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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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Jun 13, 2024

on a picturesque college campus in Milwaukee, WI, the excited whispers of students would make you think a celebrity had just walked by. And, in a way, a celebrity had just walked by--because in the eyes of the Marquette University…

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Jun 12, 2024

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Butler), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent.

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Jun 12, 2024

I am disappointed, seriously disappointed. When we talk about these young women and young children being exploited and have bipartisan legislation before both the House and Senate to deal with it, it is important that it be characterized…

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Jun 12, 2024

for more than a year, the Supreme Court has been embroiled in an ethical crisis of its own design. Story after story about ethical misconduct by sitting Supreme Court Justices has led the news for months. For decades, however, Justice…

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Jun 12, 2024

I rise today in the Senate to pass the DEFIANCE Act, a bipartisan bill that provides a remedy for victims of nonconsensual sexual exploitation deepfakes. I want to thank the Senate cosponsors of this legislation. They include my ranking…

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Jun 12, 2024

before yielding to the Senator from Rhode Island, one of the critics of this proposal said it was a solution in search of a problem. The Republican side of the aisle believes, obviously, that for one Supreme Court Justice to accept lavish…

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Jun 12, 2024

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from California (Ms. Butler), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent.

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Jun 12, 2024

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from California (Ms. Butler), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily…

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Jun 11, 2024

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Butler), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent.

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Jun 11, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the following detailees to the Senate Judiciary Committee be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 118th Congress: Allison Kent, Andrew Parker, and Stacie Harris. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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Jun 11, 2024

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. 4514 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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Jun 11, 2024

I rise today to discuss an issue that I have been working on for quite some time. It was over 20 years ago that I introduced the DREAM Act. I introduced it with Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, who was then chairman of the Senate Judiciary…

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Jun 5, 2024

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.

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Jun 4, 2024

What in the world makes you think that you can get into this fast-moving, capacious world and be effective as a regulator?

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Jun 4, 2024

Through a tech-neutral, tax incentive-based approach, the IRA has unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private investment.

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Jun 4, 2024

when I hear the Republican leader come to the floor and talk about the fact that President Biden has waited until this point in his first term to issue an Executive order on border security, I can't help but think how long the Senate has…

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Jun 4, 2024

Through a tech-neutral, tax incentive-based approach, the IRA has unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private investment.

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Jun 4, 2024

What in the world makes you think that you can get into this fast-moving, capacious world and be effective as a regulator?

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Jun 3, 2024

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) are necessarily absent.

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Jun 3, 2024

when I went to college here in Washington, at Georgetown, I used to come into this Capitol Building and sit up there where the visitors are now sitting and watch what was going on on the Senate floor. I can remember so many things…

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Jun 3, 2024

And the differences are not as significant when it comes to the investigative resources and mission of the SEC as opposed to the CFTC.

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Jun 3, 2024

Through a tech-neutral, tax incentive-based approach, the IRA has unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private investment for wind and solar energy, heat pumps, electric vehicles, and other energy efficient technologies.

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Jun 3, 2024

What makes you think you are adequately equipped to deal with this market?

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May 23, 2024

At 2 o'clock this afternoon, we are going to have a vote on that bipartisan measure. It will be an opportunity for those who have amendments to come forward with those amendments after we pass it; is that not correct?

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May 23, 2024

What intervening event prohibited or stopped this bipartisan measure from passing on the floor of the Senate?

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