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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

The best tool we have to combat this growing environmental threat is the immediate completion of the BRIP.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

While completing the long-delayed BRIP was already an urgent priority, a recent development underscores the urgency.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

We write to once again express serious concern about the recent second administrative review and pause of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

It is important that this Senate functions to uphold the ethical standards of our government.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

There was a time when both parties would agree that it’s unacceptable for this to happen, regardless of whether the origin is Democratic or Republican.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

This sort of thing cannot be allowed to happen without some response from Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee is the place to start.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

We have enough resources, staff, and talent on a bipartisan basis to call Donald Trump Jr. before the Committee for a deposition, to answer some basic questions about who paid for his wedding ceremony.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

Research from the Trevor Project found that ‘LGBTQ+ young people are too often placed at higher risk for suicide not because of who they are, but as a result of how they are mistreated and stigmatized.’ This Committee should not…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

If we are going to have a constructive conversation about women’s sports, then we must demand honesty and compassion. Anything less is a disservice—including categorically treating every trans athlete, no matter their age or level of…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

To all my Republican colleagues, please join me and Senator Murkowski in standing up for these young people who epitomize the true meaning of the American Dream.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

There is still time to help Dreamers in the final months of the 119th Congress.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

I may be leaving the Senate in a few months, but I am not leaving this fight [for Dreamers].

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

Ukrainian nationals cannot safely return at this time, and allowing TPS to terminate on October 19, 2026, would risk sending more than one hundred thousand individuals back to an active war zone.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 24, 2026

President Trump reiterated that support in a memorandum from May 9, 2025, saying, “My Administration fully supports preventing the spread of invasive carp . . . I am directing my Administration to achieve maximum speed and efficiency at…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 24, 2026

President Trump has highlighted the importance of stopping the invasive carp, saying “it is sort of a bipartisan thing when you get right down to it's a very expensive thing . . . I looked at the numbers. I said, well, but we have to save…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

The damage Republicans have done will take more than a repair job—we need a top-to-bottom renovation that puts families first.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 24, 2026

Families deserve better, and I’m laser-focused on doing everything I can to lower costs, protect access to health care and hold this Administration accountable.

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