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Dick Durbin: “Corruption used to happen behind closed doors—now the doors are wide open.”

On the recordAugust 6, 2026
Corruption used to happen behind closed doors—now the doors are wide open.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing

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