U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), today led ten of their colleagues in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to condemn the agency’s rollback of a Biden-era rule that regulated the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR), more commonly known as “coal ash.” The lawmakers underscored that when disposed of improperly, CCR is hazardous to Americans’ health… Continue Reading
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill by voice vote to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised. The bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act, introduced by U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, would require the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court, unless the Court decides, by… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning the Trump Administration for prioritizing policies—like tariffs, cuts to Medicaid, and a war of choice in Iran—over helping struggling American families make ends meet. Under President Trump, inflation has hit a three-year high, and Americans are feeling those price hikes at the grocery store and the gas pump. “Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported what Americans already know: inf… Continue Reading
June 18, 2026