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05.13.22Durbin, Duckworth Announce Screening Committee, Application Process for Federal District Court in the Central District of Illinois
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that they will begin accepting applications from those interested in serving as a Federal District Court Judge in the Central District of Illinois. The Senators will be assisted by a screening committee whose task is to review and vet District Court candidates and advise the Senators regarding the candidates' qualifications and fitness for t… Continue Reading
05.12.22
Durbin: We Are Sleepwalking Into The Next Potentially Deadly COVID Wave
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor on the need to quickly pass a bipartisan COVID-19 supplemental funding package, in order to ensure adequate supplies of tests, vaccines, and other medical supplies. Most urgently, it was reported last week that, without additional funding, COVID vaccines will soon be in shortage if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes second booster shots for all adults. This week, the U.S. officially hit one million death… Continue Reading
05.12.22
Durbin: If Republicans Are Concerned About The Safety Of Public Officials, Where Is Their Outrage For The January 6 Insurrection?
WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out Republicans for their hypocrisy in condemning violence and threats of violence against judges while failing to hold the January 6 perpetrators accountable. Specifically, Durbin referenced the unwillingness Republicans have shown to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which threatened the lives of Members of Congress, law enforce… Continue Reading
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05.11.22
DURBIN MEETS WITH ATF DIRECTOR NOMINEE STEVE DETTELBACH

05.10.22
DURBIN MEETS WITH ‘I AM ALS’ FOUNDERS

05.10.22
DURBIN MEETS WITH FERMILAB DIRECTOR

05.10.22
Chief Williams meeting

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05.12.22
Durbin: If Republicans Care About the Safety of Public Officials, Where is the Outrage About Jan. 6?
05.12.22
Durbin: We Are Sleepwalking Into the Next Potentially Deadly COVID Wave
05.12.22
Judiciary Committee Advances U.S. Attorneys, Bipartisan Mental Health Legislation
05.11.22