“You do, Senator, and my staff is already working with the governor's office to make sure that happens as expeditiously as possible.”
“The Trump Administration is using hunger as a weapon, and I won’t stand for it.”
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On the recordJuly 13, 2022
Mr. President, for the information of the Senate, there will be two rollcall votes starting at 2:30 p.m. today. They will be on the confirmation of the Barr nomination to be Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve and the motion to invoke cloture on the Herrnstadt nomination to be a member of the Export-Import Bank. Senators can expect two additional votes in the 5:30 p.m. range today. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Herrnstadt nomination and cloture on the Heinzelman nomination to be general counsel of the CIA.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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