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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Oct 2, 2023

I thank Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin for helping move this bill through committee. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2379. My legislation would designate the USPS facility at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the…

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe that I am standing here again having to remind my colleagues that we are a nation of immigrants. I am going to come to this podium each time my Republican colleagues…

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote…

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Ramirez of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5525 to the Committee on Appropriations. The…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

Madam President, it is interesting that we have got a new argument. Previously, he said: I have no objection to these nominees. I just don't like the process. I want a vote. I said: Fine. You can have a vote. Now when we ask for a vote on…

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Sean Casten
@seancasten· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

With the failure of that last vote, we are now less than 2 days away from shutting down the United States Government, not because we don't have a path forward, but because the party of Lincoln has been captured by the spirit of Yeats: The…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

Mr. President, today, we mourn the death of a trailblazer, my colleague and friend Senator Dianne Feinstein. I have been privileged to have known Dianne throughout her entire career in this Chamber and my entire time as well. She was my…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2023

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the Senate's need to swiftly confirm any U.S. attorney nominees. Two days ago, I came to the floor to request unanimous consent for the Senate to take up and confirm four pending U.S. attorney…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

Mr. President, it is that time of year again--ending the month of September, starting a new fiscal year. We have a responsibility we accept as Members of Congress to do some things: Answer rollcalls, respond to our constituents, keep the…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), and the Senator from Mississippi (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

I oppose this rule. It concerns me that my friend, the chairman of the Rules Committee--and I believe that I say this correctly--described this as part of the normal democratic process. If that is true, then that is the new normal and it…

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Nikki Budzinski
@nikkibudzinski· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 211, nays 217, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 506]…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

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Mary E Miller
@maryemiller· Republican · IL· Sep 28, 2023

Joe Biden has forced Americans to foot the bill for hundreds of billions of dollars to Ukraine while our southern border is being invaded by terrorists, drug cartels, gangs, and human traffickers. I oppose sending any additional money to…

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Nikki Budzinski
@nikkibudzinski· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Budzinski of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4368 to the Committee on Appropriations…

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Raja Krishnamoorthi
@rajakrishnamoorthi· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2023

During rollcall Vote number 472 on H.R. 4665, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 42 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

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