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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.
it was over 20 years ago when I was a Member of the House of Representatives that one of my colleagues Mike Synar, then a Congressman from Oklahoma, asked me if I would like to join him on a trip. I said: Where do you want to go, Mike? I'm…
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. 4990 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
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. 4932 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow)…
I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) 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. 4878 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
today, the Senate will vote to confirm Joseph Saporito to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Born in Pittston, PA, Judge Saporito received his B.A. from Villanova University and his J.D. from the Dickinson…
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. 4879 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
today, the Senate will vote to confirm Meredith Vacca to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Judge Vacca earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law. After…
I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are…
I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), and the…
I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) 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. 4837 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
today the Senate will vote to confirm Stacey Neumann to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Ms. Neumann earned her B.A. from James Madison University (2000) and her J.D. from Cornell Law School (2005). Following law school…
I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the…
I want to make sure that the record is clear and unequivocal. The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, met personally with Prime Minister Netanyahu. At that point, she said, with him and publicly, that our alliance with…
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. 4827 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) are necessarily absent.
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.
whether you are a parent or a grandparent or just have children around you whom you dearly love, there is one thing that is going on in every household that should give you concern--genuine concern--about the safety of your kids. It is…
I ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.
I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), are necessarily absent.
some events in our lives make such an impression that we can recall exactly where we were and what we were doing when we reflect on learning about them. On November 22, 1963, I was a sophomore at Georgetown University here in Washington…
I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.
first, I ask unanimous consent that the senior Senator from Georgia be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from July 23, 2024, to July 24, 2024. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…
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