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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.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3033 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 25; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor on this bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Sure. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Delaware is recognized. ____________________
Madam President, it is so interesting to notice the change of approach. When President Bush was in office and we were fighting terrorism, Democrats would come to the floor and question interrogation and prosecution and be reminded over and…
Madam President, I wish to say one last word about an issue that affects my State and many others too. We received news today that the foreclosures of houses in Illinois have increased dramatically over last year--a 25-percent increase in…
Madam President, I first came here as a student in 1963. It is a great city. I went to college here, law school here. I lived a big part of my life, at least part time, in Washington, DC. I never could get over how people in this town…
Madam President, I have spoken to the Senators from Missouri and Alabama, and I ask unanimous consent that following the remarks of the Senator from Missouri I be recognized for 10 minutes, and then following that, Senator Sessions be…
Mr. President, I wish to make a unanimous consent request: that on the Democratic side, the sequence be Senator Kaufman of Delaware, Senator Harkin from Iowa, and then that I be third in line; and then if there are any Republicans who come…
Mr. President, if you take a look at the history of this great Nation, at least in my lifetime, you cannot miss what happened to America immediately after World War II. Veterans came back from that war, thousands of them, and they were…
I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), and the Senator…
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