There are many options, many of us feel we need to go beyond a statement of the obvious -- that we stand behind the professionals at the Department of Justice and intelligence community and the Department of Defense. We think the Senate hast to act immediately to do something. At a minimum to have a public hearing to get to the bottom of what happened in Helsinki.

Dick Durbin

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Virtually every major law enforcement groupsupports Vanita Gupta, you wouldn't know that would you when you hear on the floor that shewants to legalize all drugs and take money away from the police. Those simplistic statements belie the truth.

I gave Republicans ample time to make their arguments in the committee, i was prepared to give them even more time until the two-hour rule was invoked. But someone on the other side decided to force my hand. I had to act quickly.

I just heard about it, i'm not ready to sign on yet. I think this commissionof Biden's is the right move. Let's think this through carefully. This is historic.

Sadly, some are so threatened by a revitalized Civil Rights Division that they have already engaged in baseless attacks on this extremely well-qualified nominee.

Every day it is incumbent on those of us who work in this building to remember Howard Liebengood, and to thank Howard Liebengood, and the men and women of Capitol Police who have given so much to keep us safe.

Judge Garland oversees a host of Department of Justice components and agencies that are vital to protecting our homeland from foreign and domestic threats. Judge Garland's confirmation is particularly urgent in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection.

I thinkit will resemble similar efforts in the past.

I don't see why that's necessary.

We're reaching a point where it is -- if we have to fear that some members will bring firearms on the floor or visitors will, then we have to take extra precautions.

President Trumps recorded conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger is more than a pathetic, rambling, delusional rant, his disgraceful effort to intimidate an elected official into deliberately changing and misrepresenting the legally confirmed vote totals in his state strikes at the heart of our democracy and merits nothing less than a criminal investigation.

Democratic Party's always hard, there are always going to be two or three people who say,' Woah, you're moving too fast. You're moving too far to the left. You're moving on issues that don't help me back home.'.

She raised the issue. She was questioned by four different senators : two Democrats, Dick Durbin of Illinois included, and two Republicans. What did she mean by this ? Ordinarily, you would never raise the question of religion in a hearing.

I've been around here a few years, you can slow things down, but you can't stop them. And there comes a point when we would use whatever tools we have available. But ultimately there will be a vote.

Senate Democrats basically have kept options open, senate Democrats'd rather see this go through the regular process that Senator( Mitch McConnell) Mitch McConnell announced four years ago and that all of the Republicans stepped forward and said that Senate Democrats believe in this approach : Senate Democrats don't fill vacancies on Supreme Court in the last year of a president's term.

We're hoping to work with the parliamentarian and officers of the Senate to come up with something that is bipartisan, makes sense, and protects the integrity of voting on the floor of the United States Senate.

If four Republican senators step up, it can make a big difference.

He only moves if he's personally concerned about his own re-election or the election of his majority.