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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If you've made one point many times over during the course of the last three days, it is that as a judge you will be loyal and faithful to the process of law, to the rule of law. But, beyond loyalty to the process of law how do you view the law when it comes to expanding our personal freedoms?
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I wonder, where are you? ... Beyond loyalty to the process of law, how do you view this law when it comes to expanding our personal freedom?
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I worry... he will tip the balance of the scales of justice. He will tip the balance against protecting our basic privacy and personal freedoms. He will tip the balance in favor of presidential power even when it violates the law.
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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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Nothing should ever be said to demean or diminish that moral tragedy, ... I'm also sorry if anything I said, in any way, cast a negative light on our fine men and women in the military.
sorry
I'm sorry that this wasn't done years and years ago,
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I'm hoping that (the president and Congress are) sensitive to what consumers are needing,
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I've known John since before I was elected and have worked closely with him on health issues, especially Medicaid reimbursement and asthma. I am supporting his re-election.
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Oh, my goodness. The July 10th Phoenix memo. We're turning this over to Congress. The whole world's going to see this.
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I wanted to make certain that no conflicts of interest would have prevented Mr. Flanigan from performing his duties,
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at this time in light of the national security interests in question.
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This was a victory for the American people,
mend patriot
We do not want to end the Patriot Act. We want to mend the Patriot Act.