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...Senator Dick Durbin, who has served in Congress for 40 years, said other veterans of the Senate “chuckled” when they heard of Johnson’s idea....
...“Today, the US Senate stood up to Justice Clarence Thomas’ radical, regressive vision for America,” said Dick Durbin, the Democratic chair of the Senate judiciary committee....
...Biden made a point of thanking Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin, the top two Senate Democrats, for spearheading Jackson’s confirmation, as well as Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney, the three Republicans...
...The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, with Susan Collins of Maine the only Republican to vote against her. No Democrats backed the Barrett....
...Dick Durbin, the Democratic senator from Illinois who chairs the Senate judiciary committee, said he “look[ed] forward to moving the president’s nominee expeditiously through the committee.”...
...Mr Durbin said the meeting could have “balanced the politically divisive invitation” from the speaker....
...The deal in the Senate was also backed by Susan Collins, Rob Portman, Mark Kirk and Lisa Murkowski among Republicans, and Democrats Sherrod Brown, Jeff Merkley, Cory Booker and Dick Durbin....
...But three were from states with a lower jobless rate than average, including Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine....
...That’s astonishing to me, and it suggests real problems with the vetting,” said Susan Collins, Republican senator from Maine....
...“That really is the single biggest sticking point,” said Dick Durbin, of Illinois, the number two Democrat in the Senate....
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...Dick Durbin, assistant Democratic majority leader in the Senate, said the bill had increased in size mainly because of amendments pushed by Republicans....
...Charles Grassley and Richard Durbin, members of the Senate subcommittee on immigration, said the visas were being used to undercut US workers with lower-paid foreign employees....
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