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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

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. 3938 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee, which I chair, held its hearing on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. It was an opportunity to learn a lot about her: her…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

last fall, Robert Juliano passed away at the age of 80 after a lifetime of fighting on behalf of the restaurant workers of America. For decades, he shaped and shepherded nearly every piece of legislation that helped restaurant workers in…

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

I am a strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act. I was then. The 30 million people who got an opportunity to get healthcare coverage, I am sure they are all supportive of it as well.

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

the agency has really been starved of resources and has lost significant staff capacity over the years.

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Lauren Underwood
@laurenunderwood· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

It is a symptom of long-term policy failures to prioritize the nutrition needs of infants.

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Lauren Underwood
@laurenunderwood· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

We need an all hands on deck response until every family has access to the same formula they need.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be…

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

the President believes in building an economy from the middle out and the bottom up.

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Janice Schakowsky
@janiceschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

the rich have been getting richer and the poor have been getting poorer, not by accident but by policy.

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

I believe in a single-payer system of Medicare for All, and I have spent many years advocating for universal healthcare.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

As chairman of this committee for the next 10 days, I’m focused on one thing, filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

It raises a serious question about conflict of interest for Justice Thomas. I mean, to think that he would consider a case where his wife is frequently contacting the chief of staff of the president and giving advice on matters that are…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

Judge Jackson, you are extraordinary. Your story is a great American story. You are exceptionally qualified for this position. It raises a serious question about conflict of interest for Justice Thomas. The Supreme Court has not been…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

Some of those senators were being driven by social media. One of them asked the hardest questions you can think and then raced to Twitter to see just what the response was across America.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

You have to go back to Thurgood Marshall to find a person like this judge who has extensive criminal case experience.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Mar 28, 2022

For decades, the issue of homeless LGBTQ- plus youth hasn't gotten the attention it deserves, even as it is estimated they make up between 20 and 40 percent of all homeless youth in the United States. That is why I am so proud that the…

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