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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.
I am asking a question of Senator Harkin and then I will be happy to yield. What I would like to put in perspective is $715 million to the Treasury over 10 years. Over a 10-year period of time, CBO estimates the government will make $1.4…
So .0005 percent. Do you know what it means to the cost of a student loan--that $715 million I am talking about? Mr. President, on average $2.76 for each loan over the ten year period. So if you borrow $2,000 or $3,000, over the life of…
I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 53, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 34, nays 65, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 81, nays 18, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
Guantanamo is a terrorist-creating institution and is a direct facilitator in filling out the ranks of Al-Qaeda.
That reference to John Adams is one that just stands out in this man's biography.
I believe the President should move, according to his promise, to close Guantanamo.
I appreciate the President's renewed vow to shutter this unnecessary, expensive, and inefficient prison.
It is time to end this sad chapter of our history. Eleven years is far too long. We need to close Guantanamo.
first, let me join the Texas Chamber of Commerce and everyone else and thank Senator Cornyn for his promotional speech on behalf of the State of Texas. He is very proud of his State. I am sure I would be too if I represented it. I…
Thank you, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee, for inviting me today to testify.
I have spoken on the Senate floor more than 65 times about the need to close this prison.
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. 1337 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The argument that the Guantanamo facility represents a valuable intelligence tool is simply wrong.
I have visited a similar facility, and most of them are in a very restricted, lock-down condition.
Just last November, every single Republican ran on a platform that said no to any form of legalization ever.
The movement we saw earlier in the year towards compromise and cooperation is beginning to be visible again.
In fact, every single undocumented immigrant--according to the Party Platform adopted in Tampa--was to leave the country. All 11 million.
We have heard the Speaker and the Majority Leader and a wide array of Republican voices say they are for legalizing the status of children under certain circumstances.
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