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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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Mar 12, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 118 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso…

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Mar 12, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 117 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 12, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 116 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso…

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Mar 12, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 119 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 12, 2025

my friend and colleague from Wyoming mentioned the New York Times this morning and reports, articles, on the economy, and so I took a quick look to see if I could find the column that he was referring to, though I couldn't find it, I did…

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Mar 11, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 113 Ex.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso…

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Mar 11, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 77, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 114 Ex.] YEAS--77 Alsobrooks Baldwin…

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Mar 11, 2025

Detaining a recent grad student for exercising his right to free speech is something we’d expect from Russia—NOT AMERICA.

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Mar 11, 2025

today stands out as a critical moment for the country, the Supreme Court, and the Constitution. In recent weeks, Trump administration officials and allies have made statements and engaged in troubling conduct that threatened judicial…

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Mar 11, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mrs. Duckworth) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 112 Ex.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso…

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Mar 11, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 115 Ex.] YEAS--78 Baldwin Banks…

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Mar 10, 2025

as a legal matter, migration is not an ‘invasion.’

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Mar 10, 2025

These claims are not only legally and factually unfounded, they also threaten civil liberties and the constitutional separation of powers.

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Mar 10, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 32, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 111 Ex.] YEAS--67 Banks Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Boozman Britt Capito Cassidy…

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Mar 10, 2025

as a legal matter, migration is not an 'invasion.'

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Mar 10, 2025

This proclamation is no different.

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Mar 10, 2025

Since you came into office, you have attempted to expand the scope of presidential power beyond that which is permitted by the United States Constitution and applicable federal laws.

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Mar 6, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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Mar 6, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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Mar 6, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 66, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall…

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Mar 6, 2025

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. 905 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Mar 6, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays…

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Mar 6, 2025

today we honor the 100th anniversary of the Federal Probation Act of 1925, the pivotal law that established our Federal probation system, thereby helping to reduce unnecessary detention and crime. This is a prime example of criminal…

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Mar 6, 2025

since he took office, President Trump, his unelected billionaire buddy Elon Musk, and their DOGE bros have begun to systematically dismantle the Federal Government. In their efforts to root out so-called ``government waste,'' President…

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