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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 15, 2023

They seem to have expanded it to almost anything.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

They seem to have expanded it to almost anything.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

When gun violence becomes the leading cause of death in America or yet another small town becomes a household name across the country because of another tragedy, we have a moral obligation to act.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

I was pleased to see President Biden announce his Executive actions that will make our communities safer and will save lives, but I think we all acknowledge, including the President, that these Executive actions to address gun violence do…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

How do they make that leap when it comes to arms, to include that type of an assault weapon?

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

So I'm committed to finding a path forward. I look forward to working with whoever is willing, on the other side of the aisle, to end the epidemic of gun violence in our country.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

But we're up against a gun lobby that wants to strike down the gun laws on the books and stop new ones from passing.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

We owe it to these Americans to enact laws that will help protect them from being shot and killed.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

And I wonder how our Founding Fathers would've reflected on a chilling milestone as we surpassed 100 mass shootings a little over a week ago.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

I believe that well-regulated firearm ownership, to keep Americans safe, is consistent with the Second Amendment.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

It appears the proliferation of weapons in America has not brought peace to our streets but just the opposite.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

it seems a little unusual to follow Senator Schumer because usually Senator McConnell is next, and we certainly understand why he is not here today. He is in recovery from a fall that he experienced last week. We wish him the very best and…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 14, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 9, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 9, 2023

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 9, 2023

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge James Simmons, Jr., who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Born in Inglewood, CA, Judge Simmons received his B.A. from the University of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 9, 2023

yesterday, I joined Leader Schumer, Senators Baldwin, Blumenthal, and Murray and a number of my colleagues in introducing a piece of legislation that is urgently needed. It is entitled the Women's Health Protection Act of 2023. This bill…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 9, 2023

today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Justice Maria Kahn, who has been nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Since 2017, Justice Kahn has served as an associate justice for the Connecticut Supreme Court…

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