News Releases Group Dates
News Releases Dates
News Releases Titles
November 2013
11/06/13	Durbin, Harkin, Cohen: Congress Should End Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans & Servicemembers
11/06/13	Durbin Discusses Thomson Prison at Senate Oversight Hearing
11/05/13	Durbin Introduces Kirk & Duckworth at Senate Committee Hearing on Disability Rights Treaty
11/01/13	Durbin Announces $25 Million Grant to University of Illinois to Increase Food Supply in Africa
October 2013
10/31/13	Durbin to Farm Bill Negotiators: Now Is Not the Time to Further Cut Food Assistance for Hard-Working Illinoisans
10/31/13	Durbin, Kirk Bill to Protect School Children with Allergies Passes United States Senate
10/30/13	Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Advances Durbin-Sponsored Legislation to Expan Student Loan and Housing Assistance for Servicemembers
10/29/13	Durbin Meets with CEO of Greater Chicago Food Depository to Discuss Importance of Protecting Food Assistance for Millions of Working Families
10/29/13	Durbin: It Is Time for Stand Your Ground Laws To Be Carefully Reconsidered
10/29/13	Durbin Calls on Dietary Supplement Manufacturer to Prove Compliance with Federal Law Regulating New Ingredients
10/21/13	Durbin Urges Schools Across the Nation to Develop Concussion Safety Plans for Student-Athletes
10/16/13	Senate Confirms Zachary Fardon as New U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
10/07/13	Durbin: Senate Approves Federal Judicial Nominees in Northern & Central Districts of Illinois
10/03/13	Durbin Hosts Illinois Members at Bipartisan Delegation Luncheon
10/01/13	Durbin Statement on the Government Shutdown
September 2013
09/27/13	Durbin, Bustos Announce Nearly $1.4 Million in Funding for Peoria and Rockford Law Enforcement
09/26/13	Durbin, Harkin, Rockefeller, Waxman & Members of Congress Call on E-Cigarette Makers to Explain Marketing Tactics Targeting Kids
09/25/13	Durbin Meets with U of I President Bob Easter to Discuss Research Funding and Higher Education Issues
09/25/13	Durbin, Markey, Rockefeller, Blumenthal Call on Energy Drink Companies to Stop Marketing to Children
09/25/13	Durbin: NFL, NHL, NBA, US Soccer, NCAA Endorse Concussion Safety Bill