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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 22, 2026

Survivors deserve more than that type of flip comment. They deserve a DOJ committed to ensuring that it’ll never happen again. They deserve an Attorney General who treats them with respect and compassion.

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Jul 22, 2026

I urge Congress to pass my America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act to protect and defend these lands for future generations.

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Jul 22, 2026

Our democracy is not guaranteed. It is paramount that Republicans and Democrats join together in support of free and fair elections and condemn any attempts by this President to undermine our democracy before it’s too late.

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Jul 22, 2026

Child marriage overwhelmingly affects underage girls who are married to adult men, often with dire consequences for their life outcomes.

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Jul 22, 2026

Her offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence, maturity, and temperament to be a judge.

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Jul 22, 2026

It is a disgrace that Senate Republicans are moving forward on this nomination while Senator McConnell is still in the hospital and so soon after Senator Graham’s passing.

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Jul 22, 2026

For too long, predatory for-profit colleges have taken in billions of dollars in federal student aid while leaving students with mountains of debt and low-value degrees.

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Jul 22, 2026

We need to stop this effort immediately. We need to give the American people the last word in the election in November, not the President and his bizarre theories on who won in 2020.

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Jul 22, 2026

Roughly a year ago, President Trump made good on his ‘MASS DEPORTATION NOW!’ promise.

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Jul 22, 2026

At a time when the American people are demanding more transparency and answers, the Administration gives us less.

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Jul 22, 2026

These changes raise serious legal concerns. They were made without advance notice to the public, leaving many noncitizens who had been complying with the law unsure of the basis under which these fees could be assessed and unsure of how to…

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Jul 22, 2026

Tonight’s ‘speech’ from the President is a dangerous attempt to resurrect disproven lies to undermine future elections before a single vote is cast.

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Jul 21, 2026

This bipartisan bill that Senator Graham worked so tirelessly to advance couldn’t be better timed.

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Jul 21, 2026

What is the real reason why Todd Blanche does not want to meet with the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein?

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Jul 21, 2026

We must enact this legislation at a federal level to protect the future of hundreds of thousands of young girls who have been stripped of their independence.

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Jul 20, 2026

I want to congratulate the Hungarian people on this peaceful transfer of power and decision to play a more constructive role in European security, including standing with Ukraine.

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Jul 19, 2026

But President Trump’s constant rhetoric belittling the alliance and dreams of conquering Greenland have been ill timed, boorish, and counterproductive.

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Jul 19, 2026

I am happy to report from the NATO Summit that the alliance remains determined to see Ukraine defend itself from Russia.

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Jul 18, 2026

This is true with respect to our health care system. Now, Illinois hospitals—especially safety-net and rural hospitals—are being forced to do more with less, shuttering entire services and gutting access to care for those who need it most.

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Jul 18, 2026

But to shun you and to snub you at this point, there is something else going on here.

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Jul 17, 2026

Miss Bos, anxious to meet with you," Durbin said. "I hope we can do it soon, maybe right after this."

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Jul 17, 2026

I didn't know it was a hardship for you to make this journey here, testify, from Illinois," Durbin continued in his remarks to Bos, offering to meet her.

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Jul 17, 2026

You recently claimed that ‘there’s a ton of evidence that the 2020 election was rigged’ … You have also baselessly indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that has worked tirelessly to expose violent…

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