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Dick Durbin: “It’s not too late to change course. If [Republicans] are listening to the American people, I would suggest that you…”

On the recordNovember 11, 2026
It’s not too late to change course. If [Republicans] are listening to the American people, I would suggest that you abandon these efforts [and instead] hold our regular DOJ oversight hearings; that we hold a hearing finally with Big Tech CEOs…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Urging Republicans to reconsider their approach.

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