U.S. Senator Richard Durbin
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Before Trump judge barbs, Senator Durbin opposed 'dangerous' 'Latino' court nominee
Presumed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump isn’t the first prominent politician to publicly take interest in the ethnicity of a Latino federal judge.
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Durbin announces bipartisan compromise to FAST Act
Illinois transportation and infrastructure projects will be protected under the FAST Act.
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Durbin releases statement on EPA's announcement of the final rule on The Renewable Fuel Standard
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) released a statement after the EPA announced the final rule on RFS
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Durbin urges vote on bill to close gun buying loophole for terror suspects
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) urged legislators to support a bipartisan bill that would give the federal government power to prevent suspected terrorists from buying guns and explosives in the U.S.
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Durbin-Grassley visa-reform bill aims to protect U.S. workers
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bill on Tuesday to reform the H-1B visa program. The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act aims to prevent abuse of the visa system and ensure qualified U.S. workers have priority over others for highly skilled jobs. “Reforming the H-1B and L-1 visa programs is a critical component of fixing our broken immigration system and must be included in comprehensive immigration-reform legislation,” Durbin said.
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Illinois to get more than $67 million in HUD affordable-housing grants
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said on Tuesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Illinois over $67 million in grants for state and local programs to provide affordable housing and other services for those in need.
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Durbin shepherds bills targeting heroin, prescription-opioid abuse
America’s war on illegal drugs and legal-drug abuse is getting a new ally in the U.S. Senate, where U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently co-sponsored or introduced bills aimed at ensuring addicts get the help they need.
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Durbin, other lawmakers call out Social Security agency on same-sex couples
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) and other D.C. lawmakers have asked the Social Security Administration (SSA) to treat all marriages equally.
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Durbin, other senators call for more federal scrutiny of for-profit colleges
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined three other Democratic senators this week in a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education, calling for a harder look at the agency's funding policies for for-profit colleges.
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Durbin asks FBI whether banking pressures led to revision of credit-card alert
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) why it recently revised a consumer protection advisory on credit and debit smart card security technology. The original FBI advisory, issued on Oct. 8, said new credit and debit cards that use microchip security technology are vulnerable to fraud.
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Illinois lawmakers meet with Emanuel in D.C. to discuss violent crime
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel recently was in Washington, D.C., for a Justice Department summit on violent crime, where he also met with the Illinois Congressional Delegation at a meeting hosted by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).
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Durbin announces landmark drug-sentencing reform with new bill
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 focuses on the disproportionate incarceration rate of minorities across the country and the effect it has on the nation’s finances.
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Illinois Delegation meets Mayor Emanuel in D.C.
Emanuel was in Washington, D.C., to attend the Justice Department's violent crimes summit.