My staff visited two ICE detention facilities in Florida.
What’s happening in these facilities is abhorrent. People are dying. I’m revealing these devastating insights for the world to see.
As ICE ramps up enforcement, immigration detention is at a crisis point and conditions are worsening.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Illinois
Richard J. Durbin
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Yes35%
No62%
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Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed funding bills for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, as well as for Commerce, Justice, Science. Senator Duckworth and I secured key Illinois priorities in these bills and we'll continue to push for their inclusion in the final package.
MAGA world is completely imploding over the Jeffrey Epstein coverup.
The FBI was told to “flag” any file mentioning President Trump. Why?
It’s time for some real answers.
Reposted bySenator Dick Durbin
BREAKING: Sen. DURBIN presses Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Dan Bongino on rifts between Justice Department, FBI, and the White House on the Epstein coverup.
Republicans voted to defund public broadcasting.
Now, more than 100 TV and radio stations will be at risk of closing and millions of Americans who rely on them for local news and emergency alerts will be left in the dark.
It is cruel and un-American.
It’s absurd that the Trump Administration is firing immigration judges without any stated cause.
Another abuse of power. We cannot abide these fear tactics.
This is another abuse of power by the Trump Administration.
I stand by Judge Peyton and the many other civil servants who have been fired for simply doing their jobs.
On July 3, Attorney General Bondi fired an experienced, non-political immigration judge in Illinois.
Judge Jennifer Peyton has served for almost a decade, and I had met with her a few weeks ago.
She received an abrupt termination notice without *any stated cause.*
JUUL unleashed the youth vaping epidemic with kid-friendly flavors & deceptive promotion. Now, the Trump Admin is giving Big Tobacco the green light to poison kids while lining their pockets.
I call on FDA Commissioner Makary to protect our kids & reverse this shameful decision.
The Epstein files must come to light.
So, we provided an amendment to an appropriations bill to require Attorney General Bondi retain, preserve, and compile the Epstein files and submit a report to Congress.
It passed unanimously.
Reposted bySenator Dick Durbin
BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, VAN HOLLEN call on Attorney General Bondi to immediately release the Epstein files.
The Illinois agricultural sector is vital to our state’s economy.
This week, I sat down with members of the Illinois Corn Growers to discuss their federal policy priorities.
Thanks to fed funded research, Illinois is #1 in the nation and 5th in the world for growing soybeans.
But Donald Trump’s cuts to USAID and USDA is Making China Great in ag research.
This damages the long-term strategy for U.S. farming.
Read more in my op-ed. ⬇️
Today, Chairman Grassley blocked Democratic members from discussing the controversial records of nominees like Emil Bove and Jeanine Pirro, shut down debate, and forced votes for no apparent reason.
My question is this: what are my Senate Republican colleagues trying to hide?
When I was Chair, I only limited debate when Republicans invoked Senate rules to shut down Committee meetings, and after Committee members were given ample opportunities to voice their concerns about nominees on the agenda.
And today, he cut off debate time on Mr. Bove’s nomination before turning to his vote, as well as nine other nominations, including Ms. Pirro’s.
Chairman Grassley claimed that he was following Committee precedent.
This is simply untrue.
Given Mr. Reuveni’s credible allegations against Mr. Bove, which, if true, clearly disqualify him for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench, I called for the Committee to hear from Mr. Reuveni, under oath, before we voted on Mr. Bove’s nomination.
But Chairman Grassley denied that request.
I asked Mr. Reuveni whether he could substantiate his claims, and in response, he provided text messages, email exchanges, and other documents corroborating his allegations.
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851 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
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| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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