Dick Durbin: “It is time for Congress to catch up with where our country already is and pass the Equality Act.”

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.

Much like a toddler throwing a tantrum, Donald Trump continues to punish Americans who live in states that did not support him in the last election.

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.

The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.