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Dec. 5, 2024
Durbin Urges President-Elect Trump To Follow Precedent And Require All Nominees To Complete FBI Background Investigations
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Intent To Nominate Kash Patel As FBI Director
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 22, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Intent To Nominate Pam Bondi As Attorney General
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2024
Durbin Statement On Matt Gaetz Withdrawing From Consideration To Be Attorney General
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Five Judicial Nominations, One Marshal Nomination, Patent Bill To Full Senate
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2024
Chair Durbin Leads Senate Judiciary Democrats In Letter Asking FBI For Complete Evidentiary File In The Investigation of Matt Gaetz
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2024
Durbin Statement On Confirmation Of Judge Embry Kidd To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2024
Durbin: I'll Do Everything In My Power To Ensure That Donald Trump Cannot Turn DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Justice Department Nominations
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2024
Chair Durbin Leads Senate Judiciary Democrats In Letter Asking House Ethics Committee To Release Ethics Report On Matt Gaetz
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2024
Durbin Statement On House Ethics Committee Report On Matt Gaetz
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Two Judicial Nominations, One Marshall Nomination, Patent Bill To Full Senate
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2024
Durbin: We Must Confirm Every Possible Federal Judge In The Lame Duck Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Attorney General Nominee, Rep. Matt Gaetz
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Senate Confirmation Of U.S. Magistrate Judge Hawley To Serve As A District Court Judge For The Central District Of Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2024
Durbin Reflects On The Senate Judiciary Committee's Historic Achievements During Biden Administration; Vows To Continue These Efforts During The Incoming Trump Administration
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Senate Confirmation Of April Perry To Serve As A District Court Judge For The Northern District Of Ilinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2024
Durbin Statement On The Outcome Of The 2024 Election
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2024
Durbin Statement On Damning Report Finding Continued Widespread FBI Mishandling Of Child Sexual Abuse Investigations Following Larry Nassar Case
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2024
Durbin, Hirono, House Leaders Release GAO Report Constrained By AO Blocking Access To Federal Audit Of Sexual Harassment In the Judiciary System
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2024
Durbin, Collins, Rep. Hank Johnson Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Fairness In Criminal Justice System
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 30, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary, Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committees' Bipartisan Joint Oversight Hearing On Trump Assassination Attempt
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin, Duckworth
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
Durbin Statement on President Biden's Supreme Court Reform Proposal
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
Durbin Highlights the Supreme Court's Ethical Crisis on the Senate Floor
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
With All Evidence Pointing to a Decisive Gonzalez Victory, He Should Be Considered President-Elect
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Statement After Briefings With Law Enforcement Officials Regarding Security At The Democratic National Convention In Chicago
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2024
Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 21, 2024
Durbin Statement On President Joe Biden
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 1, 2024
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling In Donald Trump Immunity Case
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2024
Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Bump Stocks Ruling
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 8, 2024
LaHood Statement on the Motion to Vacate
Rep. Darin LaHood
April 18, 2024
Durbin Applauds Sentencing Commission's Unanimous Vote To Prohibit Acquitted Conduct From Being Used In Sentencing Guidelines
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin, McCollum Introduce Bill To Mitigate Use And Release Of Toxic PFAS
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin, Cramer File Bipartisan Amendment To The FISA Reauthorization Bill To Add Narrow Warrant Requirement
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin: Without Critical Changes To Improve FISA Reauthorization Bill, I Cannot Support It
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 17, 2024
Durbin Votes To Dismiss Unjustified Articles Of Impeachment Against Secretary Mayorkas
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 15, 2024
Durbin: Senate Must Uphold The Constitution, Respect The Framers’ Intentions, And Quickly Dispose Of Unjustified Articles Of Impeachment Against Secretary Mayorkas
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 12, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Send Recommendations for Federal District Court Judge in the Central District of Illinois to the White House
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 11, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Six Nominations to the Full Senate
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 10, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Oversight of the COPS Program
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 10, 2024
Durbin Questions COPS Office Director During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Oversight of the COPS Program
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 9, 2024
Parents of Michigan School Shooter Face Victims' Families at Sentencing; Special Counsel Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Immunity Claims; Trump Says Abortion Rights Should be Left to the States. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 4, 2024
Durbin Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony for Quad Cities International Airport's Terminal Renovation Program
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 3, 2024
Durbin Announces $1 Million for Southcom Dispatch Center's Public Safety Upgrades
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 1, 2024
Durbin, Budzinski Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony for Cahokia Heights Sanitary Sewer Trunkline Project
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 28, 2024
Durbin Leads Group of Senate Democrats Pressing Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons on Voting Access for Incarcerated People
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce Illinois Priorities Secured in Second "Minibus" Government Funding Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 23, 2024
Durbin Statement on Passage of Second "Minibus" of Six Government Funding Bills
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 22, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2 Million to Reconnect Chicago's West Side
Sen. Dick Durbin
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Politician
Dec. 5, 2024
Durbin Urges President-Elect Trump To Follow Precedent And Require All Nominees To Complete FBI Background Investigations
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Intent To Nominate Kash Patel As FBI Director
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 22, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Intent To Nominate Pam Bondi As Attorney General
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2024
Durbin Statement On Matt Gaetz Withdrawing From Consideration To Be Attorney General
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Five Judicial Nominations, One Marshal Nomination, Patent Bill To Full Senate
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2024
Chair Durbin Leads Senate Judiciary Democrats In Letter Asking FBI For Complete Evidentiary File In The Investigation of Matt Gaetz
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2024
Durbin Statement On Confirmation Of Judge Embry Kidd To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 18, 2024
Durbin: I'll Do Everything In My Power To Ensure That Donald Trump Cannot Turn DOJ Into His Personal Law Firm
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Justice Department Nominations
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2024
Chair Durbin Leads Senate Judiciary Democrats In Letter Asking House Ethics Committee To Release Ethics Report On Matt Gaetz
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2024
Durbin Statement On House Ethics Committee Report On Matt Gaetz
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Two Judicial Nominations, One Marshall Nomination, Patent Bill To Full Senate
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2024
Durbin: We Must Confirm Every Possible Federal Judge In The Lame Duck Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2024
Durbin Statement On President-Elect Trump's Attorney General Nominee, Rep. Matt Gaetz
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Senate Confirmation Of U.S. Magistrate Judge Hawley To Serve As A District Court Judge For The Central District Of Illinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2024
Durbin Reflects On The Senate Judiciary Committee's Historic Achievements During Biden Administration; Vows To Continue These Efforts During The Incoming Trump Administration
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 12, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Senate Confirmation Of April Perry To Serve As A District Court Judge For The Northern District Of Ilinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2024
Durbin Statement On The Outcome Of The 2024 Election
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 29, 2024
Durbin Statement On Damning Report Finding Continued Widespread FBI Mishandling Of Child Sexual Abuse Investigations Following Larry Nassar Case
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2024
Durbin, Hirono, House Leaders Release GAO Report Constrained By AO Blocking Access To Federal Audit Of Sexual Harassment In the Judiciary System
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2024
Durbin, Collins, Rep. Hank Johnson Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Improve Fairness In Criminal Justice System
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 30, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary, Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committees' Bipartisan Joint Oversight Hearing On Trump Assassination Attempt
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin, Duckworth
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
Durbin Statement on President Biden's Supreme Court Reform Proposal
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
Durbin Highlights the Supreme Court's Ethical Crisis on the Senate Floor
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2024
With All Evidence Pointing to a Decisive Gonzalez Victory, He Should Be Considered President-Elect
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Statement After Briefings With Law Enforcement Officials Regarding Security At The Democratic National Convention In Chicago
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2024
Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 21, 2024
Durbin Statement On President Joe Biden
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 1, 2024
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Ruling In Donald Trump Immunity Case
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2024
Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Bump Stocks Ruling
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 8, 2024
LaHood Statement on the Motion to Vacate
Rep.Darin LaHood
April 18, 2024
Durbin Applauds Sentencing Commission's Unanimous Vote To Prohibit Acquitted Conduct From Being Used In Sentencing Guidelines
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin, McCollum Introduce Bill To Mitigate Use And Release Of Toxic PFAS
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin, Cramer File Bipartisan Amendment To The FISA Reauthorization Bill To Add Narrow Warrant Requirement
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin: Without Critical Changes To Improve FISA Reauthorization Bill, I Cannot Support It
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 17, 2024
Durbin Votes To Dismiss Unjustified Articles Of Impeachment Against Secretary Mayorkas
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 15, 2024
Durbin: Senate Must Uphold The Constitution, Respect The Framers’ Intentions, And Quickly Dispose Of Unjustified Articles Of Impeachment Against Secretary Mayorkas
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 12, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Send Recommendations for Federal District Court Judge in the Central District of Illinois to the White House
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 11, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Six Nominations to the Full Senate
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 10, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Oversight of the COPS Program
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 10, 2024
Durbin Questions COPS Office Director During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Oversight of the COPS Program
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 9, 2024
Parents of Michigan School Shooter Face Victims' Families at Sentencing; Special Counsel Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Immunity Claims; Trump Says Abortion Rights Should be Left to the States. Aired 10-10:30a ET
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 4, 2024
Durbin Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony for Quad Cities International Airport's Terminal Renovation Program
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 3, 2024
Durbin Announces $1 Million for Southcom Dispatch Center's Public Safety Upgrades
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 1, 2024
Durbin, Budzinski Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony for Cahokia Heights Sanitary Sewer Trunkline Project
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 28, 2024
Durbin Leads Group of Senate Democrats Pressing Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons on Voting Access for Incarcerated People
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce Illinois Priorities Secured in Second "Minibus" Government Funding Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 23, 2024
Durbin Statement on Passage of Second "Minibus" of Six Government Funding Bills
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 22, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2 Million to Reconnect Chicago's West Side
Sen.Dick Durbin
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