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Dick Durbin

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Richard Durbin, commonly known as Dick Durbin, is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held various leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip. Durbin has been a prominent advocate for issues such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. He has also played a significant role in negotiations on budget and appropriations matters in the Senate.

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Aug 17, 2026

A farmer in Nebraska expects to pay for his wife and himself $32,000 this year for health insurance premiums.

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Aug 17, 2026

More than half of them said, we are in trouble—serious trouble.

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Aug 17, 2026

Five years at $200 million amounts to $1 billion… it represents 48 hours in the war in Iran.

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Aug 17, 2026

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

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Aug 17, 2026

We want to be clear: Democrats and Republicans did not work together to appropriate funds for AHRQ as a gentle suggestion for the Department to follow at their discretion or leisure.

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Aug 16, 2026

It is families who will suffer, especially the sickest Americans, like those with mental health and substance use disorders, cancer, and diabetes, who most urgently need the health care Medicaid provides.

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Aug 16, 2026

Senate Democrats continue to support the full repeal of Republicans’ disastrous Medicaid cuts and stand united in calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw this harmful rule.

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Aug 15, 2026

Our state’s top-notch rail system keeps our economy moving while allowing Illinoisans to travel from Chicago to Carbondale.

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Aug 15, 2026

Investing in our airports is laying the foundation for increased connectivity and reliability.

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Aug 14, 2026

I still have five or six months at this job and I’m planning on running through the tape.

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Aug 14, 2026

It was a grave mistake for the Senate to approve Todd Blanche as the next Attorney General.

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Aug 14, 2026

Small businesses need more support right now, and that’s exactly what the EBC is offering.

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Aug 14, 2026

It’s great to be here at the EBC to celebrate the good, impactful work that is at the core of this center’s mission.

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Aug 14, 2026

Thanks for this great honor and recognition. I’m glad to be part of an effective government unit.

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Aug 11, 2026

“But Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s anti-immigrant agenda will never miss a chance to sow doubt and fear in immigrant communities.

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Aug 11, 2026

“Birthright citizenship is the law of the land, which the Supreme Court just upheld in June.

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Aug 11, 2026

“The Trump Administration should abandon this latest shameful attempt to subvert the Constitution, federal statute, and clear Supreme Court precedent.

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Aug 10, 2026

To begin rectifying this unprecedented political attack, we demand that you restore all 33 of the DOE grants cancelled in Illinois as a part of these mass terminations.

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Aug 9, 2026

I think we ought to make a commitment in this Farm Bill to rural hospitals.

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Aug 8, 2026

As if this brazen politicization of DOE’s grant-making process were not bad enough, these cancellations also took aim at our constituents’ wallets.

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Aug 8, 2026

It is incumbent upon DOE to take a wide view of and responsibility for the health of our nation’s energy systems.

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Aug 8, 2026

Birthright citizenship is the law of the land, which the Supreme Court just upheld in June. But Donald Trump and Stephen Miller’s anti-immigrant agenda will never miss a chance to sow doubt and fear in immigrant communities. The Trump…

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Aug 8, 2026

I have seen a few farm bills… The decision was made in the 1960s to blend together food and nutrition programs [to the Farm Bill]… That winning coalition has paid off ever since. We need it again and it has to be part of this SNAP…

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