Dick Durbin
Dick Durbin
Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbinis the senior United States Senator from Illinois, in office since 1997. He has been the Assistant Minority Leader, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate, since 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 November 1944
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It's going to make for a very difficult line of inquiry at our hearing, but we have to understand what she's all about, what her values and beliefs are, so we can make an informed judgment,
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It is very difficult to track how this man, who gave us such misleading information before the invasion of Iraq, now under active investigation for endangering American troops, is now the toast of the town,
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it would have put millions of American consumers and families at risk of losing coverage for necessary health care.
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Evergreen tenants should not have to spend another day living in substandard conditions,
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It's not a federal mandate, ... It's an opportunity for your community, on a grass roots basis, to come together and decide how you can tell the story of Lincoln.
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There was a one-third increase in federal funds over the next five years coming back to Illinois, ... That doesn't happen very often.
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Absent a court decision that voids that or some other last-minute change, we're going to have a much different Air Guard facility here,
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Americans are struggling to pay home heating costs, yet the president's budget cuts funding to help the most vulnerable in our nation pay their bills.
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a man who can help heal the divisions of our nation.
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They faced the possibility that Congress would have told them in a matter of days not to do this.
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The VA cannot correct its errors by taking money away from veterans who depend on that income.
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. . . The White House promised new details in his speech. The president delivered generalities,
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The United States Senate learned very little from Littleton, Colorado ... We defeated a sensible amendment that would have at least had a background check at gun shows.
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This amendment ensures that any funds received by the owners of Evergreen Terrace will be used for the benefit of the residents, and it creates a system of accountability that makes sure that, at the end of the day, the tenants are the top priority.