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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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Mar 20, 2012

I really think, an opt in, most people will say, why in the world would I do that? And they won't.

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Mar 20, 2012

The Supreme Court said, no, we reject the arguments. This is okay.

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Mar 20, 2012

I'm proud of FCC for having done it on a bipartisan, unanimous basis.

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Mar 20, 2012

It is the stated policy of the administration that principle reduction is one of the key elements in reducing foreclosures.

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Mar 20, 2012

the lack of regulation in derivatives helped cause the financial crisis that we underwent.

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Mar 20, 2012

Citizens United has opened the gate wide.

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Mar 20, 2012

So, let us start talking about this situation involving Mr. DeMarco's Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Mar 20, 2012

So is FTC the cop on the beat here? Should they be deciding what should be highlighted, what's important for me to know if I'm about to sign off on something?

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Mar 19, 2012

Thank you, Attorney General Madigan.

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Mar 19, 2012

Wouldn't that be a pretty reasonable thing to disclose?

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Mar 19, 2012

we are given an opportunity in the Senate to witness many things that have an impact on our values and on our votes. I have found that, of course, representing my own State and knowing the challenges families face from one end of the State…

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Mar 19, 2012

The present system is an outrage not only because of its impact on individual students and consumers.

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Mar 19, 2012

We are investing in our human capital, our human infrastructure, our human resources for the future.

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Mar 19, 2012

I might also add for the record that the largest for-profit school in the United States of America makes no private loans.

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Mar 19, 2012

I do not know that anyone at Georgetown is going to walk out with a $4 million parachute when it is all over, as they did at these for-profit schools.

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Mar 19, 2012

the reason this is being done by Attorneys General is because we do not have the political will to do it here.

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Mar 19, 2012

I take the Kennedy Expressway out to O'Hare a lot, and I do not get on the plane with any trepidation, but usually with anger because I have just passed that building that has the big sign on it that says, 'Westwood College.'

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Mar 19, 2012

This was slipped in. This was not even discussed, and no one knows.

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Mar 19, 2012

I might tell you, my cleaning lady's story has a happy ending.

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Mar 19, 2012

I think of the worthless diplomas that they are peddling.

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Mar 19, 2012

I wish I could do that for the thousands who have been exploited by this worthless Westwood College and so many like it.

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Mar 19, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Mar 19, 2012

We need some help in understanding what for-profit schools need to report to accreditors regarding job placement.

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Mar 19, 2012

The Looming Student Debt Crisis: Providing Fairness for Struggling Students.

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