Dick Durbin: “One of the truly wonderful things about being a United States Senator is that people--is the people you get to meet…”

Transferring immigrants to Guantánamo Bay is simply unlawful, and worse yet, inhumane.

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.

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.

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.