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Dick Durbin: “I still have five or six months at this job and I’m planning on running through the tape.”

On the recordAugust 14, 2026
I still have five or six months at this job and I’m planning on running through the tape.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing his plans before retirement from the Senate.

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