Dick Durbin: “The American people, I think, need to have confidence that you, too, will stand up for our basic constitutional rights…”

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

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

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.

We ask that you immediately provide all committee records that you have withheld, commit to fully complying with Senate Rules XXVI and XXVII going forward, and apologize to Mr. Smith on behalf of the Committee.