Dick Durbin said "I hope, Madam Chairman, that for our bilateral relationship the State Department is focused on changing the course of events." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 31, 2012

I hope, Madam Chairman, that for our bilateral relationship the State Department is focused on changing the course of events.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin urges the State Department to alter its approach to Ukraine.

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