“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordMay 27, 2026
These barbaric tactics will be remembered as a stain on our nation’s history. We must not engage in the very conduct we seek to punish.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes the return of certain execution methods.

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