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On the recordJune 4, 2026
As the Senate prepares to consider the upcoming Republican budget bill, which would put another $70 billion additional dollars into the President’s mass deportation operation, I urge my Republican colleagues to stand up and look at this honestly.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin calls on Republicans to reconsider the budget bill.

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