Every recorded vote of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists this member, taken from their own per-vote records. Nothing is sampled and nothing is left out.
The Senate records Yea and Nay, and Guilty or Not Guilty on an impeachment. The site keeps the word recorded as well as which side it fell on.
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What was said, and what was done
2026-08-06
TRIBUTE TO TOM McNAMARA
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, each of us serving in the Senate hopes to leave behind some sort of legacy. My own begins with the interns that have passed through my office.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of August 6, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-08-06
DEONDRA DIXON INCLUDE PROJECT ACT OF 2026
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, I am nearing the end of my Senate term, and I am reflecting on some historic events which I have witnessed at this table, at this desk.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of August 5, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-08-03
Dr. Anthony Fauci (Executive Session)
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I have been in the House and the Senate for quite a while. I have written a lot of bills and amendments.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 30, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-07-29
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, we start with this little document called the U.S. Constitution. Every one of us has sworn to uphold and defend this document. And we go to article I, the first article in the Constitution, section 8, and it spells out with clarity who declares war under this Constitution: The Congress of the United States.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 29, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-07-27
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, you often wonder if the speeches you give on the floor of the Senate are heard by anyone. Most of us have spent some time working with staff to prepare remarks to state a position or to make a plea, and you wonder if anyone is listening.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 27, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-07-23
TRIBUTE TO TOBY HAUCK RETIREMENT
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, being an air traffic controller is a hard, often thankless job. The hours are long, the stakes are astronomically high, and the work is essential to millions of families across America who are anxious to see their loved ones.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 23, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-07-23
NOMINATION OF BENJAMIN M. FLOWERS
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm Benjamin Flowers to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Flowers' record in both government service and private practice reflects his MAGA extremist agenda.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 23, 2026.
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2026-07-23
Nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor (Executive Session)
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr President, prior to his confirmation to the district court, Judge Daniel Traynor showed his true colors as a MAGA partisan. After he was confirmed, he had a chance to show that he could be a neutral arbiter on the bench.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 23, 2026.
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“Mr. President, I rise in support of H.R. 1689, a bill to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through March 20, 2029. I thank my colleagues Senator Markey and Senator Blunt Rochester for their leadership on this important humanitarian issue.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 22, 2026.
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Set against the record
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2026-07-22
Working Families Tax Cut Act (Executive Session)
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. President, I would like to react to the statement of my friend and colleague from Wyoming. I am against fraud. That is it. On the record: I am against fraud.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 22, 2026.
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Set against the record
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Where the words are
The Congressional Record marks Richard J. Durbin as speaking in
1211 items of business across 235 sitting days of this
Congress. 12 statements indexed here so far.
That count is where to look, not how much was said. Most appearances are procedural: a
yield of time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays.
It is also a floor and not a total. The count comes from the Record's own metadata, which
tags who spoke in each item of business, and that tagging is not complete: checking the text
turns up passages by members the metadata does not tag at all. A member may have said more
than this says.
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every recorded vote
All 890 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in
which the Senate lists
Richard J. Durbin, newest first. The most recent 25 are below and the rest load on
request. Each roll number links to the official record of that vote.
Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign Relations
On the Motion to Discharge
Yea
Motion to Discharge Rejected
865 more, loaded from the published roll call list
What this covers
Up to 12 of this member's most recent floor remarks, taken verbatim from the Congressional Record with the page each is printed on. Procedural turns are left out: yielding time, reserving time, moving to suspend the rules.
Not covered.
Everything else this member said. The page says how many items of business they are marked as speaking in.
Any reading of the remarks. Where a vote is shown beside them it is because both are on the same measure that day, which is a fact about the two records and not a judgment.
A vote shown against remarks means the member spoke on that measure and voted on it the same day. It is not a claim that the words and the vote agree or disagree.
