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On the recordMay 18, 2006
I still have my time, and I would like to say this: When I asked him straightforwardly a question as to whether he wanted to diminish the rights of anyone in this country currently under law, which would include Presidential Executive Orders, I might say to the Senator and his legal staff, if he wants to diminish those, he would not give me an affirmative answer which I think would satisfy many on this side of the aisle. I reserve the remainder of my time, and I yield back to the Senator from Oklahoma.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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