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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Julia Kobick to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Ms. Kobick is an accomplished litigator whose credentials and breadth of experience make her well-suited to…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Again, this is a very similar amendment to what has been considered before. Those agreements addressed in this amendment, where they exist, have been negotiated by OMB, labor unions, and management and have been in place under Republican…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Schweikert The Acting CHAIR. It…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I stand in strong opposition to this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman). The question was taken; and the Acting…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Woman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. President, here is the situation reported from the hospital in Gaza: They will be out of fuel and electricity in 24 hours. Dr. Hussam told Dr. Sahloul that at this point, five children will die. The ventilators that are keeping them…

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Words hold power. They are intentional representations of our values and our beliefs. Our democracy is at its strongest when we protect the right to dissent, to resist, and to speak truth to power. However, over the past few weeks, this…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Kenly Kato to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born in Los Angeles, CA, Judge Kato received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 74 Offered by Mr. Self The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

Again, in a moment of self-awareness, we are a bunch of straight White guys talking about social justice. When did a social justice agenda become a bad thing? Again, who am I to say, but weren't the leaders of the civil rights movement…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

It is clearly our responsibility to hold people accountable. There are a number of ways to do that: call them to testify, question them all day long, say whatever you want in public within reason. It is quite another thing to make it so…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

We now enter the theater of the absurd. Again, for the second day in a row, let's have two White people talk about racial equality in the United States because we know so much about it from having, oh, so much experience, but here we are…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

My friends across the aisle can turn a blind eye to the wildfires, smoke-covered skies, life-threatening heat waves and extreme weather we now face nearly every day somewhere in this Nation. We have seen the impacts of climate change in…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 65 Offered by Mr. Norman The Acting CHAIR…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I would suggest that this legislation comes from that same denial caucus that if you don't like history then change it or ignore it; if you don't like facts and you don't like science, then you ignore it. You do that at great risk, Mr…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 67 Offered by Mr. Norman The Acting CHAIR…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

This form of denial is the same sort of denial that didn't believe in vaccinations when it deals with COVID and when the vast majority of those in ICU units were unvaccinated, risking other people and putting other people's health at risk…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Nov 7, 2023

This amendment would disrupt the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ability to enforce rules and regulations when vehicles are not in compliance with current Federal law. For my colleague concerned about vendors who have been…

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