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Durbin: Chief Justice Roberts Should Strengthen Supreme Court Ethics Standards Before The Court’s Summer Recess
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the need for stronger Supreme Court ethics standards before the Court recesses for the summer.
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Durbin, Luján, Risch, And Blackburn Announce New Senate National Labs Caucus
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), James Risch, (R-ID) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today announced the creation of a new Senate National Labs Caucus.
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ICYMI: Durbin, Whitehouse Sent Follow Up Letter To Harlan Crow Seeking Full Information On Gifts, Travel, And Access Given To Supreme Court Justices
Last Friday, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, sent a follow up letter to Republican megadonor Harlan Crow seeking to identify the full extent of Mr. Crow’s gifts of travel and lodging to Justice Clarence Thomas
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Durbin Releases Plan To Address Health Care Workforce Shortages In Rural Illinois
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today held a news conference with Illinois health care leaders to release his “Roadmap to Grow Illinois’ Rural Health Workforce.”
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Durbin, Klobuchar Reintroduce Comprehensive Legislation To Address Threats Targeting Election Workers
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, reintroduced comprehensive legislation to address threats to election workers.
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Senate Confirms Anthony Johnstone To The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals
Under The Leadership Of Chair Durbin, The Senate Has Confirmed 120 Judges To Lifetime Appointments On The Federal Bench During The Biden Administration
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Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Press Fda For Timely Implementation Of Ban On Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
.On The One-Year Anniversary Of FDA Announcement Of Proposed Rules To End The Sale Of Menthol As A Characterizing Flavor In Cigarettes And A Ban On All Flavors In Cigars, Lawmakers Remain Concerned About The Timing, Implementation, And Enforcement Of These Rules.
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Durbin Meets With Illinois J Street Members
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois and national members of J Street to discuss the U.S.-Israeli relationship and challenges in the region.
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Supreme Court Ethics Reform
.Durbin: “The Highest Court In The Land Should Not Have The Lowest Ethical Standards. That Reality Is Driving A Crisis In Public Confidence In The Supreme Court. The Status Quo Must Change.”
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Durbin Joins In Introduction Of The Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing the Kids Online Safety Act, bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable.
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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Supreme Court Ethics Reform
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Supreme Court Ethics Reform.”
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Durbin, Duckworth, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation Opening The Courthouse Doors To Consumers, Workers
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a group of 34 Senators in introducing legislation to stop the use of unfair forced arbitration clauses, which are widely used to limit Americans’ access to justice.
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Durbin, Graham, Grassley Meet With ICC Chief Prosecutor
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), met with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to receive an update on its investigation into the atrocities being committed in Ukraine.
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Durbin Blasts Republican Budget Cuts, Questions National Institutes Of Health About Treating Trauma, Mental Illness In Youth
. U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today participated in a subcommittee hearing entitled “A Review of the President’s FY 2024 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).”
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Durbin Slams Proposed Republican Budget Cuts That Would Devastate Medical Research
On May 10, 2023, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate ALS Caucus, delivered a speech on the Senate floor about the importance of robust federal funding for medical research to advance treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS.
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Durbin Discusses Illinois Agricultural Priorities With Xochitl Torres Small, Biden Nominee For USDA Deputy Secretary
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small, who has been nominated to serve as USDA Deputy Secretary.
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Durbin Honors Illinois National Guard As It Marks 300th Anniversary
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor commemorating the Illinois National Guard’s 300th anniversary.
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Durbin Reflects On Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Devastating Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor on the state of reproductive rights in America and steps he’s taking to shine a light on the serious threats to abortion rights nationwide, including holding last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue.