Dick Durbin: “Schools have a responsibility to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for every student.”

Later this afternoon, I’ll take an airplane ride from Washington to Chicago… Once again, as I’ve done thousands of times, I will entrust my safety and my future and my survival to a competent air crew, as well as the air traffic…

We currently are understaffed when it comes to air traffic controllers. They are working six days a week on the most stressful job. Give them the pay raise that we promised and do it in a timely fashion.

Children should not be at risk from lead poisoning in their own home. We have to do more to address this health hazard before it harms more kids.

The meeting between the leaders of our two countries is important and timely. Both nations have a great deal to discuss, including areas of shared concern and disagreement.