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Dick Durbin: We know American people are skeptical if not cynical about who we are and what we do.

On the recordApril 29, 2015
We know American people are skeptical if not cynical about who we are and what we do.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin acknowledges public skepticism towards the Senate's actions.

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