Dick Durbin

we are entering an era where American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

I am worried that the budget decisions we have made over the past several years may be putting this leadership at risk.

What I am trying to get is some assurance... that at the outset, there is a coordination of effort and resources.

So we will try to help.

150 years ago--on May 4, 1864, to be exact--the Village of Ramsey, IL, was incorporated. The village was named after an early settler named William Ramsey, who built his home on what is now known as Ramsey Creek. Ramsey was just getting…

Chair White, you have received several letters, one signed by the Illinois Secretary of State (and 7 others)...

today I pay tribute to Col. Tom Murgatroyd of Sherman, IL, and his extraordinary family. You may have heard the story of President Abraham Lincoln informing Lydia Bixby of the death of her five sons in defense of the Republic during the…

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) are necessarily absent.

I rise to speak in support of Nancy Rosenstengel's nomination to serve as a District Court judge in the Southern District of Illinois. Ms. Rosenstengel has the experience, integrity and judgment to be an outstanding member of the Federal…

I do not think the natural diminishing of our imports, as we have more fracking in the United States, is what I am talking about.

parliamentary inquiry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.

I want to thank my colleague from Rhode Island, Senator Reed. Senator Elizabeth Warren, our new colleague from Massachusetts, and Senator Reed and I have started this effort, but we are welcoming ideas and supporters from both sides of the…

the majority leader has brought to the attention of the Senate today the headline news across America. This report by our government about what we are facing with environmental changes in America is a call to action. I came to the floor…

We sanctioned human rights violators in Russia. Why is what is happening in Russia more important than what is happening in Venezuela?

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they are under the same pressure when it comes to energy and when it comes to Venezuelan oil.

What we are saying is we should sanction human rights violators who, by the way, happen to be people that travel to the United States with impunity, buy properties in the United States, laugh at us along the way.

You have just made such an argument against sanctions by saying this could hurt our country if we impose sanctions on Venezuela.

The only victims being tortured are members of civil society. The only people who are victims are political leaders who are in jail simply because they have a different view than the government.

I could not help but be struck by some parallels and similarities when we look at realpolitik in the 21st century between Nicolas Maduro and Vladimir Putin.

The purpose of this hearing is that there has been a bill filed in the Congress to sanction individuals related to and in the Government of Venezuela for human rights violations committed against their own people.

Why would we not say that?