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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.
Let's get to the hot-button issue--the deficit. Because every Republican who comes to the floor tries to explain why we should change the rules when it comes to unemployment compensation, why we should deny to millions of Americans that…
Madam President, this afternoon is a historic moment in the history of this great Chamber. Our beloved and now departed Senator from West Virginia, Robert C. Byrd, will be succeeded in office with a temporary appointment from West…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 19; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…
Mr. President, there will be no rollcall votes during Monday's session of the Senate. Senators should expect the next vote to occur at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20. That vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture with…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:33 p.m., adjourned until Monday, July 19, 2010, at 2 p.m.
Mr. President, I rise to speak about my interchange fee amendment that was incorporated into the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. There are some important aspects of the amendment that I want to clarify for the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business, and I ask I be given as much time as needed. I promise not to abuse that, but it may go slightly beyond the 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…
Mr. President, probably tomorrow morning, we will consider this conference report, which is historic in its impact on America. It is the conference report of the Banking Committees of the House and Senate, which were charged with the…
Mr. President, the nonmedical use and abuse of prescription drugs is a serious and growing public health problem in this country. The 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that more than 15 million Americans had used…
Mr. President, I rise today to honor my dear friend Marca Bristo and recognize her work as a disability rights activist and the community-based disability agency, Access Living, that she founded 30 years ago in my home State of Illinois…
Mr. President, the speech which the Senate just heard from the minority leader on the Republican side is consistent with the Republican position on health care reform. They opposed it. They voted against it. They want it to fail. They do…
I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator…
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