May 22, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. the dream act
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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May 22, 2012
Madam President, dietary supplements have become a common health aid in medicine cabinets all across America. More than half of us in America use dietary supplements, including this Senator, who, for a variety of reasons, takes a…
May 22, 2012
Mr. President, 2 weeks ago, we were given a cautionary lesson about the need to ensure that our Nation's banks are carefully regulated. We are still learning the details about the $2 billion bad bet made by banking giant JP Morgan Chase…
May 21, 2012
I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) is necessarily absent.
May 17, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). Without objection, it is so ordered. Postal Reform
May 17, 2012
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if…
May 17, 2012
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) are necessarily absent.
May 17, 2012
Mr. President, today the Postmaster General announced that the Postal Service would begin the process of consolidating about 140 processing facilities around the country. Despite the harsh realities of this announcement from the Postmaster…
May 16, 2012
Madam President, I thank Senator Conrad. Let me say the retirement of Senator Conrad from North Dakota is a great loss to the Senate and to the Nation. We have only six or seven months left to do something significant. It will be easier to…
May 15, 2012
Mr. President, the comments made by the Republican Senate leader about the procedures in the Senate are comments I wish to speak to directly. First, perhaps to his surprise, let me say I agree with him. The Senate is not what it should be…
May 15, 2012
Mr. President, before I say a word about the Export- Import Bank, I wish to speak as in morning business. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…
May 15, 2012
Mr. President, today, I would like to recognize what Abraham Lincoln referred to as ``the people's department''--the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On this day 150 years ago, President Lincoln signed legislation to create the U.S…
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