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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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May 18, 2021

99 percent of those who applied were denied, that is just outrageous.

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May 18, 2021

They are outrageous. The policies that they use to collect on student loans, I don't think any of us want to try to defend in public.

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May 17, 2021

At the heart of domestic terrorism in America... is white supremacy, racism, white nationalism.

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May 17, 2021

If the complement of law enforcement is not adequate to the challenge... there was need for supplemental help for sure.

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May 13, 2021

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: To the Secretary of the Senate: PN79-2, the nomination of…

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May 13, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) are necessarily absent.

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May 13, 2021

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 38, as follows…

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May 12, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Smith). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 67, nays 32, as follows…

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May 12, 2021

they did it in a closed room. No one in the public was allowed to watch. They did it by a voice vote so that there would be no physical record of how individual Congressmen--how they voted. And they decided to remove a Member of the…

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May 12, 2021

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Democratic whip.

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May 12, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 32, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 188 Ex.] YEAS--66 Baldwin Bennet…

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May 12, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), are necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

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May 12, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 186 Ex.] YEAS--69 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…

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May 12, 2021

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. 1581 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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May 12, 2021

I have 15 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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May 12, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 184 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

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May 11, 2021

Violent extremism in any form is wrong; however, drawing false equivalence between this form of violent extremism and others only detracts from our shared goal.

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May 11, 2021

I come to the floor today in support of the Congressional Review Act resolution to rescind the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's ``True Lender Rule.'' This rule was rushed through by the previous administration with complete…

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May 11, 2021

You've identified the dilemma of democracy where we state unequivocally you can believe what you care to believe.

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May 11, 2021

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. 1560 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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May 11, 2021

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. 1560 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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May 11, 2021

As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I am firmly committed to doing just that.

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May 11, 2021

I listened carefully to the statement by my friend from South Dakota about radical socialism--radical socialism. I think what he is categorizing as radical socialism is the suggestion by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, that…

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May 11, 2021

White supremacist extremists are the 'most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland.'

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May 11, 2021

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Peters). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows…

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