May 20, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING…
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 20, 2020
we are going to complete 3 weeks of Senate activity, called together by Senator McConnell at a time when the House of Representatives, under the guidance of Dr. Monahan, who was just praised--and I join in that praise--was not in session…
May 20, 2020
this week Congress submitted to the President the bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution that overturned Education Secretary DeVos's borrower defense rule. The rule that she came up with at the Department of Education makes it…
May 20, 2020
Americans owe a great deal of gratitude to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. I can't tell you how many heartbreaking stories I have read of these healthcare workers who are so depressed over…
May 20, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr…
May 20, 2020
President Trump has the opportunity to be the one who rescues these defrauded veterans from a rule that the American Legion has entitled ``fundamentally rigged against defrauded borrowers'' and give these Americans who served our country…
May 19, 2020
Reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The assistant Democratic leader.
May 19, 2020
I believe there is a unanimous consent request pending. Has there been an objection to my original unanimous consent request? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objections were heard to both unanimous consent requests. The Senator from North Carolina…
May 19, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are…
May 19, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are…
May 19, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are…
May 19, 2020
First, let me say to my friend and colleague from Idaho, thank you. The tone of your remarks are positive, constructive, bipartisan. That is exactly what the American people are looking for, at least in Illinois, and I will bet you in…
May 19, 2020
some of you at home may be old enough to remember a distinct circular scar on your upper arm. You may remember a parent or grandparent who had one. That mark was probably one of the world's greatest public health successes--the eradication…
May 18, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from Vermont…
May 14, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 80, nays 16, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…
May 14, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Fischer). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 11, nays 85, as follows…
May 13, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their…
May 13, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…
May 13, 2020
I came to the floor this morning to listen to the statements made by the other side of the aisle in reaction to the proposal of Speaker Pelosi to deal with the coronavirus and the national emergency we face. The Republican leader, Senator…
May 12, 2020
there was a meeting last week--a telephone conference call--of the leaders of a dozen major nations around the world. It was a meeting to discuss something we are all thinking about, the answer to the question everyone in America asks…
May 12, 2020
Americans owe a great debt of gratitude to the healthcare heroes on the frontlines of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, I would like to spend a few minutes talking about one special group of healthcare workers: immigrants…
May 12, 2020
in this season of great mourning, last Monday, America lost a man who tried for years--during some of our darkest moments--to comfort our grief-stricken Nation. His name was Greg Zanis, but he was known as ``The Cross Man.'' One month ago…
May 12, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are…
May 12, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are…
May 12, 2020
I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are…
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