Dick Durbin said "I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 29, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Sep 29, 2023

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