Dick Durbin

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) are necessarily absent.

I will make a statement in the nature of a question since we discussed this this morning. We had a lengthy discussion in the Foreign Relations Committee about this twitter project, whatever it was, and whether it was wise--and I think it…

I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) is necessarily absent.

I am proud of the fact that thanks to your support and other members of the committee, the United States leads the world in supporting health services for victims and helping girls get back on their feet.

Opening up information, free exchange of information is so fundamental to our country and so fundamental to what I consider to be the basic values of a democracy.

can you tell me the order of business we are in now? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 40 seconds remaining on the current issue, following which we will proceed to executive session.

a generation ago, an AIDS diagnosis meant a sure and agonizing death. It was 23 years ago, when I was in the House of Representatives, when I was walking to the Chamber for a vote when I saw a colleague and friend, Tom McMillen, a…

What a heartbreaking situation. This poor man is being held because he may have brought in equipment that would have brought in more information into Cuba.

I have been in favor of opening up, as much as we can, Cuba to the ideas and people of the world and the United States.

If we had more contacts at the social media level and beyond, I do not think that the current regime could survive as the communistic regimes did not survive in Eastern Europe.

the U.S. should at least sustain the current budget, which is consistent with DOE's previous guidance to P5

it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to speak about the tragic shooting last week at Fort Hood. The shooting claimed the lives of three innocent people. One was a son of Illinois, and 16 others were wounded. As chairman of the…

I would like to thank our own Senators, Hon. Richard Durbin and Mark Kirk, who have supported the mission of Erie for years.

I very much appreciate the chance to testify today, I welcome your questions, and I would be happy to be of assistance to you and the committee in the future.

my wife and I are blessed with a son and daughter who are good people, hard workers with good values. We basically believe the following: If they did the same job, they deserve the same pay--my daughter and my son. Most Americans agree…

I ask unanimous consent that all time be charged equally during quorum calls. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that following the vote on H.R. 3979, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 688, 706, and 549; that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their…

I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) are necessarily absent.

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. 2204 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I start by commending my colleague from Vermont. What happened today across the street at the Supreme Court will be lost on most Americans. They can't understand why they should even care about it. The Supreme Court was asked whether it…

reserving the right to object, in order to keep this bipartisan emergency legislation pending on the floor and to benefit 2.7 million Americans, I respectfully object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.

can you tell us the order of business pending on the floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering H.R. 3979.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent.

Given this fact, many residents in my State what to know what practical short- and medium-term steps can be taken to thwart the transfer of invasive species.