Political Quotes

Dick Durbin: I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call…

On the recordFebruary 11, 2016
I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I know of no further debate on the conference report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the conference report? Hearing none, the question occurs on agreeing to the conference report. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 11, 2016

Share

More from Dick Durbin

Aug 20, 2026

For all of these reasons, ATF should withdraw this rule.

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 18, 2026

It was the largest class action settlement against the federal government in the history of our nation.

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 15, 2026

Our state’s top-notch rail system keeps our economy moving while allowing Illinoisans to travel from Chicago to Carbondale.

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 17, 2026

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

durbin.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation