http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/ A collection of the latest records posted to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/ http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/_skins/durbin/images/rss_banner.jpg en_US Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=93ae9d1a-b5f5-4a73-89d4-4a25e5fd1ab0 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Videos Thu, 23 May 2013 01:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=9f23b4ce-c984-4220-94f9-aaf8053facc0 [WASHINGTON, DC] U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno regarding efforts to protect servicemembers from predatory lenders and for-profit colleges during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Videos Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=4cb5b04e-cadb-4023-adb4-55e66fde4264 [WASHINGTON, DC] U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno regarding the issue of sexual assault in the military during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Videos Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=03a22dff-7286-4436-8684-1f8799503e9a [WASHINGTON, DC] U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno regarding the impact of sequestration on servicemembers and our military during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Videos Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=4c8bed86-81ae-4549-97ad-29e5b9e03f23 [WASHINGTON, DC] U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joined U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah and others to announce the U.S. government's first Water and Development strategy, based on Durbin's Water for the World Act. Videos Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/photos?ContentRecord_id=9030b94c-0b8e-4db7-adfc-8a790efabf2c [WASHINGTON, DC] U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army General Raymond Odierno to discuss the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which Senator Durbin chairs. Photos Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=486ff756-0125-4163-b207-aa708c2440ce [WASHINGTON, DC] Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, sending the bipartisan measure the to the full Senate for consideration. Durbin was one of the bipartisan members of the so-called Gang of Eight that authored the measure. Press Releases Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/statementscommentary?ContentRecord_id=83ff163b-2516-4a67-993a-2fa0821409fc As Prepared for Delivery... Statements Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/photos?ContentRecord_id=6a266aa3-afac-4ce9-bea6-30a473ca157c U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) discussed the need to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation at a news conference in Chicago on Sunday, May 19. Durbin, the author of the DREAM Act and a member of the bipartisan group which introduced the immigration bill currently being debated in Washington, was joined by U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL-04) and several Dreamers - young people brought to the country as children. Photos Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=244a1b5f-4599-4c92-a497-1a168865051b [CHICAGO] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today provided an update on the Senate’s negotiations over the comprehensive immigration reform bill he helped draft and said he is optimistic about the proposal’s chances for passage. Durbin was a member of the bipartisan Gang of Eight that introduced the bill in April after several months of negotiations and sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is currently considering the legislation. Press Releases Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/cableshow?ContentRecord_id=8586d876-409f-40c4-8253-d6da76775f67 On this second part of the newest installment of Dick Durbin's "A Capitol Report: A Different View," Senator Durbin speaks with Senators Hirono, Baldwin, Heitkamp, and Warren about their new roles and how to get more women involved in politics. Cable Show Episodes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/cableshow?ContentRecord_id=c1409662-9eed-4a50-804d-a937f13798a1 On this segment of Dick Durbin "A Capitol Report: A Different View," Senator Durbin speaks with the four new Democratic female senators of the 113th Congress: Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Cable Show Episodes Fri, 17 May 2013 04:30:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/photos?ContentRecord_id=0f2e9e90-16d8-4702-bb09-71df28cfd1b2 [WASHINGTON, DC] -- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Southeastern Illinois college students to discuss the U.S. Senate. Photos Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=e89f3263-d08f-40d0-9af8-1f277d8fe90c [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has made a $46,125 investment in the North Park Fire Protection District in Machesney Park, Illinois for operations and safety. Today’s funding will help support and improve the capability of the department to respond to fires and other types of emergencies. Press Releases Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=b033e0cf-5f74-4876-934d-919e35f5f81a [Washington, D.C.] Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, spoke on the United States Senate Floor today after the Army announced an investigation into sexual assault by a noncommissioned officer assigned to sexual assault prevention office at Fort Hood, Texas. Videos Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/cableshow?ContentRecord_id=587c819a-23b5-4f98-8f0d-2eea03610e33 In Part Two of this installment of Dick Durbin's "Capitol Report: A Different View," Senator Durbin speaks with retired Senator from Indiana, Richard Lugar, about his accomplishments on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and some of his most memorable experiences abroad. Cable Show Episodes Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/videos?ContentRecord_id=f320700d-a262-4788-921e-435b77c3c63a [WASHINGTON, D.C.] U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) shared the stories of gun victims from Illinois and across the country today as he spoke on the United States Senate Floor regarding the continuing toll of gun violence in America. Videos Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/cableshow?ContentRecord_id=bf2f84fd-a4e1-4659-a214-231abceeb9fe In Part One of this installment of Dick Durbin's "Capitol Report: A Different View," Senator Durbin speaks with retired Senator from Indiana, Richard Lugar, about his path from Indiana to the United States Senate. Cable Show Episodes Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/photos?ContentRecord_id=527b83ae-57eb-4b00-8941-f5766efdbb3d [WASHINGTON, DC] -- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Thomas Perez to discuss his nomination to be Secretary of Labor. Photos Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00:00 EST http://www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/photos?ContentRecord_id=2dcc9d62-9d37-4063-8d28-0b27d8ba09ec [WASHINGTON, DC] -- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with Ambassadors Tom Pickering and William Luers to discuss Iran. Photos Wed, 15 May 2013 02:30:00 EST