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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, I want to take a moment to thank a man that some in my hometown of East St. Louis call a saint and others call ``Reverend Joe'' although he is not a minister. Joe Hubbard is the man you call in East St. Louis when you need…
Mr. President, I rise today to reintroduce two pieces of legislation: the Know Before You Owe Act and the Fairness for Struggling Students Act. These bills will take critical steps toward addressing the student debt crisis facing America…
Mr. President, I will accept my colleague from Virginia's kind words with at least an indirect apology for the defamation which he included in his speech suggesting that I was somehow an Ancient Mariner here in the Senate. I wear my…
Mr. President, it has been said in St. Louis, MO, baseball is not a sport, it is a religion. If that is true, Stan Musial was a St. Louis civic patron saint. Stan Musial was an icon in St. Louis. He was the best ballplayer to wear a…
I understand there are two bills at the desk. I ask for their first reading, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the titles of the bills, en bloc. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 47) to reauthorize the…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:02 p.m., recessed until Wednesday, January 23…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the transcript of the inaugural ceremony proceedings for Monday, January 21, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I now ask for a second reading, en bloc, and object to my own request, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the period for morning business be extended until 4 p.m. today and that all provisions under the previous order remain in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, the State of Nevada was admitted to the Union in 1864. Since 1864 there have been 25 Senators in its 148-year history. Today Harry Mason Reid becomes the longest serving Member of Congress in the history of the State of…
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