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Dick Durbin: “The attorney general is supposed to be the people’s lawyer.”

On the recordAugust 8, 2026
The attorney general is supposed to be the people’s lawyer.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin comments on the role of the attorney general.

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