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Dick Durbin: “I have learned a lot this morning, and I hope everybody has derived as much or more from the hearing as I have.”

On the recordJune 27, 2001
I have learned a lot this morning, and I hope everybody has derived as much or more from the hearing as I have.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jun 27, 2001

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Senator Durbin reflects on the learning experience from the hearing.

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