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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, it is my pleasure today to recognize Buddy Guy, who was recently honored here in Washington at the Kennedy Center for his contribution to the arts. George ``Buddy'' Guy was born in 1936 into a Louisiana sharecropper family…
Madam President, the College Board recently released its annual report on trends in college pricing. What the report found was more students in debt with higher amounts of debt than ever before. The biggest offenders? No surprise…
Madam President, I met with Jo Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary for the Army Corps of Engineers. She came to my office last week to discuss the low levels of water on the Mississippi River. This week the National Weather Service…
Madam President, what just transpired deserves a word. Senator McConnell came to the floor this morning and offered a change in law that would help us avoid the kind of obstruction and the kind of showdowns that we have had in the past…
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from…
Madam President, I say in response to the Senator from Michigan, the Senate Republican leader, Senator McConnell, has such a strong appetite for the filibuster that we have seen 386 or 387 filibusters in the last 6 years, and now he has…
I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.
The bill before us, the permanent normal trade relations with Russia, is important legislation to expand trading opportunities. I was thinking, as the Senator from South Dakota spoke about this debate on the floor and what it was like…
Madam President, I wish to thank the Senator from Michigan for her leadership on this issue--21 days until Christmas, 27 days until ``cliffmas.'' That is the fiscal cliff--December 31--and people are counting down. Two-thirds of Americans…
Madam President, I want to recognize ``a wonderful life.'' Much like the movie starring Jimmy Stewart, it is the story of a small town boy who dreamed of big adventures in a big city, but who discovered his life's calling not far from…
I anounce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) is necessarily absent.
Mr. President, let me thank Senator Kerry, Senator McCain, Senator Lugar, and so many others who have brought this matter to the floor. It was 22 years ago when an historic event took place on the floor of this Senate which changed the…
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