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Richard J. Durbin was mentioned in LEGISLATIVE SESSION on page S7535 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Nov. 1 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

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JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2021--Motion to Proceed

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

The motion was agreed to.

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 143, S. 4.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.

The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 143, S. 4, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.

The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

Cloture Motion

We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 143, S. 4, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

Charles E. Schumer, Patrick J. Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse,

Thomas R. Carper, Richard J. Durbin, Catherine Cortez

Masto, Margaret Wood Hassan, Raphael G. Warnock, Gary

C. Peters, Patty Murray, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Jacky

Rosen, Elizabeth Warren, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tina

Smith, Alex Padilla, Amy Klobuchar

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, November 1, be waived.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 191

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