Dick Durbin in the senior U.S. senator from Illinois and the Democratic majority whip.
Richard Durbin
“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
“More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”
"We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."
Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime."
Says "90% of policemen are for" expanding background checks to all gun sales.
Says President Trump "has ended up attracting larger numbers of people coming to the United States presenting themselves for asylum status at our border than…
The Republican tax bill is "not being scored by the Congressional Budget Office, as it is traditionally."
"You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation,…
Says President Barack Obama’s nominees met a standard of 60 votes, "a standard that was met by Elena Kagan as well as Sonia Sotomayor, President…
Of Sen. Jeff Sessions, "you've objected to immigrants volunteering to serve in our armed forces, saying, 'In terms of who's going to be most likely…