Dick Durbin: “There are some in the Senate now who want us to be taken out of this process. They do not want these questions to be…”

Congress has neither authorized nor appropriated funding for the 'East Wing Modernization Project,' nor has Congress been provided any planning details or justifications that would allow for informed consideration of the White House’s…

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

Students need to be careful. You can’t go wrong starting with City Colleges and community colleges in your community… I beg my young students in Illinois to start there, and counselors to do their job and discourage kids from getting…

The 129 responses we received made it clear that this legislation will mean shuttering of services, layoffs, and even hospital closures—meaning patients will needlessly suffer.