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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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Feb 24, 2025

Nefarious actors are now using intimidation and manipulation to scare Americans, particularly seniors, into dumping their life savings into cryptocurrency ATMs.

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Feb 24, 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. 696 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Feb 24, 2025

it was nearly 40 years ago President Ronald Reagan went to the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Wall, and he said to the Soviets, ``Tear down this wall.'' Ronald Reagan understood all too well what the Soviet regime was all about: It was a…

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Feb 24, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 89 Ex.] YEAS--55 Banks Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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Feb 24, 2025

As our technology has evolved and become more sophisticated, so have scammers.

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Feb 24, 2025

This bill would help curb the efficacy of these scams.

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Feb 20, 2025

in about 2 hours, the Senate will vote on whether to confirm Kash Patel to serve as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the next 10 years--10 years. If Senate Republicans confirm Mr. Patel, I believe they will come to…

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Feb 20, 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. 652 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Feb 20, 2025

my Republican colleagues know, as I do, that President Trump's cuts, freezes, gag orders, and firings are devastating medical research at NIH. Since we get sick on a bipartisan basis, shouldn't we stand together on a bipartisan basis for…

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Feb 20, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 60 Leg.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Cornyn…

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Feb 20, 2025

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 49, as…

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Feb 20, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 62 Leg.] YEAS--47 Alsobrooks Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Rochester Booker…

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Feb 20, 2025

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 83 Leg.] YEAS--47 Alsobrooks Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Rochester Booker…

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Feb 19, 2025

it was nearly 3 years ago that the world watched in horror as Russia pursued a bloody, full-scale invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine. I was in Vilnius, Lithuania, with my colleague Senator Chris Coons on that cold, dark morning in…

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Feb 19, 2025

for the past five decades, Americans have relied on Amtrak to travel our great Nation. From shuttling President Biden between Delaware and Washington during his early days as a Senator to giving people across the country a way of getting…

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Feb 19, 2025

I accuse Patel of involvement in the early firings.

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Feb 19, 2025

Trump’s critics charge he’ll use the Justice Department to attack his critics and take revenge for past investigations.

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Feb 19, 2025

We must ensure that the integrity of the FBI is maintained.

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Feb 19, 2025

I cannot imagine a worse choice.

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Feb 18, 2025

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 58 Leg.] YEAS--50 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…

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Feb 18, 2025

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

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Feb 18, 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. 614 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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Feb 18, 2025

in 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain touted the now-infamous Munich Agreement as a way to stave off Hitler's Nazi Germany. Prime Minister Chamberlain claimed it would ``secure peace in our time.'' A year later, Hitler…

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Feb 18, 2025

on a separate topic, later this week, Senate Republicans have scheduled a vote on the confirmation of Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director. It is a 10-year appointment, unusual by Senate standards, but it was designed to…

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Feb 18, 2025

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 57 Ex.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso…

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