May 25, 2010
Sorry. I was hoping Senator Inouye would give consent to this. As I said, I am filling in. He left the floor. If the Senator could withhold offering his amendment until he comes back.
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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May 25, 2010
Madam President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.
May 25, 2010
Reserving the right to object, they would be speaking for debate only until Senator Inouye returns on the question of offering amendments. Will the Senator accept that language?
May 25, 2010
Reserving the right to object, I want to clarify, Senator Inouye just left the floor and said he would return shortly. Before we set aside any pending amendment, I would like to have his assent to that happening. If the Senator from…
May 25, 2010
My last question to the Senator from New Jersey: How much should the taxpayers of America pay for the negligence and wrongdoing of British Petroleum, this multibillion-dollar corporation?
May 25, 2010
If I can ask another question through the chair of the Senator from New Jersey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.
May 25, 2010
I would like to ask a question of the Senator from New Jersey through the Chair. I know the Senator from New Jersey has been a leader on the whole question of liability and the damages that should be paid by BP for what they have done as a…
May 25, 2010
Yesterday, during the course of this visit to Louisiana, there was a very compelling moment when we met with those oystermen and fishermen and shrimpers and charter boat proprietors who were directly affected by the BP oilspill. I would…
May 24, 2010
I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are…
May 24, 2010
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
May 24, 2010
I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 539, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution…
May 24, 2010
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 362, S. 707. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…
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