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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.
Mr. President, pending is S. 1323, which is the sense-of- the-Senate resolution. For those who follow the Senate, this is not a law. It will not be a law, if passed. It is merely an expression of sentiment by the Senate on an issue. It can…
Mr. President, if it meets with the approval of the Senator from Tennessee in leadership on the Republican side, I suggest we yield back all time, and I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is…
Madam President, I am going to speak to another issue first. But I want to thank my colleague from Georgia for his comments. We are in different political parties, but I listened to him and I know he is sincere. I think it is that spirit…
I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) are necessarily absent. Mr. McCONNELL. the following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander)…
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. 1310 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, if people have been following the debate on the Senate floor this afternoon, they understand it is focused almost exclusively on the Federal budget deficit and what we are going to do about it. It is a legitimate and timely…
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Rhode Island. So people understand this debate, we have a deficit problem--serious. We borrow 40 cents from other countries for every $1 we spend. We cannot sustain that. Our economy may be the…
I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Vermont…
I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) would vote ``nay.'' The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any…
I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) would vote ``nay.'' The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any…
Mr. President, the bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission was created by Congress to establish guidelines that are used by Federal judges when they sentence criminal defendants. Tomorrow, the Sentencing Commission will take an…
I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) would vote ``yea.''
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