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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

As the Senate prepares to consider the upcoming Republican budget bill, which would put another $70 billion additional dollars into the President’s mass deportation operation, I urge my Republican colleagues to stand up and look at this…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Congress does not need to choose between protecting national security and preserving Americans’ constitutional rights. We can do both…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

The youth vaping epidemic continues to be exacerbated by a lack of consistent oversight, regulation, and enforcement.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Democrats will continue to fight to restore America’s image and place as a country that welcomes the victims of persecution.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Today, with fewer and fewer children picking up cigarettes, Big Tobacco created a new, flashy, kid-friendly product that they billed as safer: the e-cigarette.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

With DACA, Juan had been a contributing member of our country for years and then President Trump was elected to a second term. Everything changed.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

It doesn’t have to be this way. We are better and stronger as a nation when we support moms and families.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

The terror and fear that this Administration seeks to inspire in legal immigrants does not make our nation great—it undermines the promise we made to these [green card applicants].

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Thanks to the outrage of the American people and hard-fought challenges by Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans finally gave up on funding Trump’s billionaire ballroom for now.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

But can we really be sure this is the last dance for Trump’s billionaire ballroom?

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Who would be eligible for any part of the $1.8 billion fund? People like Brandon Fellows… He was pardoned by President Trump, with a full and unconditional presidential pardon, for being one of the January 6 insurrectionists who was…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Ensuring peace and prosperity within the Indo-Pacific requires a steady vision from the United States, especially as the region faces increasing aggression from the People’s Republic of China.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

Year after year, I’m proud to travel to the Indo-Pacific and make it clear that the U.S. is invested in working together, tackling shared challenges and building a safer, stronger future for all of us.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

We don’t have support for child care, paid family leave or expanding access to IVF like Trump promised—instead we have skyrocketing costs on groceries, gas and baby gear, widespread cuts to Medicaid, ACA subsidies and SNAP benefits, and…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

it’s time for the immediate release of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, Ekpar Asat, and Jimmy Lai.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 4, 2026

The time to finally protect Americans from warrantless surveilling under Section 702 is now. Not later. Not next time. Now—with this Congress.

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