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Dick Durbin: Somehow, congressional Republicans were able to scrounge up $70 billion to fund the President’s mass deportation…

On the recordJune 13, 2026
Somehow, congressional Republicans were able to scrounge up $70 billion to fund the President’s mass deportation campaign, but they could not scrape together any money to help Illinoisans afford their groceries, gas, or health care as prices skyrocket.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Criticizing funding priorities in light of economic struggles.

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