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Dick Durbin: “We write to object to the Committee violating Senate rules by failing to provide committee records to the minority in…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2026
We write to object to the Committee violating Senate rules by failing to provide committee records to the minority in advance of the hearing… As of the date of this letter, we still have not received these records.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Demanding compliance with Senate rules regarding committee records.

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