Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 15, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 347 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 347) recognizing the 40th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the more than 12,000,000 survivors of cancer alive today because of the commitment of the United States to cancer research and advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
govinfo.gov
Dec 15, 2011

Share

More from Dick Durbin

Aug 15, 2026

Investing in our airports is laying the foundation for increased connectivity and reliability.

duckworth.senate.gov
Aug 29, 2026

Senator Duckworth and I helped to secure $18.3 million in federal funding for the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station to better connect families, students, and small businesses to local and national destinations.

duckworth.senate.gov
Aug 18, 2026

That’s why we’ve had an ongoing battle here in Washington for years against the for-profit college and university industry.

durbin.senate.gov
Aug 16, 2026

It is families who will suffer, especially the sickest Americans, like those with mental health and substance use disorders, cancer, and diabetes, who most urgently need the health care Medicaid provides.

duckworth.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation