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On the recordJune 15, 2009
We deeply appreciate the subcommittee's willingness to champion the needs of the judiciary in terms of the real estate infrastructure necessary to conduct the work of the courts and administer justice.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin acknowledges the subcommittee's support for judiciary infrastructure funding.

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