“This is a direct threat to the safety of every family on the road, and I won’t stand for it.”
“Everything accomplished by Operation Epic Fury would be for naught!”
“We shouldn't shut down air travel in a state that doesn't agree with our politics.”
“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“To think that it’s going to cost a billion dollars — I mean, that’s a thousand millions.”

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On the recordOctober 31, 2023
Mr. President, interesting in our democracy: two different political parties and two different attitudes toward registration and voting. Many of us on this side of the aisle believe that expanding the number of voters makes the democracy stronger. So does President Biden. His Executive order was a message to the Agencies: Help where you can to help with voter registration and to make sure that voting is accessible to Americans across the board. Example: They decided that VA health facilities would be registration sites for disabled veterans. Does that sound like some radical idea? It sounds to me like common sense. That is the kind of thing we should support, and I urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment. Vote on Amendment No. 1243 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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