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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.
Madam President, tomorrow night we will hear a speech from the President of the United States about an issue that affects every single one of us in America. It affects millions in a personal way and all of us indirectly. It is the state of…
I see the Senator from New Hampshire is here, and I ask that she be permitted to speak immediately after I have concluded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I wish to join my colleagues in remembering Senator Mark Hatfield, an extraordinarily good man, a man of dignity and integrity. I didn't have the opportunity to serve with him in the Senate, but he chaired the Senate…
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Ohio for highlighting what has to be our focal point as we return to the Senate, and that is the unemployment picture across America and the desperate situation many families are facing. As I…
I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), is necessarily absent.
Mr. President, first I ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of this resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 257 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…
Mr. President, we expect to begin consideration of the America Invents Act--the patent reform bill--during Wednesday's session. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…
I ask for its second reading and object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will have its second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________
I understand that H.J. Res. 66 introduced earlier today is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A joint resolution…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the…
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