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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 ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 386, S. Res. No. 401. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 401) expressing appreciation for Foreign…
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb) are necessarily absent.
Mr. President, the statues and busts in the U.S. Capitol depicting distinguished Americans number more than 120. However, among the collection are only two African Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sojourner Truth. This disparity…
Mr. President, it is difficult to come to the floor of the Senate on this anniversary of 9/11 and not reflect on your own experience. I was in the same room as the majority leader, Harry Reid, just a few steps from the Senate Chamber when…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Moment of Silence to Observe the Eleventh Anniversary of the Attacks on September, 11, 2001…
I announce that the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), are necessarily absent.
Mr. President, at this moment, the majority leader, Senator Harry Reid, and the Republican leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, are gathered on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol along with Members of the House of Representatives. It is…
Mr. President, I understand there are three bills at the desk. I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senate report No. 208 be star printed with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:54 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at…
Mr. President, the first rollcall vote will be at 2:15 p.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act. ____________________
Mr. President, most commissions appointed in Washington-- at least in my experience--hardly make a ripple, people hardly notice them. After a lot of hard work, a report is published and that is about it. Some historian at a later date may…
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