Apr 16, 2012
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) are necessarily absent.
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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Apr 16, 2012
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) are necessarily absent.
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. President, in the last few years, we have seen dictator after dictator tumble across the world: Qadhafi in Libya, Ben Ali in Tunisia, Mubarak in Egypt, Saleh in Yemen, and eventually Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Yet there is one dictator…
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). The Senator from Rhode Island. ____________________
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Durbin pertaining to the introduction of S. 2280 are located in today's Record under…
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``FDA User Fee Agreements: Strengthening FDA…
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 29, 2012, at 2:15 p.m., to hold a African Affairs Subcommittee hearing entitled, ``A Closer Look…
Mar 29, 2012
Madam President, the Senate is not a place for sprinters, only long-distance runners, because sometimes we need patience beyond human endurance to see an idea that one believes is meritorious finally make it--to get passed by the Senate…
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 29, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…
Mar 29, 2012
Madam President, I see my friend from Alaska is on the floor, and I would like to yield to her and ask unanimous consent that I be recognized after her statement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…
Mar 29, 2012
There are 4,500 jobs lost if we let the federal transportation program expire this summer because Speaker Boehner refuses to call up this bill. That is the reality. Is it any wonder that the approval rating of Congress is in single digits…
Mar 29, 2012
Madam President, I want to speak for a moment to the issue that was raised by my colleague from Missouri. Senator Claire McCaskill came to the Senate floor to take note of the vote that had just been issued, the rollcall that was just…
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