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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.
I rise today to mark a bittersweet anniversary in our Nation's history. Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the most important Court decision of the 20th century and perhaps of all time: Brown v. Board of Education…
I know how much the Presiding Officer respects Ronald Reagan and how much he looks back on his Presidency and even candidacy as defining moments in the history of our Nation. President Reagan, despite my differences with him politically…
The men and women in uniform representing the United States of America are our best. I have had a chance to meet with them, both the guard units in my State and their families, and to go to Walter Reed Hospital to meet those who have been…
In 1975, Congress made the historic decision to require all public schools to accept and educate children with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. That law still serves as the basis for the Individuals with Disabilities…
Two-thirds of the Iraqis simply want us to leave as of yesterday, and every battlefield success appears to be nothing more than a Pyrrhic victory.
Wouldn't it be good for us, at this moment in time, to clearly and unequivocally state that we will follow the Geneva Convention?
Wouldn't it help if there was clarity from you and from this administration that we would abide by the Geneva Conventions?
It is unfortunate that a million acts of kindness and goodwill and bravery by our troops have been overshadowed by the shameful acts at the prison in Iraq.
Take away the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the links to al Qaeda, and the singular reason for being here was the prospect of disposing of a ruthless dictator and bringing democracy to Iraq.
If we're not better than that, then I simply want no part in what we're doing.
I thank the Senator. In response to his question, let me tell you if I am sick or a member of my family is sick, and I look up from that gurney, I want to see the best and brightest physicians in America looking down at me, and I want them…
our Nation has been a beacon for democratizing forces around the world as they challenge repression and human rights violations. The American exemplar inspired many to shed the yoke of communism and move toward democracy. In an era where…
I come to the Senate floor with a heavy heart. As so many other Americans, I am horrified at the graphic images of American soldiers abusing Iraqi soldiers and prisoners. We are in a situation today where our troops in the field in Iraq…
I listened carefully to this debate by my colleagues. We can join in the debate as to whether the destruction of the building is an appropriate symbol of our shame and outrage at what happened to the Iraqi prisoners. The fact is, after the…
there is not an American today who woke up and did not hear the lead news story, a story which has, frankly, brought us to a position of embarrassment with the abuses that have been sadly documented and have been spread across the world…
last Sunday, April 25, the March for Women's Lives took place here in Washington. Its organizers estimated that more than a million men, women, and children from more than 57 countries gathered under the banner of reproductive rights…
over 35 years ago, John Kerry faced his enemies in Vietnam. There were enemies there who were involved in sniper fire against John Kerry, trying to take his life and kill him because he wore the uniform of the United States of America…
this coming Monday is the 50th anniversary of the Salk polio vaccine field trials. On April 26, in conjunction with National Immunization Week, the March of Dimes will commemorate the development of the Salk polio vaccine. This day holds…
America lost one of its greatest journalists last night. Washington Post columnist Mary McGrory filed her last story at George Washington Hospital. Mary McGrory has been described by her peers as a ``luminous writer,'' ``the clearest…
today marks the 34th anniversary of the designation of April 22 as Earth Day. It is fitting to contemplate the words of former Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, who, in 1970, was instrumental in launching this now annual event. Thanks…
I am pleased to rise today recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Lung Association. For a century, the American Lung Association has been addressing some of the Nation's most pressing health issues. In 1904, a dedicated and…
Well, what used to be the Office of Micro credit has been downgraded to the Micro credit Development Team.
There have been orders for 20,000 additional American soldiers to be sent to this theatre.
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