U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor to denounce both political and gun violence in the wake of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew’s death while in the line of duty, as well as the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Durbin began his remarks by honoring Officer Bartholomew, who lost his life after a suspect opened fire in a hospital following his arrest for armed robbery. Durbin spoke… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today participated in a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Education (ED). During the hearing, Durbin questioned Secretary of Education Linda McMahon about how ED is supporting students defrauded by for-profit colleges. Durbin began by underscoring the ha… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC), which represents 24 distribution co-ops and five generation/transmission co-ops that serve most of rural and southern Illinois, to discuss FEMA reform and protecting U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) energy programs, including the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) that provides grants and loans to farmers and rural businesses fo… Continue Reading
April 28, 2026