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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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Feb 16, 2023

today, the Senate voted on the nomination of Judge Daniel Calabretta, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Born in Union City, TN, Judge Calabretta received his bachelor's degree, summa…

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Feb 16, 2023

I have two separate statements here. The first I would like to put on the record, just over a week ago, a devastating earthquake rocked southern Turkey and parts of Syria. The devastation and loss have been heartbreaking. I am glad that…

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Feb 16, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent.

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Feb 16, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

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Feb 15, 2023

I urge the Committee to support their confirmation.

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Feb 15, 2023

President Biden has kept to his promise to create a Federal judiciary that better reflects the diversity of the Nation that it serves.

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Feb 15, 2023

I urge the Committee to support their confirmation.

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Feb 15, 2023

today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Justice Adrienne Nelson, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the District of Oregon…

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Feb 15, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 17 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet…

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Feb 15, 2023

President Biden has kept to his promise to create a Federal judiciary that better reflects the diversity of the Nation that it serves.

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Feb 15, 2023

today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Ana Reyes, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Ms. Reyes first immigrated to this country when she was 5 years old. At the time, she could not…

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Feb 15, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent.

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Feb 15, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 20 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

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Feb 15, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 18 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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Feb 15, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 19 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet…

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Feb 15, 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. 437 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Feb 14, 2023

We have more to do. We've lost 5,200 Americans to gunfire already this year, and we're only halfway through February.

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Feb 14, 2023

These social media platforms ought to be required to make these platforms safer by default.

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Feb 14, 2023

This was the 67th mass shooting in America so far this year. Sixty-seven. More than one a day.

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Feb 14, 2023

This may be legal, but it ain't right, and we've got to do something.

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Feb 14, 2023

Senator Grassley and I have legislation to strengthen Federal protections against sexual abuse of children, including online exploitation.

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Feb 14, 2023

I rise to speak on the confirmation of Matthew Garcia to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Mr. Garcia is an experienced litigator with deep ties to the New Mexico legal community. He received degrees from the…

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Feb 14, 2023

President Biden has kept to his promise to create a Federal judiciary that better reflects the diversity of the Nation that it serves.

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