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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, before I make a statement on another issue, I join the majority leader in his comments about the retirement of Lula Johnson Davis from the Senate. Before I came to the Senate, I was a Member of the House of Representatives…
Mr. President, just as the majority leader started to leave the floor, I said to him, what an amazing 2 years. I just left an interview upstairs where a major network asked me: What do you think you have accomplished over the last 2 years…
Mr. President, I am sorry they are not on the floor at this moment, but I rise to give special recognition to two Senate pages who have stayed here while all the others have gone home for Christmas. These two pages have been working hard…
Mr. President, I wish to speak briefly about interchange fee reform, an issue I have worked on for many years and an issue which was taken up just recently last Thursday when the Federal Reserve considered legislation we passed in the…
Mr. President, 100 years ago today, there was a horrible fire in the stockyards of Chicago. Most of us have our vision of that era and the stockyards from Upton Sinclair's book ``The Jungle,'' which told of the life of a Lithuanian…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4058 introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate move to morning business with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, if I could. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…
I have no objection to your bringing it up whenever it is prepared, and we will of course consider it at that time. I thank the Senator for his work on this effort. ____________________
I announce that the Senator for Indiana (Mr. Bayh), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.
I announce that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.
I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.
Mr. President, I wish to join my colleagues in noting the farewell address of Senator Arlen Specter is an inspiring moment in the Senate. It has been my great honor to serve with Senator Specter and to be a member of the Senate Judiciary…
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