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Dick Durbin

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Richard Durbin, commonly known as Dick Durbin, is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held various leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip. Durbin has been a prominent advocate for issues such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. He has also played a significant role in negotiations on budget and appropriations matters in the Senate.

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Apr 18, 2023

I believe excellent nominees came out as a result.

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Apr 18, 2023

I nudged from time to time and urged that you try to find some common ground with the White House.

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Apr 18, 2023

I ask unanimous consent to speak and complete my remarks before the rollcall starts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Also without objection.

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Apr 18, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 84 Ex.] YEAS--68 Baldwin…

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Apr 18, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 58, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 85 Ex.] YEAS--58 Baldwin…

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Apr 18, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 87 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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Apr 18, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 86 Ex.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Apr 18, 2023

I believe excellent nominees came out as a result.

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Apr 17, 2023

Thank you all. It's really pretty nice to have these folks here with their families and the history.

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Apr 17, 2023

I welcome back my self-described, hardheaded Republican leader in the Senate. It is good to see you, Mitch. I'm glad you are back. I want to welcome Senator McConnell as well as Senator Fetterman, who will be here today as well. I spoke to…

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Apr 17, 2023

I hope that I can urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to try to find common ground when it comes to these issues.

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Apr 17, 2023

I nudged from time to time and urged that you try to find some common ground with the White House.

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Apr 17, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey)…

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Apr 15, 2023

Let me ask you about the report that was released on April 16 from the Inspector General's Office about the Stanford case

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Mar 30, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1152 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 30, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Border Security

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Mar 30, 2023

when I took the gavel as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, one of my first goals and objectives was to restore the committee's oversight role. Since the beginning of the 117th Congress, we have kept a close watch on those Agencies…

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Mar 30, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1151 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 30, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1151 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 29, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr…

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Mar 29, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1040 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 29, 2023

in 1905, Paul P. Harris, a Chicago attorney longing for a sense of community, formed the Rotary Club of Chicago. He envisioned an organization where local professionals could come together, share ideas, and form meaningful relationships…

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Mar 29, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1056 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 29, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1056 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Mar 29, 2023

the events this week in Nashville, TN, are still fresh in our minds. The thought that a shooter went on the campus of a Christian school, a school for children--little children--this person who went on that campus blasted her way into the…

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