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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.
I thought maybe we had gotten through to the Senator from Kentucky. It is interesting, he wants to talk about everything except the unemployed people affected by his objection. I say to the Senator from Kentucky, we can relitigate all you…
Regular order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator asked for the regular order. Is there objection to his request?
I know. For those who are following this debate, we have asked to extend unemployment benefits for those out of work in America for 30 days and to extend COBRA benefits which helps them to pay for their health insurance for 30 days. It…
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Missouri and for those who are following this debate.
Working families. Mrs. McCASKILL. These are working folks. They are not--frankly, my family is very blessed. The tax cuts that were passed helped my family. It didn't help some of the families out there now struggling with unemployment…
I believe the Senator from Missouri is correct. It is interesting that those who are critical of the stimulus, the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, on the Republican side virtually never acknowledge the fact that one-third of that whole…
I would have to check my notes. Mrs. McCASKILL. I think it was. Reconciliation only lasts for so long and then they sunset. I think that was one of those things where a massive amount of government liability was incurred through…
I have yielded to the Senator from Missouri for a question. Mrs. McCASKILL. I have a couple more questions. I wasn't here when the major tax cuts went through in the Republican Congress with President Bush--the tax cuts that were supposed…
This cost over $400 billion, and many Republican Senators, including the Senator who has objected to unemployment benefits for millions of people in America who are out of work, voted for this program that was unpaid for. Now they tell us…
Those of us who supported some kind of competitive bidding and government buying in bulk to reduce costs were defeated because pharma objected. Mrs. McCASKILL. In that bill, they even outlawed the ability of the government to negotiate for…
The Senator is correct. It was their belief that they would make a lot of money. Mrs. McCASKILL. They have made a fortune on the backs of taxpayers.
No, I do not. Mrs. McCASKILL. It was 24. Do you know who the Senators were who voted for this massive, government-run entitlement program that added hundreds and billions of dollars to our debt--not tax cuts? We can argue about whether tax…
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