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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.
I say to the Senator from Iowa that I met so many people in my State of Illinois who said, I cannot leave my job because I don't know if I can ever find health insurance again. I am stuck because I have a child or a spouse with a problem…
An individual mandate, some critics might say. Some of us call it individual responsibility. And we did the same, when it came to health care reform, keeping in mind if people currently have health insurance and like their doctor, like…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., on Tuesday, September 11, 2012; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…
I was trying to understand this Republican position. It used to be crystal clear. In 23 debates we heard Republican candidates say, one after another after another: First day in office ObamaCare is gone. But I heard the same thing the…
I would object to any further proceedings with respect to the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________
Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from New York and my colleague, Senator Rubio of Florida, for calling this historic tragedy to our attention on the sad 40th anniversary of the killing of the Israeli participants at the Munich…
Mr. President, I understand that S. 3519 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3519) to…
I now ask for a second reading en block and I 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. ____________________
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent.
About 2 weeks ago, I visited a farm near my home town of Springfield, IL to see the impact of the ongoing drought. From the road, I couldn't tell there was anything wrong with the crop. But as we went into the field, it quickly became…
Mr. President, some of you may have seen in the press last week that an inspiring Cuban citizen who tirelessly fought for a peaceful transition to democracy recently died in a tragic car accident on that island. Oswaldo Paya was a modest…
Mr. President, on July 21, we marked the 2-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This landmark law has taken important steps to rein in the Wall Street abuses that nearly drove our economy off…
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