Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
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This is the heart of the debate. This is what the patients' bill of rights is all about.
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As it turns out, the seniors are going to be the victims -- at least for the next few months while they struggle through this terrible transition trying to figure out how many plans to choose from,
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That's a critical part of this conversation. We understand that this is the first of two vacancies on a court that's so evenly divided that one bad choice ... could have an impact for a long time.
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That's a critical part of this conversation, ... We understand that this is the first of two vacancies on a court that's so evenly divided that one bad choice could make a - from my point of view - could have an impact for a long time.
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This is one of the biggest bait-and-switch deals we've seen on the floor of the United States Senate. Enough is enough.
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Dr. Condoleezza Rice was in the room, at the table, when decisions were made, and she has to accept responsibility for what she said,
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we cannot put off the debate over the best course for the future. . . . We do not honor our fallen soldiers simply by adding to their numbers.
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Time and time again her votes on the commission have been against the children, against families and for the industry. When you look at the product involved ... she can't find fault with the product; she finds fault with the consumers and the parents.
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We hope before the end of the week the Senate Intelligence Committee will reach an agreement to move forward in this important phase of the intelligence investigation,
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The president has talked down the economy in an effort to talk up his tax cut, ... It appears that when President Bush looks at the economy he doesn't see the doughnut -- he just sees the hole. We believe that there is strength in America and in our economy, and that we can recover. But the president has to change his tune.
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Today we learned our nation has crossed a tragic threshold. The enormity of this loss of 2,000 of our best and bravest breaks America's heart.
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There is a line to be drawn here. We should all draw it together in terms of personal intrusion of our loved ones.
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We know what the people of America think. This is a very bad idea.
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We have created a plan here that is so difficult, so confusing and so hard for average people to understand that many seniors are struggling to try to figure out what is the best plan to turn to in order to protect themselves,