Dec 5, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) 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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Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Missouri, and I concur with his comments about our American military. We have the best in the world. These men and women serve us well with courage and honor every day, and we are fortunate to have…
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleagues, Senators Graham and Levin, and particularly Senator Feinstein for working so hard to come to an agreement on section 1031. I was concerned that the United States would, for the first time in…
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. President, today is World AIDS Day, a time for us to reflect on one of the worst plagues the world has experienced. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the first appearance of the disease in the United States. For three…
Nov 30, 2011
We are not talking about American citizens being arrested and detained within the United States and being held indefinitely without constitutional rights.
Nov 30, 2011
In the particular case of Hamdi, captured in Afghanistan as part of the Taliban.
Nov 30, 2011
Mr. President, I ask for the second reading and object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the measures will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. S.J. Res. 32
Nov 30, 2011
Mr. President, let me say at the outset what an extraordinary job my colleague from California has done. There was a time in American history, before law schools, when people read the law and practiced the law. The Senator from California…
Nov 30, 2011
I thank my colleague from South Carolina. What the Senator concluded with, though, I think is critical to this conversation. He said the only way to get to the bottom of whether there is an al-Qaida connection that could threaten the…
Nov 30, 2011
So the Senator is arguing that every President should have all the options, criminal courts as well as military commissions and tribunals?
Nov 30, 2011
Well, what is the difference, then, with what the Senator is standing for and what is the current situation? From my point of view, our Presidents--President Bush and President Obama--since 9/11, have used both, with more success on the…
Nov 30, 2011
I want to reclaim the floor. I know Senator McCain is anxious for me to conclude and there is something he is anxious to do quickly, but I will try to do this in appropriate time for the gravity of the issue before us. But to suggest the…
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