Dick Durbin said "I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) would vote ``yea.''" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) would vote ``yea.''

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Apr 17, 2012

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