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People will die because of the all-out Republican assault on healthcare in America.
The House Floor is now a crime scene.
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Richard J. Durbin
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Yes35%
No62%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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My heart breaks for the families of the four people killed in this mass shooting. And my prayers for a full recovery go out to the 14 who were injured.
Senseless gun violence continues to plague our nation. We have the tools to help prevent these tragedies—Congress can't keep wiping its hands clean.
Donald Trump is withholding nearly $7 billion in already promised federal funding for kids’ after-school and summer programs.
These funds are critical to keeping programs running in urban and rural areas.
This lawlessness is shameful.
1 in 4 Americans living in rural areas are covered by Medicaid, including 40% of all kids in rural America.
Thousands in rural and downstate IL will lose health coverage under Republicans’ so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
Senate Republicans just passed a bill that would cut $1 trillion from Medicaid.
This will devastate rural hospitals that depend on Medicaid to serve patients across IL.
Donald Trump’s legacy: As many as 14 MILLION more deaths over the next five years thanks to USAID cuts made by him, Elon Musk, and his DOGE bros.
Absolutely shameful.
We’re investigating alleged defiance of court orders by senior DOJ leadership, including Emil Bove—a Trump judicial nominee.
Suggesting the Trump Administration can violate court orders is a red line.
We must get to the bottom of it.
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BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Democrats investigate Justice, Defense, and Homeland Security Departments about DOJ’s defiance of court orders, following whistleblower disclosure.
Taking health insurance away from 17 million families and closing rural hospitals is a helluva way to make America great.
I just voted NO on Republicans’ so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
There’s nothing “beautiful” about slashing health care coverage for 17 million Americans, closing rural hospitals, and taking food off the table for children, seniors, and veterans.
It’s 7am in Washington and @SenateDems are still at it, fighting for Americans’ health care, rural hospitals, nutrition benefits, clean energy jobs, and more.
What are Republicans’ fighting for? Bigger tax breaks for multimillionaires and billionaires.
I filed two amendments to the Republican budget bill that would protect medical research funding and rural hospitals from closing.
Unfortunately, Senate Republicans loyalty stands with Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies—not Americans seeking critical health care services.
Republicans voted against Medicaid funding for life saving substance use disorder treatment.
Republicans are abandoning American families to give tax breaks to billionaires.
Last night, I was on the Senate floor highlighting how many jobs would be lost if Republicans’ move forward with their disastrous budget bill.
I’ll continue to fight for American families.
Instead of giving tax breaks to billionaires, my Republican colleagues should be supporting rural and children’s hospitals that save lives.
My Republican colleagues know that this bill would be a disaster for hospitals and patients alike.
They don’t care.
Hospitals not only provide critical medical care for their patients, they’re a major economic force in communities.
Four Republican Senators need to stand up and say “enough.”
Republicans voted against protecting American consumers from big corporations and crypto scams.
Once again, Billionaires win, families lose.
Democrats are putting Republicans on the record today.
So far, Republicans have voted to close nursing homes and rural hospitals, cut SNAP benefits for children, and kick more than 16 million Americans off health care coverage.
This bill is a betrayal to American families.
Republicans say they’re cutting “waste, fraud, and abuse.” Yet, they just voted to add red tape and make government LESS efficient.
Republicans want to make it harder for Americans to access federal benefits to give more money to billionaires.
Hypocrisy.
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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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