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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2026

But instead of condemning this egregious criminal conduct… my Republican colleagues are spreading baseless conspiracy theories and attacking career prosecutors and FBI agents, claiming the so-called ‘deep state’ is out to get Donald Trump.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 29, 2026

Tomorrow, finally, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2026

It’s a chance to put him under oath and answer some of the charges that have been flying. For over a year, he’s volunteered to appear here. Republicans wouldn’t have him until now.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2026

Billion-dollar ballrooms are full speed ahead, but money for schools is cut. Vanity projects like the Golden Arch are a priority, but medical research for cancer cures is cut. Taxpayer funded political ads of the wartime President are a…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2026

Democrats fought for pocket rescission protection in the CR so this could never happen again, but Republicans refused—fearing retribution from the White House.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 28, 2026

The illegal power grab by Donald Trump continues. The real question is whether my Republican colleagues will finally find their collective backbone and do something about it.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

This must stop. The Immigration Warrant Reform Act will help prevent these due process violations while ensuring noncitizens who present a threat to public safety are not released.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

Their careers should never be threatened because they weren’t properly informed about which medications they’re allowed to take, or simply sought the mental health care they need.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

The disturbing reality today is that many American citizens and immigrants with lawful status have been caught in the Trump Administration’s indiscriminate and violent immigration enforcement dragnet across the country.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

The Supreme Court just allowed the Trump Administration to weaponize an unreliable database against Americans’ fundamental right to vote less than six weeks before a consequential midterm election.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

It’s time our country acts to ensure accountability within our law enforcement agencies and provide justice to those who have lost loved ones.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

Laquan McDonald’s death was preventable, and Congress still has yet to do enough to ensure tragedies like his never happen again.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

From Chicago to Louisville or anywhere in America, we cannot allow ourselves to accept that Black teenagers, men and women are still being unjustly executed at the hands of law enforcement without judge or jury.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

Our aviation system depends on the well-being of our pilots and air traffic controllers, who operate under an immense amount of stress.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2026

If we want to build a stronger economy, it’s past time we stop treating moms’ time as both expendable and endless.

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Danny Davis
@dannydavis· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

Considering the significant health challenges that sickle cell disease creates for individuals and families across the United States and around the world, we must invest greater resources in improving awareness, expanding access to…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

If the notion here is to gather accurate information so we don’t make the mistake that led up to your incarceration, there was a failure here. A complete failure and misuse of the information.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Sep 25, 2026

Thank you for raising that point because it is not a matter of just reading license plates. That seems so routine, but it comes to the point where you can identify and recognize the people in the car.

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