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Dec. 2, 2021 Durbin Statement On Successful Discharge Vote For Rachael Rollins, Nominated To Be U.S. Attorney For The District Of Massachusetts Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021 Tweet - "Greg Harris is going to make an outstanding U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, my home district. He is a pillar of the Springfield community and will be the first Black U.S. Attorney in the district's history. I look forward to his full and final confirmation." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021 Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations Of Two Circuit Court Judges, Ten District Court Judges, And Four U.S. Attorneys Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "I have remarked several times on the professional diversity of POTUS's nominees. After four years of judicial nominees who often lacked even basic qualifications, it is a welcome change to confirm judges who are both highly qualified and reflect the communities they serve." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees In Judiciary Committee Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Stephanie Murphy Rep. Lauren Underwood
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "@ChuckGrassley and I have a bill for that. Americans deserve access to the Court as it issues rulings that will affect their lives and those of generations to come." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2021 Durbin Questions District Court Nominees In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2021 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021 Tweet - "Johnson & Johnson is attempting to deny tens of thousands of people their day in court by offloading its talc liabilities onto a new company created exclusively to protect the company's own assets--and leave cancer-victim claimants with pennies on the dollar." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021 Letter to Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson - Durbin, Senate, And House Dems Object To Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy Maneuver, Demand Answers Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Receives Response To His Inquiry From The Office Of Special Counsel: Trump Administration Officials Grossly Violated The Hatch Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 3, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Latest Circuit & District Court Nominations Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Tweet - "This is an impressive group: four sitting judges with strong records of judicial independence; two former federal public defenders with significant litigation experience; and, if confirmed, the only active Latina judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CA." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Durbin Questions Judge Sanchez, Nominated To Ninth Circuit, In Judiciary Committee Hearing Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Hardly a day goes by in the city of Chicago where someone isn't killed by gunfire. The only way we're ever going to stop this violence is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals and off our streets. DOJ needs to be doing everything they can to make that happen." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Durbin: The Senate Must Follow The House's Lead & Eliminate The Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Anyone who engages in violence or threats of violence is stepping over the line of protected speech. Whether you are storming the Capitol or threatening members of your local school board with violence, it does not matter. Free speech does not include the incitement of violence." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Nomination Of Gregory Harris To Be Central District Of Illinois U.S. Attorney Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee's First Department Of Justice Oversight Hearing Since 2017 Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2021 Durbin Urges Colleagues To Support Slate Of District Court Nominees On The Senate Floor Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2021 Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Judicial Disclosure and Transparency Requirements Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 22, 2021 Quigley Statement on House Vote to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 21, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes To Find Bannon In Contempt Of Congress For Refusing To Comply With Investigation Of The January 6th Insurrection Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 7, 2021 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2021 Roll Call - Shady third-party sellers are running rampant online. It's time for Congress to step in Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of the United States State Department - Cassidy Joins Bipartisan Call to Expand Sanctions on Nicaragua to Include Daniel Ortega Himself Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Tweet - "Texas's SB 8 abortion ban clearly violates Supreme Court precedent, yet the Court allowed it to take effect. Now millions of Texans have had their constitutional rights taken away from them. Today's hearing will shine a light on this law and the shadow docket." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The handling of S.B. 8 by SCOTUS's conservative majority was a dog-whistle to those who have waged a long campaign to undermine reproductive and other constitutional rights. This is a five-alarm fire for due process, and for the future of civil rights. My latest for @TheNLJ:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Our government was intended to be a democracy of the people, by the people, for the people. Proud to join @SenatorShaheen in fighting back against the dark money directly impacting our campaign system that prioritizes corporations & special interests over the needs of Americans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2021 Durbin Joins Introduction Of Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Citizens United Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2021 Tweet - "This anti-choice law is a devastating blow to Americans' constitutional rights--and SCOTUS allowed it to see the light of day without public deliberation or transparency. The Senate Judiciary Committee must examine the conservative Court's abuse of the shadow docket." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine The Texas Abortion Ban And The Shadow Supreme Court's Abuse Of Its "Shadow Docket" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Roy leads 24 colleagues in demanding Mayorkas obey SCOTUS and reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Aug. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The partisan agenda of the Supreme Court's conservative majority continues to harm American families. This decision--pulled off the "shadow docket" and made without hearing full arguments from either side--will have devastating consequences for millions." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Conservative justices repeatedly lifted court orders blocking Trump policies because of supposed concern about nationwide injunctions. The same justices flip-flopped to uphold a lower-court injunction on Biden Admin. This partisan approach is completely inappropriate." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy placed innocent asylum seekers in danger of assault, rape, and kidnapping. This shameful decision will bring back that grim reality. We should all be outraged." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Unbelievable that this conservative majority would so blatantly reverse themselves on a position they repeatedly upheld throughout the Trump Administration." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 18, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Democratic Women's Caucus Leadership, Bipartisan Women's Caucus Leadership, Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Senators Klobuchar, Murkowski, Collins, and Sinema Introduce Legislation to Honor Justices Ginsburg and O'Connor with Statues in the Capitol Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 29, 2021 Tweet - "Regardless of where you work, you have a right to a safe workplace. Proud to cosponsor @RepHankJohnson's and @maziehirono's legislation to expand critical protections against harassment and discrimination to federal judicial branch employees." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021 Rep Speier Joins Rep Johnson in Introduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold Judiciary Accountable to Workers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021 Nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of Circuit & District Court Nominations Sen. Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Menendez, Booker, Sherrill Renew Bipartisan Effort to Protect Privacy, Safety of Federal Judges & their Families amid Rising Threats Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021 Gillibrand, Graham, Durbin, Bustos, Griffith And Jayapal Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice And Accountability Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
Dec. 2, 2021 Durbin Statement On Successful Discharge Vote For Rachael Rollins, Nominated To Be U.S. Attorney For The District Of Massachusetts Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021 Tweet - "Greg Harris is going to make an outstanding U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, my home district. He is a pillar of the Springfield community and will be the first Black U.S. Attorney in the district's history. I look forward to his full and final confirmation." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 2, 2021 Judiciary Committee Advances Nominations Of Two Circuit Court Judges, Ten District Court Judges, And Four U.S. Attorneys Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "I have remarked several times on the professional diversity of POTUS's nominees. After four years of judicial nominees who often lacked even basic qualifications, it is a welcome change to confirm judges who are both highly qualified and reflect the communities they serve." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees In Judiciary Committee Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2021 MSNBC "All In with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Interview with Rep. Stephanie Murphy Rep.Lauren Underwood
Dec. 1, 2021 Tweet - "@ChuckGrassley and I have a bill for that. Americans deserve access to the Court as it issues rulings that will affect their lives and those of generations to come." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2021 Durbin Questions District Court Nominees In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2021 MSNBC "The Beat with Ari Melber" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021 Tweet - "Johnson & Johnson is attempting to deny tens of thousands of people their day in court by offloading its talc liabilities onto a new company created exclusively to protect the company's own assets--and leave cancer-victim claimants with pennies on the dollar." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 10, 2021 Letter to Alex Gorsky, Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson - Durbin, Senate, And House Dems Object To Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy Maneuver, Demand Answers Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Receives Response To His Inquiry From The Office Of Special Counsel: Trump Administration Officials Grossly Violated The Hatch Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 3, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Latest Circuit & District Court Nominations Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Tweet - "This is an impressive group: four sitting judges with strong records of judicial independence; two former federal public defenders with significant litigation experience; and, if confirmed, the only active Latina judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CA." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Durbin Questions Judge Sanchez, Nominated To Ninth Circuit, In Judiciary Committee Hearing Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Hardly a day goes by in the city of Chicago where someone isn't killed by gunfire. The only way we're ever going to stop this violence is by getting guns out of the hands of criminals and off our streets. DOJ needs to be doing everything they can to make that happen." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Durbin: The Senate Must Follow The House's Lead & Eliminate The Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Anyone who engages in violence or threats of violence is stepping over the line of protected speech. Whether you are storming the Capitol or threatening members of your local school board with violence, it does not matter. Free speech does not include the incitement of violence." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Nomination Of Gregory Harris To Be Central District Of Illinois U.S. Attorney Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee's First Department Of Justice Oversight Hearing Since 2017 Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 26, 2021 Durbin Urges Colleagues To Support Slate Of District Court Nominees On The Senate Floor Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 25, 2021 Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Judicial Disclosure and Transparency Requirements Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 22, 2021 Quigley Statement on House Vote to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 21, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes To Find Bannon In Contempt Of Congress For Refusing To Comply With Investigation Of The January 6th Insurrection Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Oct. 7, 2021 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Dick Durbin Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 6, 2021 Roll Call - Shady third-party sellers are running rampant online. It's time for Congress to step in Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 1, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Antony Blinken, Secretary of the United States State Department - Cassidy Joins Bipartisan Call to Expand Sanctions on Nicaragua to Include Daniel Ortega Himself Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 29, 2021 Tweet - "Texas's SB 8 abortion ban clearly violates Supreme Court precedent, yet the Court allowed it to take effect. Now millions of Texans have had their constitutional rights taken away from them. Today's hearing will shine a light on this law and the shadow docket." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Questions Witnesses At Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2021 Durbin Delivers Opening Remarks During Hearing On Texas's Unconstitutional Abortion Ban And The Role Of The Shadow Docket Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The handling of S.B. 8 by SCOTUS's conservative majority was a dog-whistle to those who have waged a long campaign to undermine reproductive and other constitutional rights. This is a five-alarm fire for due process, and for the future of civil rights. My latest for @TheNLJ:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 23, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice, the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Francis Collins, Director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Cassidy, Colleagues Demand DOJ Investigation on Illegal Fetal Tissue Research Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 21, 2021 Tweet - "Our government was intended to be a democracy of the people, by the people, for the people. Proud to join @SenatorShaheen in fighting back against the dark money directly impacting our campaign system that prioritizes corporations & special interests over the needs of Americans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 20, 2021 Durbin Joins Introduction Of Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Citizens United Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2021 Tweet - "This anti-choice law is a devastating blow to Americans' constitutional rights--and SCOTUS allowed it to see the light of day without public deliberation or transparency. The Senate Judiciary Committee must examine the conservative Court's abuse of the shadow docket." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine The Texas Abortion Ban And The Shadow Supreme Court's Abuse Of Its "Shadow Docket" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2021 Letter to Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Roy leads 24 colleagues in demanding Mayorkas obey SCOTUS and reinstate 'Remain in Mexico' policy Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Aug. 27, 2021 Tweet - "The partisan agenda of the Supreme Court's conservative majority continues to harm American families. This decision--pulled off the "shadow docket" and made without hearing full arguments from either side--will have devastating consequences for millions." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2021 Tweet - "Conservative justices repeatedly lifted court orders blocking Trump policies because of supposed concern about nationwide injunctions. The same justices flip-flopped to uphold a lower-court injunction on Biden Admin. This partisan approach is completely inappropriate." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy placed innocent asylum seekers in danger of assault, rape, and kidnapping. This shameful decision will bring back that grim reality. We should all be outraged." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 25, 2021 Tweet - "Unbelievable that this conservative majority would so blatantly reverse themselves on a position they repeatedly upheld throughout the Trump Administration." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 18, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Demand Justice for Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General; and Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Harris and Colleagues React After DOJ Voluntarily Dismisses Lawsuit Against Hospital that Forced Nurses to Assist in Elective Abortions Against their Conscience Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Democratic Women's Caucus Leadership, Bipartisan Women's Caucus Leadership, Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Senators Klobuchar, Murkowski, Collins, and Sinema Introduce Legislation to Honor Justices Ginsburg and O'Connor with Statues in the Capitol Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 29, 2021 Tweet - "Regardless of where you work, you have a right to a safe workplace. Proud to cosponsor @RepHankJohnson's and @maziehirono's legislation to expand critical protections against harassment and discrimination to federal judicial branch employees." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 29, 2021 Rep Speier Joins Rep Johnson in Introduction of Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold Judiciary Accountable to Workers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2021 Nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2021 Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of Circuit & District Court Nominations Sen.Dick Durbin
July 14, 2021 Menendez, Booker, Sherrill Renew Bipartisan Effort to Protect Privacy, Safety of Federal Judges & their Families amid Rising Threats Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2021 Gillibrand, Graham, Durbin, Bustos, Griffith And Jayapal Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Allow Sexual Assault & Harassment Survivors To Seek Justice And Accountability Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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