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Dick Durbin: “First, I wish to thank my colleague from Arizona. For those who are witnessing this, this is almost a debate in the…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2011
First, I wish to thank my colleague from Arizona. For those who are witnessing this, this is almost a debate in the Senate. It rarely happens. I thank the Senator for coming to the floor. Mr. McCAIN. May I say that rather than having the Senator use all our time, I thought I would engage in a colloquy.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jul 31, 2011

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