Oct 19, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 82, nays 17, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…
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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Oct 19, 2011
Madam President, I wish to stand and second the remarks made by the Senator from Maryland, Ms. Mikulski, related to the Ayotte amendment. I think it is important for us to reflect on recent history. It was last week that Umar Farouk…
Oct 18, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go…
Oct 18, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…
Oct 18, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a hearing entitled, ``A Review of…
Oct 18, 2011
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 October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…
Oct 18, 2011
I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Casey). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 44, nays 55, as follows…
Oct 18, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Small Business Jobs…
Oct 18, 2011
I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) is necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows…
Oct 18, 2011
Mr. President, tomorrow night we expect 15 million Americans--including a lot of children--to tune in to watch the first game of the World Series. It is a big deal for a lot of people and a lot of families. We watch our heroes in the…
Oct 18, 2011
Is it not true that the majority leader came to the floor on the pending legislation, the appropriations bills, and invited Members on both sides to bring their amendments to the floor, call their amendments for a vote, that some 10 or 11…
Oct 18, 2011
I say to the majority leader, since I have listened to the colloquy by my Republican colleagues just a few minutes ago, and it related to the detainee policy, which is one of the controversial issues in the Defense authorization bill, I am…
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