Feb 15, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 12, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 19 Leg.] YEAS -- 86 Akaka Alexander…
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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Feb 14, 2011
Mr. President, each year the President presents a budget. It is the beginning of the formal conversation about what next year's budget will be, and each President presents their offering and their suggestion. Then, of course, the House and…
Feb 14, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent.
Feb 14, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection it is so ordered.
Feb 14, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The President's Budget
Feb 14, 2011
Mr. President, 3 years ago today, a mentally disturbed gunman walked into a campus lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and shot 22 students, killing 5 of them. John Peters, the president of Northern Illinois University…
Feb 10, 2011
Mr. President, I want to recognize the work of organizers in Springfield, IL, who are kicking off the national Civil War Sesquicentennial observation by reading President Abraham Lincoln's ``Farewell Address'' on the 150th anniversary of…
Feb 8, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Rockefeller). Are there any other…
Feb 7, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.
Feb 7, 2011
I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez)…
Feb 3, 2011
Madam President, the FAA authorization expired in October of 2007. For more than 3 years we have been operating on short-term extensions--17 total short-term extensions. The Federal Aviation Administration, airlines, and the flying public…
Feb 3, 2011
I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. REMEMBERING PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
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