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“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
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On the recordSeptember 25, 2024
I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) are necessarily absent.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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