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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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Jul 29, 2026

“While we recognize GSA’s recent investments, we urge the agency to maintain this momentum and complete these projects without further unnecessary delay to ensure both courthouses are safe and functional,”

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Jul 29, 2026

70 million Americans will pay a price that is just too heavy to pay.

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Jul 29, 2026

If they don’t pay for insurance, if they don’t have serious regulation, the American taxpayers should not bail them out.

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Jul 29, 2026

We don’t need our fingerprints at this crime scene.

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Jul 29, 2026

We’re living in the most corrupt presidency in the history of the United States.

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Jul 29, 2026

So, then, why would the President host a primetime address attempting to resurrect these debunked claims? I’ll tell you: It’s exactly what he did in the months preceding the 2020 election that he sought to steal.

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Jul 28, 2026

I’m sorry to tell you the pay plan tells us to be prepared to spend that money in Fiscal Year [20]29.

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Jul 28, 2026

“Yesterday’s hearing I can’t easily forget in this room. Because I asked a question of Mr. Todd Blanche about the opportunity he had to meet with victims of Jeffrey Epstein. I asked him the same question the night before in my office. And…

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Jul 28, 2026

Are you aware of the fact [that] we appropriated, and the President signed into law, $400 million in supplemental funding for Ukraine including for air defenses?

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Jul 28, 2026

“Every single one of us in this room has to obey the law, that is the basics in a democracy like ours. And when it comes to tax crimes, the same applies. Now there is an exception in the eyes of Todd Blanche and that exception is the…

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Jul 28, 2026

“Secondly, let me tell you what. I guess I was born in a different era from this President and the people around him. But I kind of understood going into public life that if you wanted to get rich, this was the wrong job. You’re supposed…

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Jul 28, 2026

What’s going to happen to that $75 billion [in unobligated OBBBA funding]?

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Jul 28, 2026

But instead of finding the money they need now for air defenses, we’re putting more money to this exchange with Iran—a war of choice which we never should have entered.

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Jul 28, 2026

He [Jack Smith] has agreed voluntarily to come before this Senate Judiciary Committee and answer questions under oath… [Republicans] owe it to him to tell his story under oath and [Republicans] refused to [bring him before the Committee]…

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Jul 28, 2026

We’re in a moment in history where we can win the war in Ukraine—that victory would be critically important for those people who have fought for more than four years against the odds and proven they can put Putin back on his heels.

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Jul 28, 2026

Is this the man we want to confirm to be the head of the premier law enforcement agency in America? With Mr. Blanche, it is clear that justice is secondary to loyalty to the President.

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Jul 27, 2026

The integration mandate is a cornerstone of that promise, and weakening it would reverse decades of bipartisan progress.

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Jul 26, 2026

You certainly cannot explain it to the policemen who almost lost their lives because of the attackers.

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Jul 26, 2026

You are dancing on the head of a pin here… We have these survivors who have the courage to come before this Committee and tell their terrible stories of how they were exploited.

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Jul 25, 2026

It is despicable that the administration is taking away funding from states that did not vote for Trump.

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Jul 24, 2026

Everything we heard from Todd Blanche at his hearing last week—and in his responses to written questions—indicates that, if confirmed as Attorney General, Blanche will continue to serve the interest of Donald Trump, not the American people.

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Jul 24, 2026

There’s going to be history written about this Administration and I think it will be extraordinary with its corruption.

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Jul 24, 2026

[Republicans] owe it to him to tell his story under oath and [Republicans] refused to [bring him before the Committee]. The conclusion I draw is that they are afraid of what he has to say… would you comment on it?

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Jul 24, 2026

I want to take a moment to respond to [Committee Republicans’] claim at Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing that Democrats never criticized the Biden Justice Department’s actions. This is simply and provably false.

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Jul 24, 2026

For 150 years, the Chicago Cubs have been the heart of our great city. For 150 years, they have brought millions of fans together from across the world to all chant ‘Go, Cubs, Go!’

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