025

Mr. President, since he took office, President Trump, his unelected billionaire buddy Elon Musk, and their DOGE bros have begun to systematically dismantle the Federal Government. In their efforts to root out so-called ``government…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 6, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 6, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 6, 2025

Mr. President, it is my understanding that the new Secretary of Education Linda McMahon made some money on the professional wrestling business--at least, that is what I was told. If that is true, she clearly is ready to rumble when it…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 101 Leg.] YEAS--70 Alsobrooks Banks Barrasso Blackburn Booker Boozman Britt Budd…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

Mr. President, I have been honored to serve in the U.S. Senate for a number of years, and I carry with that service a great number of memories. But there is one that is particularly personal that I will never forget. The year was 2021, and…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

Mr. President, instead of improving lives or lowering prices for Americans, we are seeing policies in the Trump administration do exactly the opposite. The President has spent his time trying to systemically dismantle the Federal…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 103 Leg.] YEAS--50 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 27, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 102 Leg.] YEAS--70 Alsobrooks Banks Barrasso Blackburn Booker Boozman Britt Budd…

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call No. 57. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

I urge all of my colleagues to support this good bill to help ensure that children in foster care are in safe, appropriate homes. I further urge my colleagues to work with us to stop these indiscriminate, illegal layoffs and funding cuts…

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 2025

At a time of unserious efforts to establish English as the official language of the United States, I rise today to celebrate my constituent, Angelica Garcia Santos, in a language proudly spoken in Illinois' Third Congressional District…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 4, 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. 835 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 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. 816 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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

Madam President, I want to thank my colleague from Hawaii. If he can spare 30 seconds, I would like to tell him a story. Years ago, I went to India to the dusty villages--not the big cities--just to see what USAID was doing. I heard about…

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

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 99 Ex.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso Blackburn…

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