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12.05.24Durbin, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employees When Businesses File For Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act. The bipartisan legislation would correct abuses of the bankruptcy process that deprive employees and retirees of their hard-earned wages, benefits, and retirement savings. As businesses’ bankruptcy filings have increased, jobs, pen… Continue Reading
12.05.24
Durbin Issues Statement On Urgency Of Passing Farm Bill As President-Elect Trump's Tariffs Loom Over Illinois' Agriculture Sector
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement regarding the urgency in passing a Farm Bill as President-elect Trump threatens to impose tariffs on prominent trade partners in the agricultural sector: “Sticker shock has become an almost expected experience during Americans’ weekly grocery shopping, and it’s deeply impacting families’ budgets. And Illinois farmers are exp… Continue Reading
12.05.24
Durbin Urges President-Elect Trump To Follow Precedent And Require All Nominees To Complete FBI Background Investigations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor urging President-elect Trump to follow precedent and ensure every single Senate-confirmed nominee has undergone an FBI background investigation. Durbin has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee for over 20 years and in that time, he has voted on thousands of judicial, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and Justice Department nominees. Regardless of party, every nominee who h… Continue Reading
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12.04.24
DURBIN MEETS WITH METRA LEADERSHIP
11.21.24
DURBIN MEETS WITH U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE, BRIDGET BRINK
11.19.24
DURBIN, WICKER, SENATORS MEET WITH UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANDRII SYBIHA
11.19.24
DURBIN MEETS WITH MIDAMERICA AIRPORT DIRECTOR
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12.05.24
DURBIN URGES PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TO REQUIRE ALL NOMINEES TO COMPLETE FBI BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
12.04.24
DURBIN PAYS TRIBUTE TO FIVE SENATORS FOR THEIR SERVICE IN THE U.S. SENATE
12.03.24
DURBIN RECOMMITS TO PROTECTING DREAMERS ON SENATE FLOOR AHEAD OF NEW ADMINISTRATION
12.02.24