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Dick Durbin: I want to thank the Senator for yielding for questions through the Chair, and I would just say to him that I know the…

On the recordJune 23, 2016
I want to thank the Senator for yielding for questions through the Chair, and I would just say to him that I know the problem he faces and the Presiding Officer faces.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 23, 2016

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