Political Quotes

Dick Durbin: “Congress and the public are entitled to know whether these facilities are safe, whether medical care is adequate…”

On the recordJuly 3, 2026
Congress and the public are entitled to know whether these facilities are safe, whether medical care is adequate, whether contractors are meeting their obligations, and whether DHS is taking meaningful action when people die on its watch.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Senators demand transparency regarding ICE facilities.

Share

More from Dick Durbin

Oct 14, 2026

These changes threaten to undermine the work of the FBI and pose a grave risk to the Bureau’s integrity.

durbin.senate.gov
Oct 10, 2026

Public executions have no place in a democracy.

huffpost.com
Oct 14, 2026

For decades, America has stood as the bastion of freedom against tyranny, and American presidents have embodied our nation’s resistance to tyrants. Putin is a tyrant.

durbin.senate.gov
Oct 13, 2026

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.

rollcall.com

Other voices in this conversation