Feb 25, 2010
I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Kentucky. ____________________
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 25, 2010
If the Senator would not mind repeating his unanimous consent, I didn't quite hear the end of it.
Feb 25, 2010
It is my understanding we will now move to closing the session. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, particularly on the Democratic side, for sticking with me through the course of the evening. None of us had planned for this…
Feb 25, 2010
Mr. President, I am going to ask this unanimous consent request one last time this evening. I will not be making another unanimous consent request until tomorrow morning. There will be an opportunity, I believe, with the Senate coming into…
Feb 25, 2010
I would say to the Senator from Tennessee, here is the difficulty we face. Of the stimulus funds currently sitting there, they have been obligated. They will be spent. There won't be a surplus, we are told, of any funds. This would have…
Feb 25, 2010
Mr. President, I ask for the regular order. I yielded for the purpose of a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois yielded for a question.
Feb 25, 2010
I thank the Senator. I am happy to yield for a question from the Senator from Tennessee. =========================== NOTE =========================== On pages S791 and S792, February 25, 2010, the Record reads: . . . in this economy in my…
Feb 25, 2010
If that is a question, I agree. In defense of the question, I agree with what the Senator said. I yield to the Senator from Rhode Island.
Feb 25, 2010
I have been here 14 years--14 years in the House, 14 years in the Senate. This Senate has changed so dramatically in the 14 years I have been here. We actually had debates on the floor of the Senate. We had Members offering amendments back…
Feb 25, 2010
I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks and the remarks of the Senator from Kentucky and the remarks of the Senator from Tennessee for debate only--let me suspend this unanimous consent request. Mr. President, I will attempt to…
Feb 25, 2010
No. Mrs. McCASKILL. Have we had this many? Have there been this many obstructions to the regular order of the Senate traditionally?
Feb 25, 2010
I would be happy to yield. But I would say also to the Senator from Tennessee and the Senator from Kentucky, there is a version of this unanimous consent request which will give you your vote. If the Senator would agree to that. You will…
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