Dec 20, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The Remarks of Mr. Durbin are printed in today's Record under ``Morning Business.'')…
Richard 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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Dec 20, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 617 and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…
Dec 18, 2012
Mr. President, I see my two colleagues from Connecticut on the Senate floor. I know they are here to speak about the horrible tragedy in Newtown last Friday. I will abbreviate my remarks on the floor, and I commend both of them for…
Dec 17, 2012
Mr. President, pending on the Senate calendar today for consideration is the nomination of Tom Durkin to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Court of Illinois. Tom Durkin is a consensus bipartisan nominee. Senator…
Dec 17, 2012
Madam President, as I was coming to work today, I drove past St. Peter's grade school which is on the House side of the Hill, and there was a group of students--little kids--who were being escorted by their teacher down the sidewalk. As…
Dec 13, 2012
Mr. President, if the rough and tumble of Chicago politics is not where you would expect to find a slightly built Catholic nun, you have never met Sister Sheila Lyne. Sister Sheila has been an icon in Chicago health care for almost half a…
Dec 13, 2012
Mr. President, I would like to respond very briefly to my colleagues from Texas. The fiscal crisis was not manufactured, it was enacted--enacted into law, a law passed with the support of both political parties in the hopes that we would…
Dec 13, 2012
Mr. President, how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 7 minutes, 20 seconds remaining.
Dec 13, 2012
I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent.
Dec 13, 2012
I would call the Senator's attention to our vote on August 2 when he and I both voted for the Budget Control Act. The vote was 74 to 26, with a substantial number of Senators from both sides of the aisle, that brought us to this moment in…
Dec 13, 2012
I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) are necessarily absent.
Dec 13, 2012
It was a bipartisan vote on the Budget Control Act, which spelled out how we would reach this terrible moment if the supercommittee failed. I sincerely hope we never reach this moment, that there is a good-faith effort by both parties to…
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