Dick Durbin said "I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 28, 2012

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Dec 28, 2012

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