Dick Durbin: “I think one of the most important hearings we held in this room was... on the issue of solitary confinement.”

To leave here without this being a law finalized to protect these young people … is painful, really painful. I don’t want them to feel like I’m abandoning them.

Much like a toddler throwing a tantrum, Donald Trump continues to punish Americans who live in states that did not support him in the last election.

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

These authorities require you to apply economic pressure on Russia and the chief enablers of its war, in particular China, and thereby enhance your negotiating position to bring a swift end to this ruinous conflict.