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Dick Durbin: The reason we are here is a total failure of the President to lead on this issue and to send something up here.

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
The reason we are here is a total failure of the President to lead on this issue and to send something up here.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes the President's lack of leadership on the issue.

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