May 14, 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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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. At the request of Mr. Durbin, the following statement was ordered to be printed in the…
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 14, 2012
Mr. President, pending before the Senate is the nomination of Jay Tharp to serve on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senator Kirk and I have agreed on a bipartisan approach to this. We each have appointed…
May 14, 2012
I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) are necessarily absent.
May 10, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3081 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
May 10, 2012
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about a bill I introduced yesterday, the Army Arsenal Strategic Workload Enhancement Act of 2012. I am grateful to be working with seven of my colleagues on this issue: Senator Kirk, Senator Grassley…
May 9, 2012
Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Cardin I ask unanimous consent the privilege of the floor be granted to Caroline Goodbody and Amanda Mendoze, two of Senator Cardin's staff members, during today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING…
May 9, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3054 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
May 9, 2012
Mr. President, I was in Tazewell County--which is in the area of Pekin, in East Peoria, IL--last week at the Veterans Administration Commission. I talked to a number of vets from the Vietnam war and other conflicts. We talked about obvious…
May 9, 2012
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Delaware for speaking to some critical issues. It is a shame we are not in a position where we can offer the Senator's amendments, but, as he knows and as he spoke to in his speech, the decision…
May 9, 2012
Mr. President, first I thank my colleague and friend, Senator Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for coming to the Senate floor and speaking about our mutual friend and colleague, Senator Dick Lugar, who serves as…
May 8, 2012
Mr. President, it was 11 years ago that I introduced a bill called the DREAM Act. Just this last week, I was back in Chicago to attend a fundraising dinner for a group I really respect. It is called the Merit music program. About 20 years…
May 8, 2012
I thank the Chair. Mr. President, we voted at noon today on whether we were going to start the debate on the student loan interest rate bill. For those who are following it, the largest Federal loan to college students, the Stafford loan…
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