Dick Durbin said "This is what the Constitution requires, so it is particularly fitting that the Judiciary Committee now formally can look at these issues explicitly." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 15, 2009

This is what the Constitution requires, so it is particularly fitting that the Judiciary Committee now formally can look at these issues explicitly.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Durbin emphasizes the constitutional basis for addressing human rights.

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