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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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Sep 20, 2022

I further ask that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or…

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Sep 20, 2022

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent.

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the bills, en bloc, be considered read a third time and passed and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon table, all en bloc. PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

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Sep 20, 2022

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent.

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 4900)…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 4552)…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4900, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4900) to…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 453, H.R. 4693. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4693) to…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 776, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

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Sep 20, 2022

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill was ordered to a third reading and was read the third time.

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions introduced earlier today: S. Res. 777; S. Res 778; S. Res. 779; S. Res 780; S. Res. 781; S. Res. 782; and S. Res. 783…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4899, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4899) to…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 483, H.R. 5641. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5641) to…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Sep 20, 2022

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:59 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 10 a.m…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 1120 and 1059; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 784, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res…

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Sep 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 489, S. 4553. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as…

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Sep 20, 2022

I move that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Sep 19, 2022

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

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Sep 19, 2022

2\1/2\ years ago, a native of my home State of Illinois and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Mark Frerichs, was abducted by the Taliban or one of its affiliates in Afghanistan. He was working there as a contractor, and his disappearance was…

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Sep 19, 2022

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

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Sep 17, 2022

It has to be asked, and it has to be part of our history.

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