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. 814 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…
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.
When gun violence becomes the leading cause of death in America or yet another small town becomes a household name across the country because of another tragedy, we have a moral obligation to act.
I think it is important for us to encourage the utilization of that opportunity on highly erodible land.
Do you believe that human activity has any impact on our climate and environment? To be honest with you, for several years no one raised their hand.
I also think it is important for us to look at creative ways in which those solar farms could coexist with additional operations.
And I wonder how our Founding Fathers would've reflected on a chilling milestone as we surpassed 100 mass shootings a little over a week ago.
I'm committed to finding a path forward. I look forward to working with whoever is willing, on the other side of the aisle, to end the epidemic of gun violence in our country.
Poverty is an important overlay in this question, and it applies to Hispanic neighborhoods as well as Black neighborhoods.
It appears the proliferation of weapons in America has not brought peace to our streets but just the opposite.
It appears the proliferation of weapons in America has not brought peace to our streets but just the opposite.
We owe it to these Americans to enact laws that will help protect them from being shot and killed.
I believe that well-regulated firearm ownership, to keep Americans safe, is consistent with the Second Amendment.
I can't square that decision with the actual danger that women and police officers face from armed domestic abusers, and I don't believe the Founders of this Nation would've wanted courts to simply ignore this danger when applying the…
I discussed this approach with both Justice Kavanaugh and Justice Barrett at their confirmation hearings, because I was concerned about what a conservative majority on the Supreme Court would do to our gun laws.
When gun violence becomes the leading cause of death in America or yet another small town becomes a household name across the country because of another tragedy, we have a moral obligation to act.
Poverty is an important overlay in this question, and it applies to Hispanic neighborhoods as well as Black neighborhoods.
It appears the proliferation of weapons in America has not brought peace to our streets but just the opposite.
I believe that well-regulated firearm ownership, to keep Americans safe, is consistent with the Second Amendment.
I was pleased to see President Biden announce his Executive actions that will make our communities safer and will save lives, but I think we all acknowledge, including the President, that these Executive actions to address gun violence do…





