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Dick Durbin: “And one of the things that has disturbed me, Mr. Chairman, as much as all of the filibusters and the holds, is that we…”

On the recordApril 21, 2010
And one of the things that has disturbed me, Mr. Chairman, as much as all of the filibusters and the holds, is that we are not having conferences anymore.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin expresses concern over the decline of legislative conferences.

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