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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Evergreen tenants should not have to spend another day living in substandard conditions,
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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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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.
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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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It's an increase directly attributable to profit-taking by the oil companies,
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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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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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The combination of lax security and deadly chemicals is a toxic mix. Illinois has more facilities that store extremely hazardous material than any other state, with over 100,000 pounds of hazardous substance stored in over 600 facilities.
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The illegal trafficking in prescription medications constitutes a particularly troublesome aspect of the substance abuse problem in America.
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America will be there. I'm not sure in what capacity or to what extent, but we will be there, ... Late Edition.