Dick Durbin

You can't reduce this deficit dramatically with 15 million people out of work and businesses not expanding.

It is hard to believe we have reached that point in Washington where we are going to fund our government 2 weeks at a time. Critics may look at us and say that certainly the men and women who serve in the House and Senate ought to be able…

If you want to bring a credible approach to fiscal responsibility, you have to take the more comprehensive look across the principal drivers of those deficits.

Now, there are domestic political problems, as well as international ones, but we've got to surmount those for the good of our country.

I am humbled sometimes by their effort, when you look at the size of their economy compared to ours.

The House Republican budget will reduce the number of engineers, scientists, and support staff, at that national laboratory, by one-third for the remainder of this year.

We believe this is very important and just simply want to acknowledge your thoughtfulness and your readiness to assist us as we try to think through the issues discussed at today's hearing.

Senator Leahy joined me in this effort to help provide a level playing field for our States.

States across the country are expanding passenger rail service. For example, in Illinois we are adding new routes from Chicago to the Quad Cities and Rockford.

Roughly, we have about a third of the population of China, and we have a gross domestic product that is about three times their size.

Last year's supplemental appropriation included $25 million specifically for reforestation in Haiti.

The impact of those cuts on the operations of our Embassies--which all Americans who travel, study, or work abroad depend on--will be severe.

I think that your budget request is a far more responsible approach to the national security challenges we face than what we've seen in the other body's fiscal year 2011 proposal.

The United States should be a strong voice for people living under repressive, corrupt regimes who are demanding the freedoms we often take for granted.

On February 25, 2011, President Obama signed an Executive order freezing Libyan assets in United States banks.

Employers in several States, including Illinois, are facing an automatic tax increase if Congress doesn't do something. That is right. Businesses that are struggling in this recession face a Federal tax coming their way if we don't act. I…

The budget the President released Monday includes more than $1 trillion in deficit reduction and two-thirds of it comes from spending cuts. That puts the Nation on the path toward fiscal sustainability. But it also reflects the urgency to…

I really believe that we need to get to the heart of the matter, and that is why I have introduced the Fair Elections Now Act, public funding.

I hope that this bill passes. I hope the DISCLOSE Act starts basically lifting the veil on some of the expenditures that are taking place.

We are not talking about super PACs. We are talking about super secret PACs.

I support the DISCLOSE Act.

It is my understanding this amendment by the Senator from Kentucky would establish a new authorization level for the Federal Aviation Administration, which would revert to the level of 2008. I think it is worth noting that this may cut…

The Internet needs to be free and open, but not lawless.

We ought to be just as incensed on that. So inaction is not an option.

Voluntary conduct is not enough. Court orders are often necessary for appropriate action.