Durbin, Richard J.
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Ranking Member · Judiciary Committee
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spoke · 7 of 7 transcribed hearings
1h 12m
speaking time on the record
67
speaking turns
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Durbin, Richard J.. Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I've served on this committee for nearly 30 years. In that time, I've attended countless nomination hearings, providing an opportunity for members to determine if nominees are qualified. Nomination hearings like this one today are an essential part of the Senate's role in provi...
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Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
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● SPOKEHearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and John Peter Cronan, of New York, and Jason Manion, of Ohio, each to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
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● SPOKEHearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of AI surveillance pricing.
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● SPOKEHearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition and transparency lowers prescription drug costs.
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● SPOKEBusiness meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
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Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
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● SPOKEBusiness meeting to consider the nominations of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, and Christopher Nassar, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, both of the Department of Justice, Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, and Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, and designation of subcommittees for the 119th Congress.
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● SPOKEHearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
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Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Matthew R. Byrne, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, Angela Veronica Colmenero, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Kasdin Miller Mitchell, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Michael C. Martin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Antonio M. Pozos, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Christopher Nassar, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Department of Justice; to be immediately followed by a continuation of hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
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● SPOKEHearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.