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Dick Durbin: So while we send the President’s ballroom representative to represent the United States of America in St. Petersburg…

On the recordJune 18, 2026
So while we send the President’s ballroom representative to represent the United States of America in St. Petersburg, Russia, and talk about Putin’s plans for rebuilding Russia’s economy, while that is going on, Russia is attacking the Ukrainians and neighboring countries and the United States, through the President, has announced that’s none of our business.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes U.S. response to Russian aggression.

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