U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
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Recent News About U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
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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.
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Biden signs resolution to end national COVID-19 emergency: See how IL's members of Congress voted
President Joe Biden (D) today signed into law H.J.Res. 7, which "terminates the national emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic." How did Illinois' members of Congress vote?
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Durbin blocks bill to increase penalties for possession of child pornography
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is being slammed for blocking a bill meant to stiffen penalties for those in possession of child pornography.
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Senate Republicans say Durbin has a 'pattern of interrupting' during questionings of Biden's nominees
Tensions rose between Republican Senators and Democrat Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) on the Senate floor during the questioning of President Joe Biden's appointee for assistant attorney general, Kristen Clarke.
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Durbin defends DOJ nominee Viden as 'exceptionally well-qualified;' will help repair public trust after Trump era
Democrat Senator Dick Durbin stood his ground on the Senate floor last week in support of President Joe Biden's Associate Attorney General nominee Vanita Gupta, who has been under scrutiny for her brash behavior on Twitter.
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Durbin: GOP unsupportive of COVID stimulus package
Before the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill was signed into law, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that Republicans are not supporting the bill, despite Democrats supporting coronavirus relief that Republicans wanted last year, WCMY 1430 reported.
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House Dems, Durbin, blasted for blocking SBA Paycheck Protection Program bill
Democratic House lawmakers, including Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, last week blocked a $250 million bill that would have infused more cash into the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses during the pandemic.
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Durbin slammed for refusing to debate, demanding handouts for state, Chicago in coronavirus economic relief bill
Instead of working with the Republicans in the Senate, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) says that Democrats are instead working behind closed doors and demanding cash handouts to the airlines, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who, he says is demanding cash for Illinois and Chicago, both of which have serious financial issues they are dealing with.
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Shaky science behind Durbin, Casten and Foster positions on climate change, environmental expert says
The positions of three Democratic members of Congress on climate change – including a proposal that the U.S. government sell climate bonds – are premised on faulty science, one climate expert says.
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Former Rep. Ives calls former GOP chair Brady “a traitor” for donating to ultra liberal Dick Durbin’s campaign
Former GOP Chairman Pat Brady delivered yet another sucker punch to his own party by donating to far-left Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, former State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) told Prairie State Wire.
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Cortes: Durbin ICE comments 'appalling attack on thousands of brave agents'
At a recent immigration rally in Chicago, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) goose-stepped in line with the rising far left of the Democratic Party and insulted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), calling them a “group of incompetents" during a CNN interview.
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Durbin challenges Rauner to solve Quincy Veterans Home's problem with Legionnaires' Disease
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) said he has asked Gov. Bruce Rauner to come up with a better plan to protect servicemen at the Quincy Veterans Home from an ongoing outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease.
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Illinois' congressional Republicans defend tax reform bill
The Republican members of the Illinois congressional delegation recently penned a response to criticisms of the House tax reform bill from Democrat Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin, according to a release.