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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.
Mr. President, Jennifer Kerr was a single mom who wanted to improve her family's future. In 2009, she signed up at Vatterott College. She thought that was the best way to improve her skills and training and do a better job for her family…
I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Without objection, it is so ordered. For-Profit Colleges
I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), are necessarily absent.
Mr. President, 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. 1399 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) is necessarily absent.
Mr. President, America has a rich history of immigration. We are a nation of immigrants. There is hardly a person in America today who doesn't have an immigrant parent, grandparent, or at least someone in their lineage who came to this…
Mr. President, I rise to speak about a new bill I have introduced called the Crime Gun Tracing Act. This bill will create a strong incentive for police departments and sheriff's offices across the nation to trace every crime gun they…
Mr. President, later today we will consider a student loan bill that will affect 11 million students across America. On July 1 the interest rate paid by students for their student loans doubled; it went from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. We…
Mr. President, are we in morning business at this point? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes, we still are. ____________________
Mr. President, I now object to any further proceedings on the bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar subject to the provisions of rule XIV.
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…
Mr. President, we are debating student loans. We are here having this debate because of Russia. How did that happen? It was October of 1957. The Russians launched a satellite called Sputnik. We did not have any satellites. We knew they had…
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