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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2026

But amid this shift, Ukraine desperately needs more air defenses to protect civilians from brutal Russian attacks.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 2, 2026

My staff visited Dilley as part of an ongoing investigation into medical and mental health care, solitary confinement, and access to counsel in immigration detention. During that visit, in an attempt to curtail oversight, DHS imposed an…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 2, 2026

Reducing operations at the world’s busiest airport for one-and-a-half years reduces available flights for travelers at arguably the most crucial nexus for the United States and stunts economic growth for the entire Midwest.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 2, 2026

Ahead of implementing this extension order, we request the following information by August 15, 2026: According to the CDA, all taxiways and runways will be open by November 1, 2026. What was the FAA’s rationale for extending the flight…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 2, 2026

These reports are also emblematic of a broader pattern of the Trump administration’s blatant dismissal and disregard for the injuries and deaths of service members in this war.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 2, 2026

We reiterate our request for the FAA’s support in these endeavors. Any actions that could impede planned growth should be made with the utmost care and consideration.

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Kwame Raoul
@kwameraoul· IL· Aug 2, 2026

It is important that we balance the guardrails that keep young people safe — guardrails that technology companies should have implemented from the very beginning.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

President Trump needs to send the $400 million funds immediately as it’s desperately needed to stop the Russian advances.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

The Trump Administration is intentionally subjecting longtime law-abiding residents of our communities and children who have grown up in our communities to neglectful and dangerous detention conditions.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

Medical care in immigration detention is dangerously inadequate. Immigration detention facility staff routinely deny or defer necessary medical treatment, providing only minimal care until emergency care is required.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

This kind of personal targeting of judges is unacceptable – from Democrats or Republicans, liberals or conservatives.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

Children and their parents described a top-down culture of cruelty among Dilley staff, including guards deliberately disrupting children’s sleep at night, purposely entering rooms without knocking, and taunting children who are often…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

Poor medical care was the most urgent concern raised by both families and adult women. They described a range of unaddressed health issues and voiced that, because they were not receiving adequate care, those medical conditions are…

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Aug 1, 2026

I think there are so many people that know military strategy and policy that say, look, even if we made the decision that we're leaving and that's an unnegotiable decision, there were a couple of key points.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

Given ORD is seated at the crossroads of the United States and is necessary to connect flights from coast to coast, any changes or operations at ORD have a ripple-effect on the entire nation’s aviation system.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 1, 2026

Moreover, USDOT, the FAA, the City of Chicago, airlines, and other partners have invested billions of dollars in runways through the O’Hare Modernization Program.

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