Dick Durbin

In order for those people to commit their lives and careers to that research, they have to feel that funding for research is somewhat reliable, and predictable in the years to come, is that not true?

There are many things pulling at us, in the position I have in the Senate, and the work that we have to do in so many other places.

In the past 10 years there's been a dramatic increase at NIH in terms of research funding for autism spectrum disorders.

You name it. They all come with the same basic question--how can they possibly rationalize this amount of money for this issue of such gravity.

I think you have to step back for a moment and reflect on what happened today. Four years into a war--which Senator Sanders has reminded us has lasted longer than World War I or II--we are now engaged in the first meaningful debate about…

The Senate has heard this song before. We heard it 2 weeks ago, and we have listened as seven or eight Members on the other side have come to the floor repeatedly day after day. They have sent letters and held press conferences saying they…

I might also ask the Senator whether it appears to him now that the Republicans, at this point, don't want to debate either of the Republican amendments and want to change the subject; that they want to move to a Gregg resolution, which…

I might ask the Senator from Nevada whether this resolution being offered by Senator Gregg really is focused not on the major issue of escalating the war but somehow is focused on supporting the troops. Even the Warner resolution, a…

I want to understand what has happened over on the other side, the Republican side. Is it my understanding they have asked now to drop the McCain-Lieberman amendment?

If I might continue through the Chair to ask the Senator from Nevada a question, on the issue that I think is before America today--whether we should escalate the number of troops into this war in Iraq--we had offered to the Republican…

As Congress considers our future course in Iraq, we remain committed on a bipartisan basis to providing our soldiers every resource they need to fight effectively and come home safely. But it's time to begin the orderly redeployment of our…

Most of the analyses of health benefit accounts say they primarily benefit people who are healthy and wealthy, and it seems to me the challenge for health insurance in America is for those in the lower income categories, and particularly…

The alternative is what our generals have been calling for, for a long time, what Prime Minister al-Maliki is calling for, and what most Americans want: Start bringing American troops home.

I doubt that. I really, honestly, don't believe that the enemy gets up each morning and looks at the news clips before they decide whether they're going to go build another IED on the roadside.

It's a question about the policy of this country.

I don't think he has a real realistic view of what's going on in Iraq.

Delusional suggests that you are out of touch with reality.

If the president says our continued course of action is a slow failure, you have to wonder where the vice president is receiving his information.

Clearly, they're not in touch with one another about what's really going on in Iraq.

If you have ever attended an Irish wake--and I bet you have--there is a passionate combination of sadness and celebration. In Chicago, such a wake is being held for a good and courageous man. Thomas G. Lyons died last Friday at the age of…

This notion that we are dealing with an unanticipated expenditure in the fourth year of this war is a charade. I think it would be better for us to deal with this in the regular appropriations process so that we can integrate the cost of…

I don't serve on the Armed Services Committee, but it is my guess that redeploying troops is also a very expensive endeavor-- maybe as expensive as deploying them and holding a position. So I don't know if there will be a savings if there…

Our feeling is that we could not do it immediately. The Baker-Hamilton study group suggested that we would basically redeploy our troops over a 15-month basis. That would suggest an orderly movement of troops of maybe 10,000 a month. But…

The redeployment would take the troops out of Iraq and, perhaps, position them in a nearby country. We would still be involved in trade, still be involved in hunting down al-Qaida forces and trying to stop terrorism. Yes, our feeling…

What I described to you is the Baker-Hamilton proposal. I did make exceptions for leaving troops there for training purposes and for hunting down al-Qaida terrorists, those specific circumstances. My feeling is that over a 4-to-6-month…