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Dick 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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Jun 6, 2023

there are parts of this letter which I find incredible. We received it late last night. As I mentioned before, Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars of undisclosed gifts to this Supreme Court Justice…

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Jun 6, 2023

I said they selectively misled. I didn't say, whatever you just said, feloniously.

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Jun 6, 2023

The people who were appointed to the Supreme Court by the Trump administration were precleared for one purpose: to overrule Roe v. Wade.

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Jun 6, 2023

There's a lot of things said about immigration by politicians these days, but I hope that we'll have some honest reflection.

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Jun 1, 2023

There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship. This should be a pathway.

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Jun 1, 2023

The Pentagon is facing the most challenging recruitment environment in 50 years.

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Jun 1, 2023

The Army, for example, has especially struggled to meet recruitment goals.

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Jun 1, 2023

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.

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Jun 1, 2023

The Army, for example, has especially struggled to meet recruitment goals.

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Jun 1, 2023

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 135 Leg.] YEAS--52 Barrasso Blackburn…

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Jun 1, 2023

The Pentagon is facing the most challenging recruitment environment in 50 years.

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Jun 1, 2023

this is a historic day in the annals of the U.S. Senate because we are faced with a critical role as to whether we can pass the bipartisan compromise on spending or default on our debt for the first time in history, whether we will fail as…

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Jun 1, 2023

we had a hearing this week in the Committee on the Judiciary. We had a grower from South Carolina, a guest of Senator Graham. He professes to be the second largest peach grower in America. I asked him point-blank: If you had E-Verify on…

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Jun 1, 2023

There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship. This should be a pathway.

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Jun 1, 2023

We have 780,000 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country, where they grew up.

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Jun 1, 2023

We have 780,000 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country, where they grew up.

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May 31, 2023

Everything's connected, my friends.

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May 31, 2023

It's a national security risk. Our shortage of farm and food workers has forced us to rely on other countries to meet our food needs.

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May 31, 2023

I believe, based on my impression of your performance today, that you are in it for the right reasons.

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May 31, 2023

There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship.

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May 31, 2023

We have 780,000 DACA recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country.

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May 31, 2023

For more than three decades, Congress has failed to modernize our Nation's immigration system.

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May 31, 2023

Congress should also provide them with a path of permanent residents immediately.

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