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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, I know personally the extraordinary efforts made by the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee to bring this patent reform bill to the floor. I have worked with him in the past, and it has not been an easy task. I know…
Madam President, in a few minutes the Senate will gather here to vote on the continuing resolution which funds our Federal Government, in this case for 2 weeks. It is hard to believe we have reached that point in Washington where we are…
I ask consent to speak in morning business for a few minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
What is the pending business before the Senate? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is in morning business.
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 28…
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 97, nays 2, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 27…
I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Akaka), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.
Madam President, the budget the President released Monday includes more than $1 trillion in deficit reduction and two-thirds of it comes from spending cuts. That puts the Nation on the path toward fiscal sustainability. But it also…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Infrastructure Investment
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) is necessarily absent.
Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Klobuchar). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…
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